Sustainability

ARS researchers in Fayetteville, AR, are helping farmers by studying the value of insect droppings in agriculture.

ARS researchers in Stoneville, MS, are helping U.S. commercial catfish farmers increase their profitability by breeding a faster growing, meatier catfish.

A novel approach for determining the effectiveness of conservation practices in reducing nitrate losses.

ARS researchers worked with the produce industry to develop a food-safe, compostable adhesive formulation for price look-up labels on produce.

Pumping groundwater from local aquifers to irrigate crops has increased yields but is steadily reducing the supply of available water for future use.

ARS, the University of Arkansas and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, led a study to identify environmental impacts from U.S. beef production.

An ARS research team along with the Southwest Climate Hub in Las Cruces, NM, developed a resource called The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas.

Study finds ammonium nitrate had 34% lower yield compared to poultry litter treated with alum.

Researchers used the Lawson Aerator to evaluate the effectiveness of a mechanical treatment to renovate rangelands.

To support efficient water management, ARS researchers developed an open-source model, pyfao56, for precise crop water management.

A team of researchers has combined satellite data with virtual fencing to turn ordinary livestock grazing into a powerful tool to reduce wildfire risk.

Researchers developed a forecast tool to determine which areas have the highest probability of a large rangeland fire.

Scientists are taking grazing to a new level by developing sheep that prefer or tolerate the bitter taste of plants.

ARS researchers in Temple, TX, employed adaptive nutrient management to determine preferred balances on farms.

A team of researchers and their partners have found another way to conserve water: late planted corn.

ARS researchers have developed a unique mobile system that assesses and maps out soil carbon to a depth of 30 centimeters (the plow layer) – all in real time.

Beef producers in the western United States have been searching for alternatives to nitrogen-rich fertilizers .

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

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

Cheatgrass outcompetes native plants for nutrients and water and deprives animals of dietary variety and quality as well as habitat.

Electrodialysis may not only benefit farmers, but also the environment by reducing nitrogen runoff from farms.

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

ARS scientists are working with satellite imagery in collaboration with grape growers to improve irrigation water management on vineyards that stretch across thousands of acres.

ARS has developed the LandPKS app to help farmers better monitor their soil and crop conditions to make better decisions about irrigating, weeding, and fertilizing crops.

ARS scientists made significant enhancements to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool.