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- Chad Henry
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**Collaborations**
The Midwest Area has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:
                            In Vivo Evaluation of Avirulent Live B. Bronchiseptica Vaccine to Reduce PRDC Severity                        
                            Comprehensive Soil Health: Conservation & Remediation Practices for Urban Agriculture                        
                            Using Edge-of-Field Data and Modeling to Inform H2Ohio                        
                            Determining Impact of Pre-Event Information on Agricultural Resilience and Loss Mitigation                        
                            International Grassland Congress and NIRS Consortium Conference                        
                            Technical Support for New Test Material of ISO sprayer Cleanout Standard                        
                            Investigation of a PRNP Polymorphism on Susceptibility to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Auburn                        
                            Advancing the Use of Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds To Enhance Finfish Production                        
                            Development of Nutritious Carrots for Stressful Environments                        
                            Insect Resistance Management: Evaluating the Impact of Blended Refuges and the VIP3A Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxin on Western Bean Cutworm                        
                            Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production                        
                            Thermal perches as warming devices for reducing cold stress in laying hens                        
                            Development and Testing of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Diva Vaccines in Dairy Cattle                        
                            Alfalfa Seed Utilization for Human Food                        
                            Safe and Broadly Cross-Protective Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Vaccine for Use in Swine                        
                            The Continued Development and Dissemination of a Comprehensive and Sustainable Management Program for the Main Foliar Diseases of Soybean                        
                            Facilitated Expert Gap Analysis and Review of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)                        
                            Development of a Transgenic Mouse that Expresses the Bovine Prion Polymorphism T231                        
                            Assessing the Potential Transmissibility of Bovine and Cervid Prions with a Human Prion Protein-based Model                        
                            The Study of Influenza A Viruses in the Swine Host                        
                            The Study of Influenza A Viruses in the Swine Host                        
                            Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (DEWAS)                        
                            Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Clemson                        
                            Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Introducing Novel Postharvest Techniques for Improving Unrooted Cutting                        
                            Characterization of Water Quality and Quantity in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in the Piedmont Ecoregion of the USA                        
                            Carbon Dioxide Enrichment in Controlled Environments: Characterizing and Overcoming Acclimation Responses in Horticultural Crops                        
                            WEPP GIS for NRCS Field Scale Erosion Assessment                        
                            WEPP Watershed Web-based GIS Interface                        
                            The Brood Cell Microbiome of Solitary Bees: Origin, Diversity, Function, and Vulnerability                        
                            Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) model: A Next-Generation, Whole-farm, Dairy Systems Model to Support Sustainable Productivity and Environmental Health                        
                            Breeding Alfalfa for Intercropping with Intermediate Wheatgrass: Towards Perennial Grain-Forage Systems                        
                            Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Cornell                        
                            The Crop and Soil Module of the Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) Model                        
                            Optimizing Crop Production while Reducing Energy Use through Improved Lighting and Greenhouse Control Systems                        
                            Genetic Exploration of Perennial Glycine Germplasm Accessions                        
                            Bee-microbe Symbioses and Their Impact on Pollinator Health                        
                            Surface and Subsurface Edge of Field Assessment of Agricultural Management Practices                        
                            Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)                        
                            Financial Health Workshop Series for BIPOC Farmers and Landowners                        
                            Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II                        
                            Water and Light Use Efficiency of Native Grasses in a Silvopasture System                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center                        
                            Generation and Characterization of Soybean Containing Edited Genes for Seed Quality Improvement                        
                            Inter-Institutional Collaboration with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center                        
                            Characterization of Lipid Turnover in Soybeans Over Development                        
                            Molecular Characterization of Soybean for Seed Quality Improvement                        
                            Development of Integrative and Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development                        
                            Beyond Static Metabolic Maps - Understanding the Cellular Organization and Dynamics of Lipid Flux For Enhanced Seed Oil Production                        
                            Measurement of Acyl-ACPs and Lipid Precursors in Soybeans Over Development                        
                            Interactive Effects of Mycotoxins, Peroxidized Soybean Oil, and Oxidized Protein on Measures of DNA, Lipid, and Protein Damage in Nursery Pigs                        
                            Monitoring Cereal Rust Development on Alternate Hosts                        
                            Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation                        
                            Supporting Soil Health Practices through Study of Labor Management on Midwest Diversified Farms                        
                            A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses                        
