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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO INTENSIFY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY TOENHANCE AGRONOMIC, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS (SGP) BYSUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TO INCREASE C SEQUESTRATION, REDUCEGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, DIVERSIFY PRODUCER INCOME STREAMS,CONSERVE SCARCE WATER, PROVIDE TRAINING ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND ENHANCE RURAL ECONOMIES. INTHE TX AND OK SGP THERE HAS BEEN LIMITED RESEARCH FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE PRACTICESSUCH AS LIVESTOCK GRAZING, COVER CROPPING, AND CONSERVATION TILLAGE INTO COTTON/WHEAT CROPPINGSYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WOULD BE THE FIRST EFFORT TO EVALUATE A SYSTEMS APPROACH TOREGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS TX AND OK SEMI-ARID ECOREGIONS. PROJECT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEPROPOSED RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS MULTIPLE LONG-TERM GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE SAS PROGRAM PRIORITYAREA (A9201), AND INCLUDE: 1) INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITYBY PROVIDING REGENERATIVE PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH EDUCATION/OUTREACH (LANDSTEWARDSHIP; FOOD/AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND BIOSECURITY); 2) SUPPORTING NEEDED CHANGES TO COST-SHARE PROGRAM POLICIES REGARDING INCORPORATION OF LIVESTOCK INTO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSINVOLVING COVER CROPS (SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; LAND STEWARDSHIP); AND, 3)INCREASING ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE PRACTICES IN THE SGP AND IMPROVE WATER USE EFFICIENCY,ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE (LAND STEWARDSHIP; FOOD/AGRICULTURALPRODUCTION AND BIOSECURITY, SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WATER). THIS PROJECT WILLPROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PROFITABILITY OF MULTIPLECOMMODITIES ON A PER ACRE BASIS WHILE REDUCINGTHEENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. EXTENSION ANDEDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED OPENLY ACROSS THE SGPSANDNATIONALLY.

$10,000,000FY2021National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Texas A&M Agrilife Research, College Station TX

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO INTENSIFY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY TOENHANCE AGRONOMIC, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS (SGP) BYSUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TO INCREASE C SEQUESTRATION, REDUCEGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, DIVERSIFY PRODUCER INCOME STREAMS,CONSERVE SCARCE WATER, PROVIDE TRAINING ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND ENHANCE RURAL ECONOMIES. INTHE TX AND OK SGP THERE HAS BEEN LIMITED RESEARCH FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE PRACTICESSUCH AS LIVESTOCK GRAZING, COVER CROPPING, AND CONSERVATION TILLAGE INTO COTTON/WHEAT CROPPINGSYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WOULD BE THE FIRST EFFORT TO EVALUATE A SYSTEMS APPROACH TOREGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS TX AND OK SEMI-ARID ECOREGIONS. PROJECT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEPROPOSED RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS MULTIPLE LONG-TERM GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE SAS PROGRAM PRIORITYAREA (A9201), AND INCLUDE: 1) INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITYBY PROVIDING REGENERATIVE PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH EDUCATION/OUTREACH (LANDSTEWARDSHIP; FOOD/AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND BIOSECURITY); 2) SUPPORTING NEEDED CHANGES TO COST-SHARE PROGRAM POLICIES REGARDING INCORPORATION OF LIVESTOCK INTO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSINVOLVING COVER CROPS (SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; LAND STEWARDSHIP); AND, 3)INCREASING ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE PRACTICES IN THE SGP AND IMPROVE WATER USE EFFICIENCY,ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE (LAND STEWARDSHIP; FOOD/AGRICULTURALPRODUCTION AND BIOSECURITY, SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WATER). THIS PROJECT WILLPROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PROFITABILITY OF MULTIPLECOMMODITIES ON A PER ACRE BASIS WHILE REDUCINGTHEENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. EXTENSION ANDEDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED OPENLY ACROSS THE SGPSANDNATIONALLY. · GrantIndex