The LTAR Network

The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network is a new network developing national strategies for the sustainable intensification of agricultural production.

LTAR is a partnership among 18 premier long-term research sites across the United States.

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The LTAR network has a multifaceted focus on satisfying increasing demand for agricultural commodities, protecting the quality of the environment, and enhancing the quality of life in rural areas and the Nation as a whole

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MAP OF 18 LTAR SITES

LTAR Tweets ( @USLTAR )

CaroCordovaEcDr. S. Carolina Córdova@CaroCordovaEc·
16 May

Awesome paper:#WaterBudgets across 18 Long-term Agrictural sites in USA. Highlights:
•Estimated uncertainty of all water budget components.
•Avf. water budget uncertainty, 25% of precipitation.
•Sites span a 0.4–1.1 evaporative fraction and a 0.8 – 4.8 aridity index @USLTAR https://twitter.com/Mark_Liebig/status/1261635695900348422

MLiebig21@Mark_Liebig

Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroec... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169420304819

CaroCordovaEcDr. S. Carolina Córdova@CaroCordovaEc·
29 Apr

🥳 What a great #LTAR2020 annual network meeting!! Thank you to all @USLTAR researchers for visiting virtually our home at the @KelloggBioStn @michiganstateu Thank U @BBestelm 🥰 it was super fun to help coordinate this event. Till next year 💪👩🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬🌾🐮📊 https://twitter.com/CaroCordovaEc/status/1255620229536899075/photo/1

BBestelmBrandon Bestelmeyer@BBestelm·
28 Apr

Wrapping up Day 1 of our virtual #LTAR2020 annual meeting of the @USLTAR with ~ 240 attendees. Today we proposed a set of common indicators that reflect production, environment, and human condition in rangelands, pasturelands, and croplands across the US.

azshedheadmark kautz@azshedhead·
28 Apr

An excellent first day of presentations and discussions at the #LTAR2020 meeting! Kudos to the planning committee for pulling this off! @USLTAR

CaroCordovaEcDr. S. Carolina Córdova@CaroCordovaEc·
27 Apr

The most exciting week has arrived for the #LTAR @USDA @USDA_ARS research community🌾🐮👩‍🔬👨‍🔬📈! As the official meeting IT Liason at @KelloggBioStn, I cannot be + thankful for our community's help & happy to meet amazing researchers that fight+work towards #SustainableAgriculture

USLTARUS LTAR@USLTAR·
28 Apr

The #LTAR2020 Annual Meeting officially starts today! Thanks to our host @KelloggBioStn and all LTAR partners on successfully switching to a virtual format!

mccord_seSarah McCord@mccord_se·
28 Feb

Cool Job Alert: Data Lead at the BLM in Denver to lead the national monitoring data team there. I can't say enough great things about this team and I'm looking forward to adding a data scientist/ecoinformaticist to the group.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/561089500 @USLTER @ESIPfed @USLTAR

USDA_ARSAgricultural Research Service@USDA_ARS·
17 Feb

The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR) is developing national strategies for the #sustainable intensification of #agricultural production & is a partnership among 18 premier long-term research sites across the United States. More: https://go.usa.gov/xdRuP #USLTAR

USLTARUS LTAR@USLTAR·
23 Jan

Tomorrow 1/24 in Sidney, MT: Dr. Clemensen presents "Phytochemical links between healthy soil, plants, animals, and humans" to kick off the NPARL's 2020 BrownBagger Speaker Series!
https://www.sidneyherald.com/news/agriculture/harnessing-a-plant-s-own-chemicals-to-improve-crop-nutrition/article_ce5da840-3b91-11ea-aa2e-b3226376afb6.html

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