                            Development, Validation, and Deployment of Fungicide Resistance Markers for Botrytis Induced Diseases of Specialty Crops                        
                            Revealing Mechanisms for Internal Salmonella Colonization and Persistence in Porcine Lymphoid and Fat Tissues                        
                            Evolution of Influenza A Virus in Swine in Brazil                        
                            Expanding Regional Grainshed Asset Mapping and Resource Development                        
                            Efficacy of a Pan-genotypic Influenza A Virus Antisense Locked Nucleic Acid Oligonucleotide (LNA) as a Preventative and Therapeutic in Swine                        
                            Advancing Hmong Farmers in Soil Health Practices through Outreach and Education                        
                            Assessing the Field and Watershed Scale Impacts of Conservation Practices in the Conservation Practices in Blanchard River Watershed-Heidelberg                        
                            Water Quality Measurement and Modeling in the Eastern Corn Belt LTAR                        
                            Efficacy of Commercial Biocontrol Saprophytes in Reducing Viability of Tar Spot Pathogen in Overwintered Cornfield Debris                        
                            Developing Breeding Resources and Understanding Pathogen Biology to Control Frogeye Leaf Spot in Indiana (Year 3)                        
                            Generation of a Transposon Mutant Library of Mycoplasma Mycoides Subspecies Mycoides                        
                            Analysis of GxE in Diverse Maize Hybrids                        
                            Combination of Major Genes for Improvement of Organic Specialty Corn Varieties (CoMGI)                        
                            Novel Manure Management Technologies: Reducing Odors, Producing Slow-release Fertilizers, and Providing Ecosystem Services                        
                            The Biogeochemical Consequences of Updating an Aging Agricultural Infrastructure                        
                            Getting to the ROOT of the Corn Yield Drag Following Cover Crops: A Cereal Rye Residue Manipulation Experiment                        
                            Online Algorithms to Identify Reassortment and Genetic Novelty in Genomic Influenza A Virus Surveillance Data                        
                            Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production - Iowa                        
                            Know Your Carbon Landscape: Data for Consistent Monitoring of Soil Carbon Monitoring                        
                            Advancing insect pest management for soybeans:  Combating the soybean gall midge and restoring susceptibility to insecticide resistant insects                        
                            Mapping Subsoil Fragipan Breakdown by Ryegrass Cover Cropping                        
                            Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals                        
                            Phenotypic Characterization of Exotic Derived Doubled Haploid Lines                        
                            Swine Carcass Staging Risk Mitigations Study                        
                            Utilizing the Iowa State University Animal Care and Use Committee                        
                            Performance Evaluation of Saturated Buffers in South Fork Watershed                        
                            Characterization and Exploration of Adapted GEM Germplasm for Key Adaptation Related Traits                        
                            Development of a Mucosal, Polyanhydride-based Nanoparticle Vaccine for Use Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Neonate                        
                            Temporal Control of Immunity to Powdery Mildew in Barley                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Iowa State University                        
                            Algorithms to Identify Novel Influenza A Viruses in Genomic Surveillance Data                        
                            Development of Wireless Sensors for Detecting Misfolded Prion Proteins and Rumen pH of Deer                        
                            Sequencing, Mapping, and Analysis of Maize Genomes and Variant Data Important to Maize Breeding Programs                        
                            Iowa State University Extension Climate Program                        
                            Elements: Agricultural Cyber-infrastructure Support for Field and Grid Modeling, and Runtime Decision-making                        
                            Tools and Resources to Explore Maize Multi-omics Data                        
                            Computational Analysis of Host, Bacteria, and Microbiome for Development of Strategies to Enhance Health and Food Safety                        
                            Detecting Insecticide-Resistant Aphids before Field Failures Cost Farmers                        
                            Government Owned Vehicle and Equipment Use by Non-federal Employees for Collaborative Research                        
                            Watershed-scale Phosphorus Inputs from Streambanks                        
                            Support and Enhancement of CEAP Databases                        
                            Characterization of Influenza at the Human and Swine Interface                        
                            Targeted Depletion of Cattle Host Transcripts for High-resolution, Metatranscriptomics Analysis of Tissue-embedded Microbial Communities                        
                            Field Scale Assessment of Factors Controlling Corn and Soybean Production Efficiency                        
                            Continued Development of an Immunological Toolkit and Profile for Bottlenose Dolphins                        
                            Silflower Seed Utilization for High-Value Applications                        
                            Assessments of the Influence of Cryptic E. coli on Current Water Quality Monitoring and Management                        
                            Evaluation of growth, fertility, and temperature in southeastern U.S. stratified substrate nursery and greenhouse production systems                        
                            Biochar Bedding Amendment and Anaerobic Digestion Mitigate Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Ammonia in Poultry Production                        
                            Statistical Design and Methods                        
                            Evaluating, Educating, and Communicating the Value of Cover Crop in WI Crop Rotations, for Enhanced Productivity, Water, and Soil Quality Protection                        
                            Climate Resilient Intensification Strategies for Forage Production with Small Grains and Millets                        
                            Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices                        
                            Biodiversity Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR Site                        
                            Development of a Control and Planning System for an Apple Robotic Harvester                        
                            Development of Fungicide Resistance Monitoring Tools for Botrytis Spp.                        
