Introduction Conference on the Long Run Sustainability of US Agriculture

08 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s): Tom Hertel

Video presentation on introduction of the 2018 Conference on the Long Run Sustainability of US Agriculture, the National Press Club, Washington DC, September 17, 2018

Land Use in the 21st Century: Contributing to the Global Public Good

08 Sep 2017 | Contributor(s): Tom Hertel

This paper focuses on the evolution of global public goods related to the world’s land resources over the course of the 21st century, their potential impacts on the world’s poorest households, as well as prospects for policy interventions aimed at enhancing these outcomes. It begins...

Managing Nitrate Leaching in the Corn Belt

08 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s): Christopher Kucharik, Laura C Bowling, Jing Liu

Video presentation on "Managing Nitrate Leaching in the Corn Belt" for the 2018 Conference on the Long Run Sustainability of US Agriculture, the National Press Club, Washington DC, September 17, 2018

Managing the Global Commons: Sustainable Agriculture and Use of the World's Land and Water Resources in the 21st Century

19 Oct 2017 | Contributor(s): Tom Hertel, Uris Lantz C Baldos, Laura C Bowling, Keith Cherkauer, Matthew Huber, David R Johnson, Carol Song, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

This is a presentation at IMPACTS WORLD 2017.

Marker Set

06 Nov 2018 | Contributor(s): Rob Campbell

Create iData Marker Set definition files (.ims)

Metadata Exporter

03 Apr 2018 | Contributor(s): Rajesh Kalyanam

Export geospatial file metadata to the ISO-19115 standard

Predicting Long Term Food Demand, Cropland Use and Prices

08 Sep 2017 | Contributor(s): Tom Hertel, Uris Lantz C Baldos, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

This paper seeks to survey, understand and reconcile the widely divergent estimates of long run global crop output, land use and price projections in the current literature. We begin by reviewing the history of such projections and the different models and assumptions used in these exercises. We...

The power and pain of market-based carbon policies: a global application to greenhouse gases from ruminant livestock production

08 Sep 2017 | Contributor(s): Benjamin Henderson, Alla A Golub, Daniel Djauhari Pambudi, Tom Hertel, Cecile Godde, Mario Herrero, Oscar Cacho, Pierre J. Gerber

The objectives of this research are to assess the greenhouse gas mitigation potential of carbon policies applied to the ruminant livestock sector [inclusive of the major ruminant species—cattle (Bos Taurus and Bos indicus), sheep (Ovis aries), and goats (Capra hircus)]— with...

U2U Accomplishment Highlights (April 2011 - Sept 2012)

17 Oct 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm, John Kriva

This document provides a brief overview of the top accomplishments from the U2U project from April 2011 - Sept 2012.

U2U Fact Sheet - October 2011

28 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

The U2U fact sheet is a brief handout describing project objectives and participants.

U2U Fact Sheet - October 2012

17 Oct 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

The U2U fact sheet is a brief handout describing project objectives and participants.

U2U Objective 1 Fact Sheet

24 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

The U2U Objective 1 Fact Sheet briefly describes the planned and ongoing research activities, as well as participants, of the Objective 1 Working Group.

U2U Objective 2 Fact Sheet

24 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

The U2U Objective 2 Fact Sheet briefly describes the planned and ongoing research activities, as well as participants, of the Objective 2 Working Group.

U2U Overview Presentation

03 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm, Linda Prokopy

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the Useful to Usable (U2U) research project. Last updated Nov. 1, 2011.

U2U Poster - July 2011

22 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm, Linda Prokopy

This poster provides a general overview of the Useful to Usable (U2U) project. Anyone on the U2U team is welcome to present this poster at conferences or other venues. This hi-resolution pdf is ready for priting a 3 ft. (H) by 4 ft. (W) poster.Thank you to our University of Wisconsin colleagues...

U2U Poster - May 2012

18 May 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

This poster provides a general overview of the Useful to Usable (U2U) project. Anyone on the U2U team is welcome to present this poster at conferences or other venues. This hi-resolution pdf is ready for priting a 3 ft. (H) by 4 ft. (W) poster.

U2U Poster - Oct 2012

27 Nov 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

This poster provides a general overview of the Useful to Usable (U2U) project. Anyone on the U2U team is welcome to present this poster at conferences or other venues. This hi-resolution pdf is ready for priting a 3 ft. (H) by 4 ft. (W) poster.

U2U Progress Timeline (graphic)

08 Nov 2012 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm, John Kriva

U2U Selected Research Highlights

18 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s): Melissa Widhalm

This short document overviews some of the recent research findings from the U2U project.

Using Useful to Usable (U2U) Tools for an Introductory Agronomy Course (Purdue University) -- Lab Assignment

04 Dec 2014 | Contributor(s): Trevor J. Frank, Bruce J. Erickson

This lab was constructed to provide introductory Agronomy students with a knowledge base of farming technology and available agricultural decision-making tools. Students will learn available technology for predicting climate variability, growing degree days, nitrogen fertilizer rates, cover crop...