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Intercropping perennial herbaceous crops with trees successfully increased organic soil carbon levels.

Scientists are investigating the effects of land use management practices on wildfires as part of USDA’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research program.

Scientists are looking into how they can improve upon the grass cattle put in their bellies and you put in your tank.

Planting cover crops and not tilling the soil improves the soil’s carbon balance with minimal impact on the water balance.

Researchers discovered that sending cattle to feedlots earlier than the traditional timing of October may provide a two- fold benefit.

Promoting “manuresheds” to combat nutrient pollution while taking advantage of manure’s productive uses.

ARS scientists successfully used tung oil as the starting material for a new additive to improve the performance of diesel fuel.

ARS researchers helped the United Kingdom improve the accuracy of its widely used weather-forecasting models.

Farmers can better determine how much or how little nitrogen to apply for optimal crop yields by using "Soil-Test Biological Activity" approach.

ARS researchers in New Orleans, LA, looked for an environmentally friendly, biobased alternative for cleaning cotton.

Grass-Cast uses historical data about weather and vegetation growth to predict how much grass will be available for livestock grazing during the upcoming summer.

35 years of research in turfgrass breeding and genetics has improved the very surface of the earth we walk on.

Researchers developed state-of-the-art sensors that estimate soil water levels using readings from electromagnetic pulses.

ARS scientists are exploring ways to convert household waste into methane and ethanol that can be used to power trucks or generators