                            Dry Bean Dehulling Method Development                        
                            Development, Validation and Application of Fungicide Resistance Monitoring Tools for Botrytis Spp. of Specialty Crops                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting -	Michigan State University                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting - Michigan State University 2                        
                            Dry Bean Cultivar Development                        
                            Accessible Cultivar and Processing Strategies for Improved Pulse Flour Quality                        
                            Pinto Bean Flour Quality                        
                            CEA HERB: Controlled Environment Agriculture Herb Extension and Research Base                        
                            Development of a Genomic Selection Model for Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot Resistance Across ARS Breeding Programs                        
                            Modernizing Floriculture Production with LEDs While Co-Optimizing the Environment                        
                            The Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative: Participatory Research and Extension for Sustainable Hemp Production Systems (BOR)                        
                            Off-Flavors in Pulse Flours                        
                            Pulse Flour Lipid Profiling                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting - Michigan State University                        
                            Screening Solanum Species for Abiotic Heat and Water Stress                        
                            Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)                        
                            Minnesota Spatial Framework for tracking Agricultural Nutrient Budget                        
                            Farm-Ready Cover Crops for Protecting Water Quality                        
                            HOLL Plus Soybean Variety Development                        
                            Accelerating Value-Added Soybean Germplasm Development and High-Level Soybean Genetic Studies Through High-Throughput Seed Analysis Technology                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting - Montana State University                        
                            Managing Alfalfa for Climate Smart Agriculture                        
                            Screening Alfalfa Cultivars for Value-Added Biochemical Characteristics                        
                            Assemble the Alfalfa RegenSY27x Reference Genome                        
                            Legume Information System and Network - a Legume Bioinformatics Resource                        
                            Explore Novel RNA Strategies Using Fungal Endophyte to Control Mycotoxin Contamination of Corn                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture With Added Grower and Consumer Value                        
                            Potential for Genes Targeted Toward Fungal Plant Pathogen Control to Interfere with Natural and Applied Microbial Insect Pathogens                        
                            Thermal Perches as Warming Devices for Reducing Cold Stress in Caged Laying Hens                        
                            Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production                        
                            Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals                        
                            Assembly and Annotation of Rumen Protist Genomes to Determine Their Metabolic Contribution and Environmental Presence                        
                            Cultivar Development: Accelerating Cultivar Release for Several Dry Bean Market Classes Using Genomic Selection                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot                        
                            Enhancing the Thermal Environment of Sows and Piglets to Simultaneously Improve Sow Welfare and Improve Lifetime Performance and Survivability of...                        
                            Impact and Spread of the Glyphosate Resistance Genes in Feral Alfalfa Populations                        
                            Integrating Functional Genomics, Behavior, and Health Measures to Mitigate the Cumulative Effects of in Utero Heat Stress on Swine Welfare                        
                            Temporal Control of Immunity to Powdery Mildew in Barley                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting                        
                            The Landrace Heirlooms of Maize of the United States (Columbia, MO)                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops                        
                            Environmentally Aware Deep Learning Based Genomic Selection And Management Optimization For Maize Yield                        
                            Using Metatranscriptomics to Investigate the Liver and Blood Microbiome in the Young Calf and Mid-lactation Cows with Feed-induced Acidosis                        
                            Characterizing Formula-fed Veal and Dairy Beef Calf Welfare Through Audits and Industry Engagement                        
                            Identification and functional characterization of the odorant receptors used by western corn rootworm larvae to detect maize-produced semiochemicals                        
                            Continued Development of an Immunological Toolkit and Profile for Bottlenose Dolphins                        
                            Expansion and Refinement of Soil Health Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) and Revised Technical Note 450-03                        
                            Assessing and Quantifying the Impacts of Conservation Implementation on Surface and Subsurface Water Quality                        
                            NRCS Climate Mitigation Outreach and Education                        
                            Assessing the Field and Watershed Scale Impacts of Conservation Practices in the Blanchard River Watershed                        
                            Identifying Practices to Reduce Nutrient Transport from Crop Production Agriculture of the Eastern Corn Belt                        
                            Regional Soil Health Testing for SHAPE Tool                        
                            Sensitivity and Reproducibility of Dynamic Soil Properties                        
                            Identifying Practices to Reduce Nutrient Transport from Crop Production Agriculture of the Eastern Corn Belt                        
                            Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP)                        
                            Quantifying the Water Quality Benefits of Integrated/Stacked Conservation Practices                        
                            Standardization Set Rescan on Near-infrared Spectroscopy                        
                            Heirlooms of the United States, Southeast Evaluation                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-NCSU                        
                            Development and Integration of Next-Generation Propagation Strategies to Increase the Resilience of the US Strawberry Supply Chain                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (North Carolina)                        
                            Elucidating the Biology of Sow Tolerance to Heat Stress at The Intersection of the Genome, Microbiome and Metabolome                        
                            Understanding the role of the genome, microbiome, and epigenome on the transgenerational effects of in utero heat stress in pigs                        
                            Outreach and Promotion of Regenerative Grazing Practices to Support Soil Health and Economic Resilience                        
                            MulcH2O: Biodegradable Composite Hydromulches for Sustainable Organic Horticulture                        
                            Modeling Incidental and Legacy Phosphorus Losses in Western Lake Erie Basin                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Ohio State University                        
                            Technology Transfer to Assist Nursery and Horticultural Growers in Research Adoption                        
                            Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 2 - SWAT Modeling                        
                            Identifying and Managing Soilborne Pathogens in High Tunnel Vegetable Production                        
                            Accelerating the Transition to Climate-Smart Strategies by Bolstering the Extension to Midwest Climate Hub Connection                        
                            Characterization of Water Quality in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in Erie Lake Lowland and Drift Plain of the USA                        
                            Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters: Will Soil Health Improvements Mitigate Nutrient Loading to the Great Lakes?                        
