The LTAR Network

30-yr collaborative study @UNL_IANR & @USLTAR on the impacts of cereal rye cover crop on corn yield, soil carbon, nitrate leaching & soil water in Eastern & Central Nebraska. https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/agj2.21291#.ZCHICpxTmm4.twitter @UNL_AgResearch

ARS makes managing cropland easier for growers worldwide. Learn how Management Zone Analyst, a software developed by ARS, makes managing cropland easier for growers worldwide https://bit.ly/3TDgwq1 #AgWeek

New article - using enterprise budgets to evaluate the profitability of raising grass-finished Raramuri Criollo (RC) in the Chihuahuan Desert. "Results show that RC cattle have lower operating and overhead costs when compared to Angus x Hereford" #cattle.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196322002178?via%3Dihub

New study using long-term inorganic nitrogen data from KBS LTAR helped improve an agroecosystem model that predicts plant-available N! Models like this can improve N applications to maximize profit while also mitigating environmental impacts. @USLTAR https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972301522X

ARS researchers are studying the practice of planting trees to improve timber, livestock, and forage production and help mitigate the effects of climate change https://loom.ly/kQR21Dk #AgWeek

The future of agriculture is reliant on the next generation of innovators, communicators, producers, educators and leaders. Explore tools and resources aimed at empowering the nation's next generation of agricultural leaders. https://www.usda.gov/youth

ARS scientists are developing new techniques for cover crop breeders with the goal of helping breeders identify plants whose extended underground root systems are most effective at keeping nitrogen in the soil. Read to learn about it https://loom.ly/9xr1rQI #AgWeek

Beth Newingham with the Great Basin Rangelands Research Lab, researches wildfire mitigation w/ a focus on post fire rehabilitation and restoration. Listen in as she talks about the challenges, methods, and goals of wildfire mitigation https://bit.ly/3ALDmm8

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