AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION IN THE WESTERN CORN BELT

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0437229
• Project Start Date: Aug 1, 2019
• Project End Date: Jul 31, 2024
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
(N/A)
LINCOLN,NE 68583

Performing Department
SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

70%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

30%

Applied

70%

Developmental

0%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
205	0120	1070	30%
102	0210	2000	10%
205	0499	1060	10%
102	0110	1060	50%

Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships; 205 - Plant Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
0120 - Land; 0110 - Soil; 0210 - Water resources; 0499 - Atmosphere, general/other;

Field Of Science
1060 - Biology (whole systems); 1070 - Ecology; 2000 - Chemistry;

Keywords

long

term

agroecosystem

research

(ltar)

maize

soybean

irrigation

sustainability

Goals / Objectives
To establish an intensified cropping system and a corn-soybean system under irrigated and rainfed conditions. Collect and report carbon and water flux and crop yield annually.

Project Methods
An intensified cropping system designed to improve input use efficiency will be established to compare crop yield, environmental impact, and economic outcomes with traditional corn â¿¿ soybean rotations.