Texas Research Locations

• Bushland, TX

• Conservation and Production Research Laboratory:
• Soil and Water Management Research: The Soil and Water Management Research Unit conducts research to: (1) increase crop water productivity and enhance the environment while preserving the regional soil and water resources in both irrigated and dryland cropping systems through the development of improved irrigation systems and (More)
• Livestock Nutrient Management Research: The Livestock Nutrient Management Research Unit (LNMRU) conducts basic and applied research to provide strategies that enhance livestock production efficiency and decrease potential adverse effects of livestock production on the environment. We seek to develop practices that 1) efficiently use (More)

• College Station, TX

• Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center:
• Crop Germplasm Research: The Crop Germplasm Research Unit reflects the ARS Program Plan of mission oriented research and is focused on needs not addressed by the private sector, non-ARS research agencies, or that are uniquely suited to the ARS program. Included are integrated studies of introduction, classification, and (More)
• Food and Feed Safety Research: The mission of the Food and Feed Safety Research Unit is to: 1) develop cost-effective means to prevent Salmonella and other enteric pathogens in poultry, swine, cattle, and other livestock through development and use of appropriate new technology and management strategies; 2) identify and isolate (More)
• Aerial Application Technology Research: The mission of the Aerial Application Technology Research Unit is to develop and implement new and improved aerial application technologies for safe, efficient, and sustainable crop production and protection. Research focuses on optimizing aerial spray technologies for on-target deposition and (More)
• Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research: The Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research Unit develops, evaluates, and integrates biologically- and ecologically-based technologies and strategies for the areawide management of insect pests and diseases that adversely affect U.S. agriculture. The research elucidates pest biology and ecology; (More)

• Houston, TX

• Children's Nutrition Research Center: The mission of the Children's Nutrition Research Center is to define the dietary needs that will assure health in pregnant and lactating women and in children from conception through adolescence. Objectives are to 1) determine the role of nutrition and specific nutrients in optimal prenatal (More)

• Kerrville, TX

• Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory:
• Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit: The mission of the Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit is to develop novel management tools for controlling invasive ticks (non-cattle fever tick species), New World Screwworm, and blood-feeding flies of veterinary and medical importance. Research includes: 1) development of accurate models of (More)
• Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit: The Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit develops novel management tools for controlling cattle fever ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and R. (B.) annulatus. Research includes: 1) development of population genetic and ecological methods to improve cattle fever tick surveillance, 2) development (More)
• Veterinary Pest Genetics Research Unit: The mission of Veterinary Pest Genetics Research Unit is to provide fundamental research on the genetics of veterinary arthropod pests to mitigate fly and tick pests and the pathogens they transmit that threaten US cattle and wildlife. Research on arthropod pest genetics generates information that (More)

• Lubbock, TX

• Cropping Systems Research Laboratory:
• Cotton Production and Processing Research: The mission of Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit is to address future critical production, processing, and air quality issues facing U.S. crop production operations and processing facilities and to maximize producer returns, minimize processing costs, preserve quality, and enhance (More)
• Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research: The mission of Plant Stress and Germplasm Development research unit is to conduct research on the response of plants to thermal and water stress and to develop, through traditional and molecular approaches, new germplasm to reduce the impact of these stresses on crop yields and product quality. (More)
• Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research: The mission of the Wind Erosion and Water Conservation research unit is to conduct research on the causes and consequences of wind-induced soil erosion, and the interactions of plants with the soil and aerial environments; to develop wind erosion mitigation strategies and water management (More)
• Livestock Issues Research: The mission of the Livestock Issues Research Unit is to conduct research to determine how stress affects the physiological and behavioral responses of livestock and how stress induced alterations in immune responses relate to pre-harvest food safety; and to develop management practices and (More)

• Temple, TX

• Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory: The mission of our Laboratory is to develop technology and solutions that increase efficient use of soil and water resources, enhance forage and crop production, and support sustainable agricultural production in healthy ecosystems. This mission is accomplished by research to: - enhance (More)

