Research
GHG Emission Monitoring and Modeling
We have multiple projects funded by USDA and DOE to monitor and model GHG emissions from agricultural fields (Monitoring, Modeling, Reporting, and Verification or MMRV). We are using the eddy covariance technique and soil chambers for monitoring the emissions from production-scale fields.
Number of eddy covariance sites: 20
Main projects include:
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Texas Climate-Smart Initiative funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities
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The U.S. Climate Smart Cotton Program funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities
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DOE ARPA-E's SMARTFARM project for "Establishing Validation Sites for Field-Level Emissions Quantification from Grain Sorghum in Southern Great Plains"
Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI)
In 2017, I established a sorghum BNI research program at Texas A&M with funding from two USDA-NIFA grants. Now, this research program has become a signature interdisciplinary initiative focused on developing nitrogen-smart crops, including sorghum, wheat, and corn.
Organic Farming
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Currently, our group is participating in two USDA-NIFA-OREI projects on cotton and sorghum.
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We have certified organic land available for research at the Texas A&M farm.
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Our group specifically studies the cropping systems' response under organic management.
USDA Announces Historic Investment in Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
Chad Brewer, Program Manager of the U.S. Climate-Smart Cotton Program on Program Enrollment