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National Programs
Integrated Farming Systems
Because of narrow profit margins and due to their fixed geographical locations most farms
and ranches have only limited flexibility to respond to changing factors in their environment.
Every farm or ranch is a complex system of interacting components residing in a natural and
socioeconomic environment. A high degree of management skill is required of modern
producers. The primary products of the Integrated Agricultural Systems National Program are
information and tools for use by farmers and by consultants in farm planning and
decision-making within the complex socioeconomic-physical-technical environment of the
farm or farms for which they are responsible. The overall problem to be addressed is
provision of science-based information and its effective retrieval, management, and analysis
for agricultural management decision-making. This includes historic, recent, and real-time
information and data. The goal is to help farmers retrieve, understand, and apply this
information to the development and effective management of whole farm systems within the
context of their ecosystems and communities. Effective response to farm/ranch issues requires
that partnerships be established in which research is conducted jointly with farmers and with
participation from community stakeholders.
Projects in this Program - by State
Legend:
Maroon = click to see related projects in these states.
Gray = No related research in this state.
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