Idaho Research Locations

• Aberdeen, ID

• Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research: Our mission is to 1) conduct breeding and genetics research to enhance small grains, potato, and rainbow trout production nationwide, 2) maintain, evaluate, and distribute germplasm stocks from our National Small Grains Collection, and 3) increase rainbow trout production efficiency through the use (More)

• Boise, ID

• Northwest Watershed Research Center: The mission of the USDA ARS Northwest Watershed Research Center, Boise, Idaho is: • To provide knowledge and technology, including natural resource models and computer-based decision support systems, for the management of arid and semiarid rangeland watersheds • To acquire scientific knowledge of (More)

• Kimberly, ID

• Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research: The mission of the NWISRL is to develop solutions for production and environmental problems in irrigated crop and animal production systems. (More)

• Dubois, ID

• Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research: The mission of the USDA, ARS, Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, U.S. Sheep Experiment Station is to develop integrated methods for increasing production efficiency of sheep and to simultaneously improve the sustainability of rangeland ecosystems. (More)

National Programs in Idaho

• Food Animal Production (101)
• Aquaculture (106)
• Water Availability and Watershed Management (211)
• Soil and Air (212)
• Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (215)
• Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (301)

• Appropriated Projects in Idaho

  • Improving Nutrient Utilization to Increase the Production Efficiency and Sustainability of Rainbow Trout Aquaculture ( Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research )
  • Genetic Improvement of Potato for Sustainable Production and Enhanced Tuber Qualities for the Western United States ( Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research )
  • Management of Diverse Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information in the USDA Agricultural Research Service National Small Grains Collection ( Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research )
  • Enhancing Barley and Oat Productivity, Quality, and Stress Resistance ( Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research )
  • Ecohydrology of Sustainable Mountainous Rangeland Ecosystems ( Watershed Management Research )
  • Disturbance Mitigation and Adaptive Restoration of Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystems ( Watershed Management Research )
  • Improving Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Landscapes of the Northwestern United States ( Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research )
  • Developing Resilient Irrigated Cropping Systems in Concentrated Dairy Production Areas of the Semi-arid West ( Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research )
  • Decipher Molecular Mechanisms for Genetic Variations in Agronomically Important Traits to Improve Sugar Beet Disease Resistance and Yield ( Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research )
  • Agroecological Approach to Enhance U.S. Sheep Industry Viability and Rangeland Ecosystem Conservation ( Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research )
  • Adaptive Capacity and Ecosystem Service Provisioning on Intermountain Range Sheep Systems Under a Changing Climate ( Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research )