                            Pleiotropy of SCMV Resistance Genes and the Influence of SCMV Resistance and MCMV Tolerance on Viral Accumulation in Maize                        
                            Developing public-private partnerships (PPPs) to target legacy phosphorus fields to increase water quality and availability                        
                            Evaluating Field- and Watershed-scale Water Quality Benefits of H2Ohio Conservation Practices in the Maumee River Watershed                        
                            Evaluating the Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Crop Quality in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry                        
                            Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture                        
                            Optimizing Production Protocols for Ginger and Other High Value Crops in Controlled Environment Agriculture                        
                            Quantifying the Role of Legacy Phosphorus in Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed                        
                            Development of a Computer Program to Predict Spray Droplet Displacement Discharged from Intelligent Sprayers                        
                            Quantifying the Surface and Subsurface Water Quality Impacts of Utilizing Different Manure Fertilizers                        
                            Chemical and Physical Properties of Novel Potting Substrates from Wood-Based Biochar and Their Impacts on Fungus Gnats                        
                            Biological Approaches to Mitigate Biofilm-Associated Food Safety Risks in Indoor Leafy Greens Production                        
                            Germplasm Resources for the Floriculture Nursery Industry at the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center                        
                            Assessing Legacy Phosphorus in Agricultural Drainage Ditches                        
                            Leveraging Proteomics to Identify and Characterize Soybean Aphid Proteins and Effectors that Contribute to Virulence                        
                            Evaluating the Performance of a Variable Orchard Rate Sprayer with a Stereo Vision System                        
                            Locating Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance in Elite Wheat Breeding Lines                        
                            In Planta Movement Dynamics of Maize-Infecting Potyviruses from the Subcellular to Organismal Level                        
                            Effects of Growing Conditions and Harvesting Time on Milling and Baking Quality of Wheat Varieties Grown in Ohio                        
                            Developing the Perfect Molecular Markers and New Germplasm for Rapid Incorporation of Resistance to Soil Borne Pathogens in Soybean (Year 4)                        
                            Genetic Regulation of Ovarian Follicular Progression in Japanese Quail                        
                            Optimum Nutrient Management for Leafy Green Production in Hydroponic Systems                        
                            Exploring RNAi-Based Management Strategies to Confer Plant Resistance to White Mold Infection                        
                            Genetic Analysis of a Candidate Hessian Fly-responsive Defense Gene Function Using a Rice Cultivar as Surrogate Genome                        
                            Development of Pre-Harvest Sprouting (PHS) Resistant Germplasms for Eastern U.S. Soft Winter (ESW) Wheat                        
                            Midwest Climate Hub Extension Liaison                        
                            Detection of Maize Viruses by Remote Sensing                        
                            Soil Health and Water Quality Nexus in Sustainable Agroecosystems                        
                            Quantifying the Water Quality Benefits of Integrated Conservation Practices                        
                            Advancing Knowledge and Prediction of Phosphorus Dynamics in Tile Drained Landscapes                        
                            Improving Sensor Detection Accuracy for Greenhouse Intelligent Sprayer Development                        
                            Protein and Kernel Hardness Profiles of Eastern Soft Wheat Desirable for Making Noodles and Tortilla                        
                            Soil Health Assessment Across the Ohio Edge-of-Field Network                        
                            Coupling Soilless Containerized Production Systems and Irrigation Technology to Address Water, Agrichemical, and Weed Management                        
                            PARTNERSHIP: Characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement                        
                            Genetic Associations of the Quality Traits of Eastern Soft Wheat & Development of Germplasms Carrying Novel Functional and Agronomic Characteristics                        
                            Improve Spray Droplet Retention Capabilities on Targets with Amendment of Spray Solution Properties                        
                            Associations of Wheat Protein Quantity and Quality with Dough Mixing, Sheeting and Cracker Baking Quality                        
                            Defining Antagonism Hierarchy of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus for Live Vaccines Design                        
                            Pathogenesis of Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome Coronavirus                        
                            Impact of the Container Environment on Fertilizer Availability and Crop Growth in U.S. Pacific Northwest Nursery Production                        
                            Oregon Alfalfa Nutrient Survey                        
                            Integration of Intelligent Spray Technology into IPM Programs in Specialty Crop Production                        
                            Development of Effective Analytical Methods for Evaluation of Hemp Materials & Processing Products for Phytochemical Composition, incl Cannabinoids                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - OSU                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (OSA)                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - OSA                        
                            Implementation of Variable-Rate Airflow to Intelligent Sprayers Used in Apple Orchards                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Penn State                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting - Pennsylvania State University                        
                            RCN: Reimagining a Sustainable Data Network to Accelerate Agricultural Research and Discovery                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting - Precise Manufacturing                        
                            Evaluation of Effects of a Animal Nutrition Supplement on Short and Long-term Sow and Litter Health, Performance, and Welfare Under Heat Stress                        
                            Tar Spot of Corn: Characterizing the Ecology and Epidemiology of an Understudied and High-Profile Disease                        
                            Characterizing Formula-fed Veal and Dairy Beef Calf Welfare through Audits and Industry Engagement                        
                            Genetic Approaches for Soybean Protein Improvement                        
                            Improving Welfare of Swine and Poultry through Environmental Enrichment                        
                            Determining the Thermal Preference of Weanling Pigs                        
                            Developing Breeding Resources and Understanding Pathogen Biology to Control Frogeye Leaf Spot in Indiana (Year 3)                        
                            Ag-Discovery Summer Enrichment Program                        
                            Identifying Important Pathogenicity Factors in Fungal Pathogens for Developing Novel Soybean Disease Control Strategies                        
                            Developing Tools for Genotype Independent Transformation and Gene-Editing in Cereals                        
                            Improving Piglet Survivability and Sow Welfare through Microenvironment Management                        
                            Purdue University - Midwest Regional Climate Center, Agricultural Climatology Data and Tools                        
