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Primary strategyImpact areaLinked resource, [Open Access articles flagged], and full citation
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Cover CropsSoil HealthConventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality.

Sophie Q. van Rijssel et al., Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality. Science388,410-415(2025).DOI:10.1126/science.adr0211
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Cover CropsSoil HealthSoil bacterial communities benefit from long-term cover crop mixtures.

Gurmessa, B., Udawatta, R.P., Rambadagalla, R.T., and Reinbott, T. 2025. Soil bacterial communities benefit from long-term cover crop mixtures. European Journal of Soil Biology. 124 (2025) 103714. Doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2025.103714
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AgroforestryAgronomicFrontiers in alley cropping: Transformative solutions for temperate agriculture.

Wolz, K.J., Lovell, S.T., Branham, B.E., Branham, B.E., Eddy, W.C., Keeley, K., Revord, R.S., Wander, M.M., Yang, W.H., & DeLucia, E.H.. (2018). Frontiers in alley cropping: Transformative solutions for temperate agriculture. Global Change Biology, 24, 883–894. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13986
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Cover CropsAgronomicWhat do we know about cover crop efficacy in the North Central United States?

Cates, A. M., G. R. Sanford, L. W. Good, and R. D. Jackson. 2018. What do we know about cover crop efficacy in the North Central United States? Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73:153A-157A.
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Cover CropsAgronomicEstablishment and function of cover crops interseeded into corn. [Open Access]

Noland, R.L., Wells, M.S., Sheaffer, C.C., Baker, J.M., Martinson, K.L. and J.A. Coulter. 2018. Establishment and function of cover crops interseeded into corn. Crop Science 58(2): 863-873.
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Cover CropsAgronomicNitrogen fixation and productivity of winter annual legume cover crops in Upper Midwest organic cropping systems. [Open Access]

Perrone, S., Grossman, J., Liebman, A., Sooksa-nguan, T., and J. Gutknecht. 2020. Nitrogen fixation and productivity of winter annual legume cover crops in Upper Midwest organic cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 117:61-76.
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Cover CropsAgronomicEvaluating Cover Crops for Benefits, Costs and Performance within Cropping System Niches. [Open Access]

Snapp, S.S., Swinton, S.M., Labarta, R., Mutch, D., Black, J.R., Leep, R., Nyiraneza, J. and K. O'Neil. 2005. Evaluating Cover Crops for Benefits, Costs and Performance within Cropping System Niches. Agron. J. 97: 322-332.
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Cover CropsAgronomicCover crop-based reduced tillage management impacts organic squash yield, pest pressure, and management time. [Open Access]

Bruce D, Silva EM and Dawson JC (2022) Cover crop-based reduced tillage management impacts organic squash yield, pest pressure, and management time. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:991463. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.991463
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Cover CropsAgronomicSuppression of weed and insect populations by living cover crop mulches in organic squash production. [Open Access]

Bruce D, Silva EM and Dawson JC (2022) Suppression of weed and insect populations by living cover crop mulches in organic squash production. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:995224. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.995224
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Cover CropsAgronomicComparing cover crop research in farmer-led and researcher-led experiments in the Western Corn Belt. [Open Access]

Koehler-Cole K, Basche A, Thompson L and Rees J (2023) Comparing cover crop research in farmer-led and researcher-led experiments in the Western Corn Belt. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7:1064251. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1064251
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Cover CropsAgronomicLegume cover crops and tillage impact nitrogen dynamics in organic corn production.

Liebman, A.M., J. Grossman, M. Brown, M.S. Wells, S.C. Reberg-Horton, and W. Shi. 2018. Legume cover crops and tillage impact nitrogen dynamics in organic corn production. Agronomy Journal. 110:1046-1057. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2017.08.0474
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MultipleAgronomicThe impact of agricultural landscape diversification on U.S. crop production.

Burchfield, E.K., Nelson, K.S., & Spangler, K. (2019). The impact of agricultural landscape diversification on U.S. crop production. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106615
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MultipleAgronomicGrazing intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza®) as a dual-use crop for forage and grain production. [Open Access]

Clean River Partners. (2021). Grazing intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza®) as a dual-use crop for forage and grain production. Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant Final Report. https://cleanriverpartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/clean-river-partners-crwp_final-sadg-progress-report-section-i_fy18_Kernza®-dual-use_final-10-6-21.pdf
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Perennial BiomassAgronomicPoplar and shrub willow energy crops in the United States: field trial results from the multiyear regional feedstock partnership and yield potential maps based on the PRISM-ELM model.

