Plains Area : USDA ARS

Plains Area : USDA ARS
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The Plains Area consists of 22 locations in 10 states.
Criollo cattle are a focus of research at the Jornada Experimental Range in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Sorghum growing in a breeder's field in Lubbock, TX.
Wheat harvest at the ARS Central Great Plains Research Station in Akron, Colorado.
Line 1 Hereford cattle at ARS' Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Montana.
Texas Bluegrass seed being harvested at Woodward, Oklahoma for further evaluation and establishment studies.
Plains Area Research Locations
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Center for Agricultural Resources Research
Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research
Water Management and Systems Research
Rangeland Resources & Systems Research
Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research
Manhattan, Kansas
Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research
Grain Quality and Structure Research
Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research
Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research
Manhattan, Kansas (NBAF)
Miles City, Montana
Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
Sidney, Montana
Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory
Pest Management Research
Agricultural Systems Research
Fargo, North Dakota
Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center
Food Animal Metabolism Research
Cereal Crops Improvement Research
Potato, Pulse and Small Grains Quality Research
Weed and Insect Biology Research
Sugarbeet Research
Sunflower Improvement Research
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Mandan, North Dakota
Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory
Clay Center, Nebraska
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Genetics and Animal Breeding
Meat Safety and Quality
Livestock Bio-Systems
Nutrition, Growth and Physiology
Animal Health Genomics
Lincoln, Nebraska
Agroecosystem Management Research
Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Cotton Ginning Research
Range Management Research
El Reno, Oklahoma
Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center
Agroclimate and Hydraulics Research Unit
Livestock, Forage and Pasture Management Research Unit
Peanut and Small Grains Research Unit
Brookings, South Dakota
Integrated Cropping Systems Research
Bushland, Texas
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
Soil and Water Management Research
Livestock Nutrient Management Research
College Station, Texas
Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Crop Germplasm Research
Food and Feed Safety Research
Aerial Application Technology Research
Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research
College Station, Texas (RAFSRU)
Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research Unit
Houston, Texas
Children's Nutrition Research Center
Kerrville, Texas
Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory
Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit
Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit
Veterinary Pest Genetics Research Unit
Lubbock, Texas
Cropping Systems Research Laboratory
Cotton Production and Processing Research
Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research
Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research
Livestock Issues Research
Temple, Texas
Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory
Research Projects
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Advancing Precision Aerial Application for Sustainable Crop Production and Protection
Agricultural Management for Long-Term Sustainability and Soil Health
Applying Nutritional Strategies to Improve Early Embryonic Development and Progeny Performance in Beef Cows
Phone: 970-492-7057
Fax: 970-492-7065
USDA-ARS-PA-NRRC, Office of the Director
2150 Centre Avenue, Building D, Suite 300
Fort Collins, CO 80526