ABSTRACT
A partnership between the federal government and the state land-grant universities through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), supports and coordinates research, education, and extension programs that address national and regional needs in soil erosion and natural resources protection on agricultural lands. CSREES provides this support and assistance through formula funds to the state partners, special grants, national competitive grants programs, regional research projects and committees, and special programs and initiatives. Emphasis is being placed, at the national level, on multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional projects and programs that involve both research and extension objectives and goals. This collaboration facilitates more efficient transfer of research results and new technologies to agricultural producers and users for timely adoption and implementation of effective soil erosion control and soil and water management practices.
