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Crop rotational diversity DRIVES economic stability from ecological intensification Thursday May 7th 10 am – 11 am ET McKimmon Room, Williams Hall https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/3954166807 The Diverse Rotations Improve Valuable Ecosystem Services (DRIVES) Project integrates data on crop production, soil health, agronomic management, and weather from long-term cropping systems experiments throughout North…

The 2026 LTAR Network Annual Science Meeting (ASM) will take place in Ames, IA at the UMRB LTAR site from May 19-21, 2026. Meeting goals: Development of LTAR network-wide projects to move forward on the Secretary’s 5 priorities and ARS critical mission. Continue implementing the LTAR Strategic Plan, focus on performance indicators, and stakeholder engagement. Deepen […] The post Upcoming: 2026 LT…

The 2026 LTAR Network Annual Science Meeting (ASM) will take place in Ames, IA at the UMRB LTAR site from May 19-21, 2026. Meeting goals: Development of LTAR network-wide projects to move forward on the Secretary’s 5 priorities and ARS critical mission. Continue implementing the LTAR Strategic Plan, focus on performance indicators, and stakeholder engagement. Deepen […] The post Upcoming: 2026 LT…

This short excerpt is from an Under the Microscope interview. David Hoover is a research ecologist at the Rangeland Resources & Systems Research Unit in Fort Collins, CO. His research is focused on how land management and climatic variability influence the ecohydrology of semiarid rangelands. He is a member of the Leadership Team, and recently […] The post How A Nationwide Approach Strengthens Ag…

Scientists from the USDA-ARS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network will be presenting research at the 2024 American Geophysical Union Annual meeting in Washington, DC, December 9-13.  This is the world’s largest gathering of earth scientists, drawing over 25,000 attendees from more than 100 countries. These research efforts represent the LTAR Network’s goal to improve sustainable […] Th…

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Agriculture in the United States faces significant challenges, including food insecurity, climate change, environmental degradation, and rural prosperity issues. The USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network, which comprises 18 national sites, aims to address these challenges through sustainable intensification. Each site conducts a “Common Experiment” to compare traditional management…

Ecologists have long focused on understanding the patterns and drivers of primary production across diverse terrestrial ecosystems as it serves as the foundation of ecosystems and food webs worldwide, drives global carbon cycling, and is an important provisioning resource. However, the vast majority of these cross-site syntheses have been done in natural, unmanaged systems (e.g., […] The post USD…

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LTAR announced the winners of the 2024 Annual Awards at the Annual Science Meeting, held in May in Tucson, Arizona. Award winners were honored for their contributions to LTAR research and coordination, as well as for early career and long-term leadership accomplishments. The LTAR Early Career Award was awarded to Tayler Ulbrich (W.K. Kellogg Biological […] The post LTAR Network honors scientists …

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The strategic plan for the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network is now published and available: https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/strategic-plan The post Published LTAR Network Strategic Plan! appeared first on LTAR Network .

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