                            Swine Thermal Stress Mobile Application HotHog                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Purdue University                        
                            Determine relationships between stress-load and calf behavior in precision livestock farming                        
                            Utilize the Purdue Animal Care and Use Committee (PACUC)                        
                            Midwest Ag Climate Tool Development                        
                            Evaluating the Interactions Between Swine Behavior and Heat Stress Response                        
                            Understanding Mechanisms of Multitrophic Interactions between Aphids, Viruses, Symbionts and Cereal Plants                        
                            Integrated Midwest Partnerships for Actionable Climate Tools and Training (IMPACT2): Supporting System Transformation on Working Lands                        
                            Identifying Phenotypic and Genotypic Indicators of Dairy Cattle Resilience in Automated Farming Systems                        
                            Tile Detection at the ACRES Facility of Purdue University                        
                            Developing Methods for More Efficient Wheat Transformation                        
                            WEPP Model Development, Testing and Support                        
                            Reducing the Negative Impact of In Utero Heat Stress on Swine Immune Function Through Functional Genomics                        
                            Thermal perches as warming devices for reducing cold stress in laying hens                        
                            Functional Analysis of Genes in the Wheat Pathogen Zymoseptoria Tritici                        
                            WEPP Model Development, Testing and Support                        
                            Supplementing Dairy Calves with L-glutamine to Reduce Antibiotic Use                        
                            Evaluating the effects of water delivered L-glutamine on mitigating stress and improving productivity in weaned pigs                        
                            Assessing Legacy Phosphorus Losses from Fields and Watersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - PU                        
                            Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture                        
                            Integrating Functional Genomics, Behavior, and Health Measures to Mitigate the Cumulative Effects of in Utero Heat Stress on Swine Welfare                        
                            Improving the Environment of Piglets and Sows to Enhance Performance and Welfare                        
                            Investigating Microbial Diversity in Bee Pollen Using High-Throughput Sequencing                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (California)                        
                            Alternatives to Soil Fumigants for Managing Root-knot Nematode Damage in Carrots                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - UoC2                        
                            Alternative Non-fumigant Nematicides for the Control of Root-Knot Nematodes (RKN) in Carrots                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (California-H)                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - UoC                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (California-O)                        
                            Barley Yield, Grain Quality, and Metabolome Response to Sulfur Fertilization Rate and Product                        
                            Consistency of Biocontrol Against Fusarium Dry Rot in Postharvest Potatoes During Storage Under Simulated Commercial Conditions                        
                            NRCS WEPP Model Programming, Testing and Support                        
                            Evaluation of Methane Reduction Potential and Forage Quality on Conventional and Low-lignin Variants of Alfalfa and Corn Silage                        
                            Developing Stem Rust Resistant Barley Germplasm                        
                            Improved Process-based Models for Predicting Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Fertilized Soils                        
                            Monitoring and Characterizing Cereal Rust Pathogens and Their Host Resistance                        
                            Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics of Puccinia graminis and Associated Rust Fungi                        
                            Evaluating Best Management Practices for Manure Application into Alfalfa to Optimize Yield and Environmental Outcomes                        
                            Molecular Characterization of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley                        
                            Surveillance and Analysis of Stem Rust on Hybrid and Parental Barberries                        
                            Enhancing Pennycress Stand Establishment to Increase Weed Suppression                        
                            Identification and Management of Diseases in Wild Rice Infecting Wheat and Oat                        
                            Detailed Molecular Characterization of Oat Crown Rust Resistance                        
                            A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses                        
                            Research on Stem Rust of Oat and Bacterial Leaf Streak of Wheat                        
                            Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes -UoM                        
                            Annotation and Analysis of the Alfalfa Genome                        
                            Barley Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Genomics                        
                            Multi-Level Remote Sensing for High-Throughput Phenotyping of Stem Rust Disease                        
                            Enhancing Winter Survival and Forage Yield in Alfalfa                        
                            Evaluating Genotype by Environment Interactions in Intermediate Wheatgrass for Forage and Grain Production in Dairy Forage Systems                        
                            Enhancing Germplasm and Characterizing Genetic Resources for Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat                        
                            Planting Green in the Frozen North                        
                            Development of Genomic Tool for Cereal Crop Improvement                        
                            Analysis of Data From the Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties Grown in Cooperative Plot and Nursery Experiments for Yield and Other Agronomic Traits                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Minnesota                        
                            University of Minnesota Extension Climate for Tribal and Under - Resourced Farmers                        
                            Digestibility of Alfalfa Stem Segments                        
                            Genomic of Host and Host-Pathogen Interaction in Cereal Rust Fungi                        
                            Energy and Economic Value of Alfalfa, Harvested as Haylage, in Growing Cattle Diets                        
                            Enhance Wheat Germplasm through Characterizing, Introgressing, and Engineering Stem Rust Resistance                        
                            Sweetening the Crop: Perennial Flax for Pollinator/Ecosystem Benefits                        
                            Increasing Alfalfa Productivity and Inclusion in Dairy Diets to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Yield                        
                            Developing Crown Rust Resistance Oat Germplasm                        
                            Improving Pennycress and Winter Camelina as Cash Cover Crops                        
                            Genetic Transformation of Cereal Crops                        
                            Engineering Gene-for-Gene Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and Barley (Rothamsted)                        
                            Precision Interseeding of Cover Crops Using Autonomous Robotic Technology                        
