1. Agricultural Research Service Research Lab. Morris, MN

2. ARS-USDA Natural Resources Conservation Research

3. Research Triangle University of Minnesota, Morris West Central Research & Outreach Center

4. The Land Resources-USA

5. 1800s Great American Desert Garden of Eden ! 1930s Recently Bread Basket ! Monoculture

6. Land Management – Resource for Future Generations

7. The Challenges Cropping System Short Growing Season Weather Extremes Large Intra- & Inter-annual Variation Soils Large Spatial Variation Erosion Cool Wet soils FUEL FEED FOOD Economics SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

8. Research Program Mission Cropping Systems Land/soil Management Global Climate Change Crops Bio-energy Crops Bio-energy Crops Diversify: Crops Cropping Systems Management Options Diversify: Crops Cropping Systems Management Options

9. Growth chamber to on-farm Basic to applied

10. Soil Carbon Cycling- Environmental Protection

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