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Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Service Research Lab. Morris, MN
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Service
ARS-USDA Natural Resources Conservation Research
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Agricultural Research Service
Research Triangle
University of M
innesota, Morris
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Agricultural Research Service
Wes
t Cen
tral
Res
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h &
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h C
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r
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Agricultural Research Service
The Land Resources-USA
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Agricultural Research Service
1800sGreat AmericanDesert
Garden of Eden !
1930s
Recently
Bread Basket ! Monoculture
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Agricultural Research Service
Land Management – Resource for Future
Generations
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Agricultural Research Service
The Challenges
Cropping System
Short Growing Season
WeatherExtremes
Large Intra- & Inter-annual
Variation
SoilsLarge Spatial
Variation
ErosionCoolWetsoils
FUEL
FEED
FOOD
EconomicsEconomics
SUST
AIN
ABIL
ITY
ENVIRO
NM
ENTAL H
EALTH
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Agricultural Research Service
Research Program
Mission
CroppingSystems
Land/soilManagement
GlobalClimateChange
CropsBio-energy
Crops
Diversify:Crops
Cropping SystemsManagement Options
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Agricultural Research Service
Growth chamber to on-farm
Basic to applied
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Agricultural Research Service
Soil Carbon Cycling- Environmental Protection
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