                            Development of a Mobile Robot for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Fields                        
                            Approaches to Minimize the Occurrence of Fescue Toxicosis in Livestock                        
                            Silvopasture Research and Demonstration at the US Dairy Forage Research Center                        
                            Partnering with Land Leaders to Adopt Carbon Sequestering Land Management Practices                        
                            Innovative Uses for Alfalfa Biomass: A Path to New Income for Farmers                        
                            Chemical and Physical Properties of Novel Potting Substrates from Wood-Based Biochar                        
                            Development of Fusarium Head Blight Control Strategies to Support East African Agriculture                        
                            Development of new approaches to manage exotic ambrosia beetles in nurseries                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-TSU                        
                            Enhancing the Value of Agricultural Materials                        
                            Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Identifying Key Players in Cucumber Resistance and Pathogenesis of Bacterial Wilt                        
                            Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate                        
                            Monitoring Incursion of Wheat Stem Rust of Foreign Origin                        
                            Ug99 Surveillance Through Sentinel Plots                        
                            Establishment and Characterization of Liver Organoids from Layer Chickens                        
                            Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping and Marker-Assisted Pyramiding For Flavor Enhancing Chemicals to Promote Cucumber Consumption and Industry Use                        
                            The 9th Global Workshop of AgMIP (Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project)                        
                            Determining the Roles of Fusarium Effector Proteases in Plant Pathogenesis                        
                            mRNA-LNP Vaccines for Pandemic Preparedness                        
                            NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response                        
                            Developing High Throughput Phenotyping Tools for Climate Smart Sweet Potato                        
                            Corn Mycotoxin Mitigation Initiative                        
                            Harnessing the Robustness of Undomesticated Yarrowia lipolytica Strains for Biosynthesis of Designer Bioesters                        
                            Evaluating The Benefits of Soybean with High Protein and High Sulfur Amino Acid Content on Gain and Feed Efficiency of Poultry                        
                            Negative Effects of Protease Inhibitors On Monogastric Animal Growth Performance: Truth or Myth?                        
                            Refinement of Trypsin Inhibitor Measurement Procedure to Improve the Assay Consistency Leading to Industry Adoption                        
                            Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II                        
                            Identifying Key Targets for Soybean Seed Protein Concentration Improvement by Creating A Virtual Soybean Model                        
                            Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II (Columbia, MO)                        
                            Development of Integrative Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development                        
                            Development of Integrative and Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development                        
                            Development of Soybean Lines Without Both Trypsin and Chymotrypsin Inhibitors                        
                            Identifying Key Targets for Soybean Seed Protein Concentration Improvement by Creating a Virtual Soybean Model                        
                            Harnessing the Robust Metabolism of Bacillus Coagulans for Efficient Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates to Designer Bioesters                        
                            Elucidating Tick-fungal Entomopathogen Interactions for Improved Tick Control                        
                            Mapping the Genetic Loci Controlling Highland Adaptation in Maize                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (California)                        
                            GxExM Innovation in Intelligence (GEMINI) for Climate Adaptation (SBB)                        
                            Ug99 Surveillance Through California Sentinel Plots                        
                            Investigations of Bee-Microbe Symbioses in Pollen-Provisions                        
                            Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture                        
                            Host-pathogen Interactions and Control Strategies for Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens in Cattle                        
                            Approaches to Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocados; Optimizing Potential of Mites to Vector Beneficial Microbes                        
                            Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create New & Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate                        
                            Energy Balance Model Development for Indoor Farming Systems                        
                            Evaluating Pasture Systems in the Upper Midwest                        
                            Investigating the Feasibility of Utilizing Stereo Vision Systems in Variable Rate Application Systems for Specialty Crops                        
                            Dry Bean Genomic Prediction                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UF                        
                            Novel Approaches to Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocados - the Development of Phorectic Mites to Vector Beneficial Microbes to Insect Galleries                        
                            Examining Producers’, Scientists’, and Regulators’ Perceptions of Water Use Impacts on Agricultural Production and the Environment                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern U.S. Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UGA                        
                            Transmission Bottlenecks and Within-host Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza A Virus                        
                            Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production - Illinois                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Illinois                        
                            Development of Soybean Germplasm Generated from Crosses of Glycine tomentella and Glycine max                        
                            Estimating and Projecting Spring Freeze Risk to Midwest Specialty Crops                        
                            Improvement of Oat Germplasm for Resistance/Tolerance to BarleyYellow Dwarf Virus Utilizing Marker-Assisted-Selection Breeding                        
                            Evaluating the Benefits of Soybean with High Protein and High Sulfur Amino Acid Content on Gain and Feed Efficiency of Poultry                        
                            Maize Genetic Stocks Evaluation and Maintenance                        
                            The Agronomy of Hemp and its Uses in Forage-Animal Agriculture                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Kentucky                        
                            Utilizing the University of Kentucky Animal Care and Use Committee                        
                            Predicting the Impact of H2Ohio Practices on Edge-of-Field Water Quality                        
                            Kentucky Alfalfa Nutrient Survey: Understanding the Role of Soil Fertility                        
                            Approaches to Minimize the Occurrence of Fescue Toxicosis in Livestock                        
                            Improving Sustainability of Forage-based Production Systems                        