Volk, T.A., Berguson, B., Daly, C., Halbleib, M.D., Miller, R., Rials, T.G., Abrahamson, L.P., Buchman, D., Buford, M., Cunningham, M.W., Eisenbies, M., Fabio, E.S., Hallen, K., Heavey, J., Johnson, G.A., Kuzovkina, Y.A., Liu, B., Mcmahon, B., Rousseau, R., Shi, S., Shuren, R., Smart, L.B., Stanosz, G., Stanton, B., Stokes, B., & Wright, J. (2018). Poplar and shrub willow energy crops in the United States: field trial results from the multiyear regional feedstock partnership and yield potential maps based on the PRISM-ELM model. GCB Bioenergy, 10, 735-751. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12498
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicEnergy, water and carbon exchange over a perennial Kernza wheatgrass crop.

Gabriel de Oliveira, Nathaniel A. Brunsell, Caitlyn E. Sutherlin, Timothy E. Crews, Lee R. DeHaan (2018). Energy, water and carbon exchange over a perennial Kernza wheatgrass crop. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Volume 249,
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicCarbon and water relations in perennial Kernza (Thinopyrum intermedium): An overview.

Gabriel de Oliveira, Nathaniel A. Brunsell, Timothy E. Crews, Lee R. DeHaan, Giulia Vico. Carbon and water relations in perennial Kernza (Thinopyrum intermedium): An overview. (2020) Plant Science, Volume 295,
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicNitrogen transfer and yield effects of legumes intercropped with the perennial grain crop intermediate wheatgrass. [Open Access]

Reilly EC, Gutknecht JL, Tautges NE, Sheaffer CC, Jungers, JM (2022). Nitrogen transfer and yield effects of legumes intercropped with the perennial grain crop intermediate wheatgrass. Field Crops Research 286: 108627.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108627.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicForage yield and profitability of grain‐type intermediate wheatgrass under different harvest schedules. [Open Access]

Puka‐Beals, J., Sheaffer, C., & Jungers, J. (2022). Forage yield and profitability of grain‐type intermediate wheatgrass under different harvest schedules. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 5(3), Agrosystems, geosciences & environment, 2022, Vol.5 (3).
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicHow the Nitrogen Economy of a Perennial Cereal-Legume Intercrop Affects Productivity: Can Synchrony Be Achieved? [Open Access]

Crews, T.E., Kemp, L., Bowden, J.H., & Murrell, E.G. (2022). How the Nitrogen Economy of a Perennial Cereal-Legume Intercrop Affects Productivity: Can Synchrony Be Achieved? Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicGoing where no grains have gone before: From early to mid-succession. [Open Access]

Crews, T. E., Blesh, J., Culman, S. W., Hayes, R. C., Jensen, E. S., Mack, M. C., Peoples, M. B., & Schipanski, M. E. (2016a). Going where no grains have gone before: From early to mid-succession. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 223, 223–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.012
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicGrazing management of “Kernza” intermediate wheatgrass as a dual purpose crop.

Picasso, V., Sheaffer, C., Hunter, M., Favre, J., Reser, A., & Jungers, J. (2019). Grazing management of “Kernza” intermediate wheatgrass as a dual purpose crop. SARE Rep. LNC16-383.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicEffects of defoliation and row spacing on intermediate wheatgrass I: Grain production.

Hunter, M. C., Sheaffer, C. C., Culman, S. W., & Jungers, J. M. (2020). Effects of defoliation and row spacing on intermediate wheatgrass I: Grain production. Agronomy Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20128
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicThe Perennial Grain Crop Thinopyrum intermedium (Host)Barkworth & DR Dewey (Kernza™️) as an Element in Crop Rotations: A Pilot Study on Termination Strategies and Pre-Crop Effects on a Subsequent Root Vegetable

Dimitrova Mårtensson, L. M., Barreiro, A., & Olofsson, J. (2021). The Perennial Grain Crop Thinopyrum intermedium (Host)Barkworth & DR Dewey (Kernza™️) as an Element in Crop Rotations: A Pilot Study on Termination Strategies and Pre-Crop Effects on a Subsequent Root Vegetable. Agriculture, 11(11), 1175.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicOptimal planting date of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass intercropped with red clover.

