Our programs ensure high agricultural productivity, good nutrition, prosperous rural and national economies, and healthy agroecosystems. The Area is composed of 49 research units at 21 locations in 8 states. Meet our young scientists who are working to resolve agriculture's biggest challenges....
A Research Program of the United Stated Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service Provider of science-based wind erosion technology for environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable agriculture Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) About WER Wind Erosion Problem Directory...
You can search for a scientific manuscript by looking for a keyword in the title, abstract, author, or all of those fields: As well, you can browse the most recent (last 2 months) of manuscripts. Or you can explore manuscripts by strategic topical areas (also known as strategic planning codes)....
The National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL) is the focal point for the U.S. Government's national research program in soil erosion by water. The lab is in the Midwest Area of the USDA-ARS. Major program thrusts of the NSERL include fundamental erosion process research, erosion control...
RUSLE2 includes several components. One major RUSLE2 component is the computer program that solves the many mathematical equations used by RUSLE2. A very important part of the RUSLE2 computer program is its interface that connects the user to RUSLE2. Another major component of RUSLE2 is its...
The mission of the Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory (SEWRL) is to develop the scientific understanding and associated technologies of watershed systems essential to maintaining/enhancing the environmental and natural resource base...
The mission of the Food Surveys Research Group is to monitor and assess food consumption and related behavior of the U.S. population by conducting surveys and providing the resulting information for food and nutrition-related programs and...
Vision: Leading the world in integrated dairy forage systems research. Mission: Providing dairy industry solutions for food security, environmental sustainability, and economic viability. We build uniquely valuable, science-based research initiatives focused on improving dairy production systems...
The National Sedimentation Laboratory is located in Oxford, MS and is part of the Southeast Area. Phone: (662)232-2909 Fax: (662)232-2988 NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LAB
A scientist collects runoff and sediment from a soil box under simulated rainfall in the NSERL hydraulics lab. Field rainfall simulation experiment, studying the effect of fertilizer placement on phosphorus leaching. Small field monitoring site in northeast Indiana, with runoff flow through a...