                            The Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF): Peer-to-Peer Learning for Farmers and Agricultural Advisors                        
                            Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs (including labor)                        
                            Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate                        
                            Assessing the Effects of Conservation Practices on Crop Yield, Water Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. Corn Belt                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Missouri                        
                            Plant Genetics Resources Unit Federal Building Utility Agreement                        
                            Leveraging Genomics to Enhance the U.S. Soybean Quality Reputation                        
                            HOLL Plus Soybean Variety Development                        
                            Hay Yield Mapping by Proximal and Remote Sensing                        
                            Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment                        
                            Characterize Rootworm Larvae For BT Tolerance and Artificial Diets for Improved Understanding of Rootworm Biology and Management                        
                            Development of Gene-editing Technologies in Livestock to Address Agriculturally Relevant Problems                        
                            Utilize the University of Missouri Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee                        
                            WRP Restoration Monitoring                        
                            Reducing Maize Grain Nitrogen In Support of CERCA, The Circular Economy That Re-imagines Corn Agriculture                        
                            Development of Strategies for Coordinated Expression of Pathway Genes                        
                            Heirlooms of the United States, Midwest Evaluation                        
                            Insect Cell Culture Modeling                        
                            Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri                        
                            Development of Soybean Lines Without Both Trypsin and Chymotrypsin Inhibitors                        
                            Validate Causative Mutations in Agriculturally-Important Vertebrates                        
                            Integrating Biological Nitrogen Management Systems intoMissouri Fertilizer Recommendations                        
                            TET3-CXXC Domain is Essential for OrchestratingEpigenetic Status during Early Embryogenesis in Pigs - NFCA                        
                            Discovery, Improvement, and Testing of Genetics that are Socially Acceptable for Genome Editing in Animal Agriculture                        
                            Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II                        
                            Negative Effects of Protease Inhibitors on Monogastric Animal Growth Performance: Truth or Myth?                        
                            Missouri Maize Center - Joint Administration of the Genetics Farm                        
                            Evaluating the Benefits of Soybean with High Protein and High Sulfur Amino Acid Content on Gain and Feed Efficiency of Poultry                        
                            Water and Energy Balance Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR                        
                            Development of Gene-Editing Technologies in Poultry and Other Livestock                        
                            Measurements and Tools for Assessment of Ecosystem Services                        
                            Genomics for Improved Soybean Seed Composition                        
                            Refinement of Trypsin Inhibitor Measurement Procedure to Improve the Assay Consistency Leading to Industry Adoption                        
                            Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II                        
                            Development of a Pan Genome MaizeMine, a Flexible Data Warehouse and Analysis System for Exploring the Maize Pan Genome                        
                            Establishing Baselines for Soybean Compositions for Plant-based Protein                        
                            Developing New Technologies for Improving Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight                        
                            Quantifying Soil Health in the Des Moines Lobe Under a Wide Range of Management Scenarios Using the Oklahoma Mobile Kits                        
                            Measuring Ozone Fluxes with Eddy Covariance                        
                            Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production - Puerto Rico                        
                            Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals                        
                            Drought Shapes the Dryland Root Metabolome and Microbiome to Protect Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress                        
                            Using Intelligent Sprayer Technology to Enhance Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Nurseries and Apple Orchards                        
                            Improving Nursery Irrigation through Coupled Advances in Substrate Composition and Cyclic Irrigation Scheduling                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UTenn                        
                            Investigating Leaf Angle Response to Temperature and Carbon Dioxide                        
                            Molecular and Cellular Analysis of the Effects of Silicon on Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants                        
                            Organic and Metal Contaminant Occurrence and Fate in Operational Water when Producing Containerized Specialty Crops                        
                            Investigating Effects of Algal Toxins on Plants                        
                            Exploring the Virome and RNAi Strategies for Disease Control                        
                            Enhancing On-Farm Demonstration and Outreach Efforts for Alfalfa and Dual Purpose Cover Cropping Systems                        
                            Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems                        
                            Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation in Cranberry: Establishment and Optimization                        
                            Assembly and Annotation of Rumen Protist Genomes to Determine their Metabolic Contribution and Environmental Presence                        
                            Investigating Soil Microbiomes that Increase Suppression of Verticillium Dahliae and Potato Early Dying Disease                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (Wisconsin)                        
                            Soil Health Collaborative: Nutrient and Pest Management Program Outreach                        
                            Cranberry Physiology                        
                            Effects of Rotation Length on Animal Performance, Pasture Productivity, Weed Encroachment, and Delivery of Ecosystem Services of Grazing Systems                        
                            Native Pollinator Enhancement in Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Cropping Systems                        
                            Diversifying Ecosystem Services in Dairy Forage Systems                        
                            Bringing Interseeding of Alfalfa into Corn to the Farm through On-Farm Research, Demonstration, and Outreach                        
                            Comparisons of Grass-Based and Alfalfa/Corn Silage Forage Systems for Dairy Cows in Central Wisconsin                        
                            Evaluating Alfalfa Bred for Intercropping in a Corn Alfalfa Intercropping System                        
                            Machinery Traffic Impacts on the Alfalfa-Corn Intercropping System                        
                            Applying Multi-Model UAV Imaging System for Winter Survival and Biomass Breeding in Alfalfa                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Wisconsin Madison                        
                            Measuring Field-scale Changes in Soil Ecosystem Services and Crop Production with the Integration of Conservation Practices in Dairy Forage Systems                        