Olugbenle, O., Pinto, P., & Picasso, V. D. (2021). Optimal planting date of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass intercropped with red clover. Agronomy, 11(11), 2227
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicStrip-tillage renovation of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) for maintaining grain yield in mature stands.

Law, E. P., Pelzer, C. J., Wayman, S., DiTommaso, A., & Ryan, M. R. (2021). Strip-tillage renovation of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) for maintaining grain yield in mature stands. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 36(4), 321-327.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicForage nutritive value and predicted fiber digestibility of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass in monoculture and in mixture with red clover during the first production year.

Favre, J.R., T. Munoz Castiblanco, D.K. Combs, M.A. Wattiaux, and V.D. Picasso. 2019. Forage nutritive value and predicted fiber digestibility of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass in monoculture and in mixture with red clover during the first production year. Animal Feed Science and Technology 258, 114298 DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114298
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicGenome-wide association study of yield component traits in intermediate wheatgrass and implications in genomic selection and breeding

Bajgain, P., X. Zhang, and J.A. Anderson. 2019a. Genome-wide association study of yield component traits in intermediate wheatgrass and implications in genomic selection
and breeding. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9:2429-2439.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicDevelopment and evolution of an Intermediate Wheatgrass domestication program.

DeHaan, L., M. Christians, J. Crain, and J. Poland. 2018. Development and evolution of an Intermediate Wheatgrass domestication program. Sustainability 10:1499.
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Perennial GrainsAgronomicSustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice. [Open Access]

Zhang, S., Huang, G., Zhang, Y. et al. Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice. Nat Sustain 6, 28–38 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00997-3
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Winter AnnualsAgronomicManagement of pennycress as a winter annual cash cover crop. A review. [Open Access]

Cubins, J.A., Wells, M.S., Frels, K., Ott, M.A., Forcella, F., Johnson, G.A., Walia, M.K., Becker, R.L. and R.W. Gesch. 2019. Management of pennycress as a winter annual cash cover crop. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 39(5):46.
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Winter AnnualsAgronomicYield Tradeoffs and Nitrogen between Pennycress, Camelina, and Soybean in Relay- and Double-Crop Systems.

Johnson, Gregg & Wells, Michael & Anderson, Kevin & Gesch, Russ & Forcella, Frank & Wyse, Donald. (2017). Yield Tradeoffs and Nitrogen between Pennycress, Camelina, and Soybean in Relay- and Double-Crop Systems. Agronomy Journal. 109. 10.2134/agronj2017.02.0065.
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Winter AnnualsAgronomicInterseeded pennycress and camelina yield and influence on row crops.

Patel, Swetabh & Lenssen, Andrew & Moore, Kenneth & Mohammed, Yesuf & Gesch, Russ & Wells, Michael & Johnson, Burton & Berti, Marisol & Matthees, Heather. (2021). Interseeded pennycress and camelina yield and influence on row crops. Agronomy Journal. 113. 10.1002/agj2.20655.
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Winter AnnualsAgronomicEvaluation of soybean selection and sowing date in a continuous cover relay-cropping system with pennycress. [Open Access]

Gesch RW, Mohammed YA and Matthees HL (2023) Evaluation of soybean selection and sowing date in a continuous cover relay-cropping system with pennycress. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:961099. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.961099
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Winter AnnualsAgronomic Crop growth and productivity of winter camelina in response to sowing date in the northwestern Corn Belt of the USA.

Wittenberg, A., Anderson, J.V., & Berti, M.T. (2020). Crop growth and productivity of winter camelina in response to sowing date in the northwestern Corn Belt of the USA. Industrial Crops and Products, 158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113036.
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Winter OilseedsAgronomicInterseeded pennycress and camelina yield and influence on row crops. [Open Access]

Patel, S, Lenssen, A.W., Moore, K.J., Mohammed, Y.A., Gesch, R.W., Wells, M.S., Johnson, B.L., Berti, M.T., & Matthees, H.L. (2021). Interseeded pennycress and camelina yield and influence on row crops. Agronomy Journal, 113, 2629– 2647. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20655
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GrazingBiodiversity and WildlifeCattle grazing and grassland birds in the northern tallgrass prairie.

