The LTAR Network

We are a growing research network focused on developing national strategies for improved agricultural production. Our goal is to improve environmental quality and the well-being of farming communities while achieving increased agricultural production.

Learn about LTAR research

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

The 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

News

Events

2024 KBS LTAR Leadership & Data Managers Meeting

The Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) LTAR site in Hickory Corners, Michigan hosted the 2024 LTAR Leadership & Data Management Meeting ...
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Grazing Land Management and Soil Carbon: A Climate Hubs – LTAR Webinar Series

What is this about? The goal of this webinar series is to provide an update on the knowns and unknowns ...
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2024 LTAR Annual Science Meeting in Tucson, AZ

Scientists from all 19 LTAR sites attended the 2024 Annual Science Meeting (ASM), held from May 21-23 at University of ...
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2024 North American Workshop on Soil, Water, and Climate Change: Can Models Guide Our Way?

Anyone interested on collaborative research on water or carbon with Mexico and/or Canada should attend the Procinorte online workshop linked ...
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LTAR Network Contribution at the 2023 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting

The LTAR Network oral presentation sessions during the 2023 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting:LTAR Contributed Oral 1-Water Quantity and QualityPresentation list: ...
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MAP OF 18 LTAR SITES

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ABOUT LTAR

 

The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network consists of 18 Federal and university agricultural research sites with an average of over 50 years of history. The goal of this research network is to ensure sustained crop and livestock production and ecosystem services from agroecosystems, and to forecast and verify the effects of environmental trends, public policies, and emerging technologies.