                            A Multi-Scale and Regional Approach to Cold Season Hydrology and Nutrient Dynamics in Agroecosystems for Water Quality Protection                        
                            Creating a New Paradigm for Potato Breeding and Seed Production Based on True Potato Seed                        
                            Systems Approach to Managing the Expression (SAME) of Cranberry Fruit Rot                        
                            CucCAP 2: Harnessing Genomic Resources for Disease Resistance and Management in Cucurbit Crops – Bringing the Tools to the Field                        
                            Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Satellite Remote Sensing Data to Evaluate Forage Yield and Quality                        
                            Development of bio-control alternatives for potato early blight disease                        
                            Strategic Integration of Perennials in Annual Crop Production Systems                        
                            Researching and Developing Cover Cropping in Midwestern Agricultural Systems                        
                            Forage and Fiber Utilization in Dairy Cow Diets                        
                            Insecticide Resistance Influences the Emergence Phenology of the Colorado Potato Beetle – Implications for Management                        
                            Hemp Genetics, Germplasm, and Biotechnology Collaboration: Phase I                        
                            Wisconsin Alfalfa Nutrient Survey                        
                            Antagonistic Interactions between Insecticides, Fungicides and Foliar Nutrient Blends Compromise the Efficacy of Tank Mix Partners                        
                            Utility of Mechanical Processing to Decouple Alfalfa Yield from Digestibility                        
                            Functional Characterization of a Cucumber Multiple DiseaseResistance Gene and Carrot Carbohydrate Accumulation Genes with Gene Editing and Mapping                        
                            Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices                        
                            Characterizing Plant- and Virus-Derived Proteins in Important Crops that Enhance the Resistance to White Mold                        
                            Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Satellite Remote Sensing Data to Evaluate Forage Yield and Quality                        
                            Genebank Genetic Diversity Management with Respect to Climate Change and Physiological Stress                        
                            Cranberry Genetics and Breeding Advances                        
                            Evaluating the Ecosystem Services of Turf                        
                            Integrating Genomic, Nutritional, and Microbial Strategies to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions From Dairy Cattle                        
                            Quantifying Soil Resources and Carbon Stocks at the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (MARS)                        
                            Measuring and Monitoring Environmental Variables that Impact Agroecosystem Resilience                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - UoW                        
                            Evaluation the potential of the silvopastoral cattle production system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Peruvian tropics.                        
                            Testing Alfalfa Leaf Protein Concentrate in Aquafeeds to Enhance Finfish Production and Water Quality                        
                            Agroecosystem Sustainability in Upper Mississippi River Basin: Crop, Soil, and Water Resources                        
                            Developing a Collaborative Epicenter for Automated Milking System Research                        
                            16S Metagenomic Sequencing Analysis                        
                            Enabling Tools for Microbiome-based Trait Selection in Dairy Cows                        
                            Utilizing the University of Wisconsin Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee                        
                            Sunn Hemp Variety and Seeding Rate Evaluation                        
                            Use of Amylose Inclusion Complexes to Reduce Possibility for Microbial Infections and Increase the Lifetime of Wood and Concrete Facilities (PPL)                        
                            Assessment of Biochar- Chronic Wasting Disease Interactions and the Feasibility of Using Biochar to Reduce Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease                        
                            Barberry Testing (FY24)                        
                            Characterization of Virus Isolates from the USDA Swine Influenza A Virus Surveillance System                        
                            Development and Validation of TB Diagnostics for Deer and Cattle that have been Vaccinated with BCG                        
                            TB Diagnostics in Vaccinated Cattle and Deer                        
                            SARS-CoV-2 White-tailed Deer Infection Dynamics and Antibody Persistence                        
                            Experimental Infections of Elk With SARS-CoV-2                        
                            Severe acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Research Priorities                        
                            USDA Influenza A Virus in Swine Surveillance System – Genomic Epidemiology and Evolution                        
                            Assessing Legacy Phosphorus losses from Fields and Watersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin                        
                            Further Development of ACPF – New Tools and New Partnerships Between NRCS and ARS Water Quality Researchers                        
                            A Collaborative Environmental Microbiology Lab to Support Research Objectives of the USDA-ARS EIDMRU and USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center                        
                            Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis of Barley in Response to Abiotic Stress and During Malting                        
                            PARTNERSHIP: Characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement                        
                            Developing Management Strategies for Ambrosia Beetle and Red-headed Flea Beetle, as Key Pests in Ornamental Nursery Production                        
                            Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Virginia Tech                        
                            Development of an Automated and Integrated Mobile System (AIMS) for Apple Harvest and In-field Sorting -	Washington State University                        
                            Applying Advanced Phenotypic and Genomic Tools to Improve Flavor, Nutrition, and Production Traits in Carrot (Washington)                        
                            CIOA 3: Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture with Added Grower and Consumer Value - WSU                        
                            Causal Factors of Weed Control Failure in Northwest Vegetable Legume Production Systems                        
                            Development of Alpha-Amylase Immunoassays to Replace the Falling Number Method                        
                            Oilseed Pennycress – A New Cash Cover-Crop for the Midwest                        
                            Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Western Kentucky University                        
                            Developing Safe, Efficient and Environmentally Sound Management Practices for the Use of Animal Manure                        
                            Exploring Diet, Microbiome, and Health in an Economically Important Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)                        
                            Cranberry Research Station Operations Agreement                        
                            Native American Soil Health Collaborative: Strengthening Soil Health Efforts among Indigenous Communities                        
                            Comparative Genomic Analysis of Fusarium Species