Cattle grazing and grassland birds in the northern tallgrass prairie. Ahlering, M.A. and Merkord, C.L. (2016), Cattle grazing and grassland birds in the northern tallgrass prairie. Jour. Wild. Mgmt., 80: 643-654. doi:10.1002/jwmg.1049
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GrazingBiodiversity and WildlifeInfluence of intensive rotational grazing on bank erosion, fish habitat quality, and fish communities in southwestern Wisconsin trout streams.

J. Lyons, B. M. Weigel, L. K. Paine, D. J. Undersander (2000). Influence of intensive rotational grazing on bank erosion, fish habitat quality, and fish communities in southwestern Wisconsin trout streams. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 55 (3) 271-276;
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GrazingBiodiversity and WildlifeComparison of riparian plant communities under four land management systems in southwestern Wisconsin.

Paine, LK; Ribic, CA (2002). Comparison of riparian plant communities under four land management systems in southwestern Wisconsin. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 92, Issue 1, Pages 93-105, ISSN 0167-8809, 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00269-9.
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GrazingBiodiversity and WildlifeGrassland Birds: Fostering Habitats Using Rotational Grazing. [Open Access]

Grassland Birds: Fostering Habitats Using Rotational Grazing. Dan Undersander, Stan Temple, Jerry Bartlet, Dave Sample, Laura Paine. University of Wisconsin Extension
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MultipleBiodiversity and WildlifeFarmland biodiversity: is habitat heterogeneity the key?

Benton TG, Vickery JA, Wilson JD. 2003. Farmland Biodiversity: is habitat heterogeneity the key? Trends Ecol Evol 18:182–188.
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Perennial BiomassBiodiversity and WildlifeBird communities in future bioenergy landscapes of the Upper Midwest. [Open Access]

Meehan, T. D., A. H. Hurlbert, and C. Gratton. 2010. Bird communities in future bioenergy landscapes of the Upper Midwest. PNAS 107:18533-18538.
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Perennial BiomassBiodiversity and WildlifePerennial biomass feedstocks enhance avian diversity. [Open Access]

Robertson, B. A., P. J. Doran, L. R. Loomis, J. R. Robertson, and D. W. Schemske. 2011. Perennial biomass feedstocks enhance avian diversity. GCB Bioenergy 3:235-246.
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Perennial BiomassBiodiversity and WildlifeBioenergy cropping systems shape ant community composition and functional roles. [Open Access]

Haan NL, Helms JA and Landis DA (2024) Bioenergy cropping systems shape ant community composition and functional roles. Front. Conserv. Sci. 4:1283225. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2023.1283225
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Prairie StripsBiodiversity and WildlifeButterfly biodiversity increases with prairie strips and conservation management in row crop agriculture. [Open Access]

Kemmerling, L.R., McCarthy, A.C., Brown, C.S. & Haddad, N.M. (2023) Butterfly biodiversity increases with prairie strips and conservation management in row crop agriculture. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 1–10. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12675
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Winter AnnualsBiodiversity and WildlifeUsing pennycress, camelina, and canola cash cover crops to provision pollinators.

Eberle, C.A., Thom, M.D., Nemec, K.T., Forcella, F., Lundgren, J.G., Gesch, R.W., Riedell, W.E., Papiernik, S.K., Wagner, A., Peterson, D.H. and JJ. Eklund. 2015. Using pennycress, camelina, and canola cash cover crops to provision pollinators. Industrial Crops and Products 75:20-25.
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Winter OilseedsBiodiversity and WildlifeWeather and landscape influences on pollinator visitation of flowering winter oilseeds (field penny- cress and winter camelina).