National Programs in Texas

• Food Animal Production (101)
• Veterinary, Medical, and Urban Entomology (104)
• Human Nutrition (107)
• Food Safety (animal and plant products) (108)
• Water Availability and Watershed Management (211)
• Soil and Air (212)
• Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (216)
• Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (301)
• Plant Diseases (303)
• Crop Protection and Quarantine (304)
• Crop Production (305)
• Product Quality and New Uses (306)

• Appropriated Projects in Texas

  • Dryland and Irrigated Crop Management Under Limited Water Availability and Drought ( Soil and Water Management Research )
  • Strategies to Manage Feed Nutrients, Reduce Gas Emissions, and Promote Soil Health for Beef and Dairy Cattle Production Systems of the Southern Great Plains ( Livestock Nutrient Management Research )
  • Pecan Breeding and Management of the National Collection of Carya Genetic Resources ( Crop Germplasm Research )
  • Modern Breeding Approaches for Sorghum Hybrid Improvement and Molecular Analysis of Grain Traits Critical to End-use Quality ( Crop Germplasm Research )
  • Management of Cotton Genetic Resources and Genetic Improvement of Cotton ( Crop Germplasm Research )
  • Immunological and Practical Approaches to Manipulate the Ecological Niches and Reduce Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry ( Food and Feed Safety Research )
  • Ecological Factors that Enable Colonization, Retention, and Dispersal of Foodborne Pathogens and Intervention Strategies to Control the Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Cattle and Swine ( Food and Feed Safety Research )
  • Improved Aerial Application Technologies for Precise and Effective Delivery of Crop Production Products ( Aerial Application Technology Research )
  • Novel Approaches for Management of Row Crop Pests and Continued Boll Weevil Eradication ( Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research )
  • Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Manage Cotton and Sorghum Diseases ( Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research )
  • Biomarkers of Nutritional Status Resulting from Altered Food Composition ( Children's Nutrition Research Center )
  • Impact of Dietary Components on Health ( Children's Nutrition Research Center )
  • Lactation and Nutritional Health ( Children's Nutrition Research Center )
  • Enhancing Childhood Health and Lifestyle Behaviors ( Children's Nutrition Research Center )
  • Regulatory Aspects of Obesity Development ( Children's Nutrition Research Center )
  • Regulatory Aspects of Nutritional Metabolism ( Children's Nutrition Research Center )
  • Methods for Healthier Lifestyles to Reduce Diet-related Chronic Disease ( Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research )
  • Mitigation and Control of Aflatoxin Contamination of Corn ( Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research )
  • Human Nutrition through Food Systems ( Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research )
  • Integrated Pest Management of Flies of Veterinary Importance ( Livestock Arthropod Pest Research )
  • Management of Ticks of Veterinary Importance ( Livestock Arthropod Pest Research )
  • Improved Methods for the Management of Dipteran Pests of Livestock ( Livestock Arthropod Pest Research )
  • Management of Ticks of Veterinary Importance ( Livestock Arthropod Pest Research )
  • Integrated Pest Management of Cattle Fever Ticks ( Cattle Fever Tick Research )
  • Integrated Pest Management of Cattle Fever Ticks ( Cattle Fever Tick Research )
  • Genetics of Veterinary Pests ( Veterinary Pest Genetics Research )
  • Enhancing the Profitability and Sustainability of Upland Cotton, Cottonseed, and Agricultural Byproducts through Improvements in Pre-Ginning, Ginning, and Post-Ginning Processes ( Cotton Production and Processing Research )
  • Development of Climate Resilient Germplasm and Management Tools for Sustainable Row Crop Production ( Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research )
  • Genetic Improvement of Sorghum Traits that Advance Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience ( Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research )
  • Developing Strategies for Resilient and Sustainable Crop, Water, and Soil Management in Semi-Arid Environments ( Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research )
  • Environmental and Management Influences on Animal Productivity and Well-Being Phenotypes ( Livestock Issues Research )
  • Development of Enhanced Tools and Management Strategies to Support Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Water Quality ( Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory )
  • Enhancing Cropping System and Grassland Sustainability in the Texas Gulf Coast Region by Managing Systems for Productivity and Resilience ( Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory )