CAF-LTAR

The R.J. Cook Agronomy Farm Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (CAF-LTAR) group is a member of the USDA-ARS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network with a focus on sustainable intensification in the dryland cropping region of the Inland Pacific Northwest. CAF-LTAR is a partnership between the USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research (NSAR) unit, Washington State University (WSU), University of Idaho (UI), and other public and private partners... At the CAF-LTAR basic and applied research is conducted at plot, landscape, and farm scales. At the regional scale, research is extended to the dryland cropping region of the inland Pacific Northwest and includes long-term studies at several locations as well as crop modeling and other research contributing to sustainable agriculture... The CAF-LTAR strives to provide socio-economical and bio-physical science with goals of enhancing decision support for precision and conservation agriculture and synergistic cropping system..