Forcella, F., Patel, S., Lenssen, A. W., Hoerning, C., Wells, M. S., Gesch, R. W., & Berti, M. T. (2021). Weather and landscape influences on pollinator visitation of flowering winter oilseeds (field penny- cress and winter camelina). Journal of Applied Entomology, 145(4), 286-294.
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MultipleClimateA global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene. [Open Acccess]

Damien Beillouin, Marc Corbeels, Julien Demenois, David Berre, Annie Boyer, Abigail Fallot, Frédéric Feder, and Rémi Cardinael. 2023. A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene. Nature Communications 14 (3700) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39338-z
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AgroforestryClimateSoil organic carbon sequestration in temperate agroforestry systems - A meta-analysis. [Open Access]

Mayer, Stefanie & Wiesmeier, Martin & Sakamoto, Eva & Hübner, Rico & Cardinael, Rémi & Kühnel, Anna & Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid. (2022). Soil organic carbon sequestration in temperate agroforestry systems - A meta-analysis. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 323. 107689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107689
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SilvopastureClimateSilvopasture offers climate change mitigation and profit potential for farmers in the eastern United States. [Open Access]

Harry Greene, Clare E. Kazanski, Jeremy Kaufman, Ethan Steinberg, Kris Johnson, Susan C. Cook-Patton, and Joe Fargione. 2023. Silvopasture offers climate change mitigation and profit potential for farmers in the eastern United States. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7:1158459. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1158459
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AgroforestryClimateSoil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: a meta-analysis.

De Stefano, A., Jacobson, M.G. Soil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: a meta-analysis. Agroforest Syst 92, 285–299 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-017-0147-9
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GrazingClimateWhat can ecological science tell us about opportunities for carbon sequestration on arid rangelands in the United States? [Open Access]

Booker, K., Huntsinger, L., Bartolome, J. W., Sayre, N. F., & Stewart, W. (2012). What can ecological science tell us about opportunities for carbon sequestration on arid rangelands in the United States? Global Environmental Change, 22(2), 313-322. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.10.001.
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GrazingClimateAdaptive multi-paddock grazing increases soil carbon stocks and decreases the carbon footprint of beef production in Ontario, Canada.

Mehre, J., K. Schneider, S. Jayasundara, A. Gillespie, and C. Wagner-Riddle. 2024. Adaptive multi-paddock grazing increases soil carbon stocks and decreases the carbon footprint of beef production in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Environmental Management 371:123255. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479724032419?via%3Dihub
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AgroforestryClimateAgroforestry: Enhancing resiliency in U.S. agricultural landscapes under changing conditions. [Open Access]

Schoeneberger, Michele M.; Bentrup, Gary; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. 2017. Agroforestry: Enhancing resiliency in U.S. agricultural landscapes under changing conditions. Gen. Tech. Report WO-96. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 228 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-96.
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AgroforestryClimateCarbon sequestration by forests and agroforests: a reality check for the United States. [Open Access]

Udawatta, R.P., D. Water, S. Jose. (2022). Carbon sequestration by forests and agroforests: a reality check for the United States. Carbon Footprints 2022:1:8. https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/cf.2022.06
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AgroforestryClimateUSDA National Agroforestry Center Agroforestry and Climate Change Database [Open Access]

Scientific literature on agroforestry’s role in adaptation and mitigation under climatic change, as well as the effects of these stressors on agroforestry. This database focuses on research in the temperate agricultural regions from 1992 to the present.
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AgroforestryClimateAgroforestry strategies to sequester carbon in temperate North America.

Udawatta, R. P., & Jose, S. (2012). Agroforestry strategies to sequester carbon in temperate North America. Agroforestry Systems, 86(2), 225–242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-012-9561-1
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AgroforestryClimatePriority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution.

Terasaki Hart, D.E., Yeo, S., Almaraz, M. et al. Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01810-5
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AgroforestryClimateLarge climate mitigation potential from adding trees to agricultural lands.

Chapman, M., Walker, W. S., Cook-Patton, S. C., Ellis, P. W., Farina, M., Griscom, B. W., & Baccini, A. (2020). Large climate mitigation potential from adding trees to agricultural lands. Global Change Biology, 26(8), 4357-4365.
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Cover CropsClimateDeep soil inventories reveal that impacts of cover crops and compost on soil carbon sequestration differ in surface and subsurface soils.

Tautges, N. E., Chiartas, J. L., Gaudin, A. C. M., O’Geen, A. T., Herrera, I., & Scow, K. M. (2019). Deep soil inventories reveal that impacts of cover crops and compost on soil carbon sequestration differ in surface and subsurface soils. Global Change Biology, 25(11), 3753–3766. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14762
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Cover CropsClimateCover crops and carbon sequestration: Lessons from US studies.

