College of Agricultural Sciences

Goal 1

• Adding Value to New and Old Agricultural Products
• Agricultural Competitiveness
• Agricultural Profitability
• Animal Genomics
• Animal Health
• Animal Production Efficiency
• Apiculture
• Aquaculture
• Biobased Products
• Biofuels
• Biotechnology
• Bioterrorism
• Diversified/Alternative Agriculture
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• GIS/GPS
• Grazing
• Home Lawn and Gardening
• Innovative Farming Techniques
• Invasive Species
• Managing Change in Agriculture
• New Uses for Agricultural Products
• Niche Market
• Organic Agriculture
• Ornamental/Green Agriculture
• Plant Genomics
• Plant Germplasm
• Plant Health
• Plant Production Efficiency
• Precision Agriculture
• Rangeland/Pasture Management
• Risk Management
• Small Farm Viability
• Tropical Agriculture
• Urban Gardening

Goal 2

• Food Accessability and Affordability
• Food Handling
• Food Quality
• Food Recovery/Gleaning
• Food Resource Management
• Food Safety
• Food Security
• Foodborne Illness
• Foodborne Pathogen Protection
• HACCP

Goal 3

• Birth Weight
• Health Care
• Human Health
• Human Nutrition
• Infant Mortality
• Medicinal Plants
• Nutricueticals

Goal 4

• Agricultural Waste Management
• Air Quality
• Biodiversity
• Biological Control
• Drought Prevention and Mitigation
• Endangered Species
• Energy Conservation
• Forest Crops
• Forest Resource Management
• Global Change and Climate Change
• Hazardous Materials
• Integrated Pest Management
• Land Use
• Natural Resources Management
• Nutrient Management
• Permaculture Land Management
• Pesticide Application
• Recycling
• Riparian Management
• Soil Erosion
• Soil Quality
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Water Quality
• Weather and Climate
• Wetlands Restoration and Protection
• Wildfire Science and Management
• Wildlife Management
• Yard Waste/Composting

Goal 5

• Aging
• Agricultural Financial Management
• Character/Ethics Education
• Child Care/Dependent Care
• Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
• Communications Skills
• Community Development
• Conflict Management
• Consumer Management
• Estate Planning
• Family Resource Management
• Farm Safety
• Fire Safety
• Home Safety
• Home-based Business Education
• Impact of Change on Rural Communities
• Jobs/Employment
• Leadership Training and Development
• Literacy
• Parenting
• Promoting Business Programs
• Promoting Housing Programs
• Retirement Planning
• Supplemental Income Strategies
• Tourism
• Workforce Preparation - Youth and Adult
• Workforce Safety
• Youth Development/4-H
• Youth Farm Safety

Focus Areas in FY 2008 CSREES Budget

• Advances in Biotechnology to Develop New Agricultural Products
• Biobased Products Program
• Improved Pest Control and Food Quality and Protection Act Implementation
• Invasive Species Program
• Modifying Food Intake Behavior
• Organic Agriculture, Production, and Processing Methods
• Scientific Basis for Optimal Health
• Small Farms and Their Contributions to Local Economies
• Sustainability of Agriculture and Forestry
• Water Quality