Blanco-Canqui, H. (2022). Cover crops and carbon sequestration: Lessons from US studies. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 86, 501–519. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20378
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GrazingClimateManaging grazing lands to improve soils and promote climate change adaptation and mitigation: a global synthesis. [Open Access]

DeLonge, Marcia and Basche, Andrea D., Managing grazing lands to improve soils and promote climate change adaptation and mitigation: A global synthesis (2018). Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 33 (2018), pp 267–278.
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GrazingClimateGrazed perennial grasslands can match current beef production while contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation. [Open Access]

Jackson, R. D. 2022. Grazed perennial grasslands can match current beef production while contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation. Agriculture and Environmental Letters, Vol. 7, No. 1.
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GrazingClimatePotential mitigation of midwest grass-finished beef production emissions with soil carbon sequestration in the United States of America. [Open Access]

Rowntree, Jason & Ryals, Rebecca & DeLonge, Marcia & Teague, W.R. & Chiavegato, Marília & Byck, Peter & Wang, Tong & Xu, Sutie. (2016). Potential mitigation of midwest grass-finished beef production emissions with soil carbon sequestration in the United States of America. Future of Food: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Society. 4. 31.
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GrazingClimatePersistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems.

Yichao Rui, RD. Jackson, MF Cotrufo, GR Sanford, BJ Spiesman, L Deiss, SW Culman, C Liang, MD Ruark. Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Feb 2022, 119 (7) e2118931119; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2118931119
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GrazingClimateImpacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems. [Open Access]

Paige L. Stanley, Jason E. Rowntree, David K. Beede, Marcia S. DeLonge, Michael W. Hamm (2018). Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems. Agricultural Systems 162 pg 249-258
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GrazingClimateThe role of ruminants in reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint in North America.

Teague, W. R., Apfelbaum, S., Lal, R., Kreuter, U. P., Rowntree, J., Davies, C. A., Conser, R., Rasmussen, M., Hatfield, J., Wang, T., Wang, F., & Byck, P. (2016). The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint in North America. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 71(2), 156–164. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.2.156
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MultipleClimateNatural climate solutions for Canada. [Open Access]

Drever CR, Cook-Patton SC, Akhter F, Badiou PH, Chmura GL, Davidson SJ, Desjardins RL, Dyk A, Fargione JE, Fellows M, Filewod B, Hessing-Lewis M, Jayasundara S, Keeton WS, Kroeger T, Lark TJ, Le E, Leavitt SM, LeClerc ME, Lemprière TC, Metsaranta J, McConkey B, Neilson E, St-Laurent GP, Puric-Mladenovic D, Rodrigue S, Soolanayakanahally RY, Spawn SA, Strack M, Smyth C, Thevathasan N, Voicu M, Williams CA, Woodbury PB, Worth DE, Xu Z, Yeo S, Kurz WA. Natural climate solutions for Canada. Sci Adv. 2021 Jun 4;7(23):eabd6034.
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MultipleClimateNatural climate solutions for the United States. [Open Access]

Joseph E. Fargione, Steven Bassett, Timothy Boucher, et Al. Natural climate solutions for the United States. Science Advances 14 Nov 2018 : EAAT1869
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MultipleClimateLong‐term nitrous oxide fluxes in annual and perennial agricultural and unmanaged ecosystems in the upper Midwest USA. [Open Access]

Gelfand, I., Shcherbak, I., Millar, N., Kravchenko, A.N. and Robertson, G.P. (2016), Long‐term nitrous oxide fluxes in annual and perennial agricultural and unmanaged ecosystems in the upper Midwest USA. Glob Change Biol, 22: 3594-3607. doi:10.1111/gcb.13426
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MultipleClimateNatural climate solutions. [Open Access]

Griscom BW, Adams J, Ellis PW, Houghton RA, Lomax G, Miteva DA, Schlesinger WH, Shoch D, Siikamäki JV, Smith P, Woodbury P, Zganjar C, Blackman A, Campari J, Conant RT, Delgado C, Elias P, Gopalakrishna T, Hamsik MR, Herrero M, Kiesecker J, Landis E, Laestadius L, Leavitt SM, Minnemeyer S, Polasky S, Potapov P, Putz FE, Sanderman J, Silvius M, Wollenberg E, Fargione J. Natural climate solutions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Oct 31;114(44):11645-11650.
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