@article{bda598dc4ef84bcf96eefec6822ef472,
title = "Soil science research priorities in the United States",
keywords = "Climate change, Multiple soil classes, Soil health, Soil properties, United States soil research",
author = "Craig Rasmussen and Asmeret Asefaw-Berhe and Ronald Turco",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by funding from the USDA NIFA Hatch/Multi-State project \#ARZT-1370600-R21-189 . We also thank Skye Wills for her insight and perspective on an early draft of this manuscript. Funding Information: The following is a summary of current soil research priorities identified by federal funding agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and non-profit organizations such as the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, the Soil Health Institute and the Soil Science Society of America. The research priorities were organized into the broad categories of i) soil health and sustainability, ii) spatiotemporal patterns of soil properties and processes, iii) climate change, and iv) soil monitoring, measurement, and modeling ( Fig. 1 ). These research priorities intersect and overlap and were organized here to best reflect the current research funding structures in the United States. It should be noted that currently, there is not a federal program that emphasizes soils research as its primary focus area. The lack of a focused program area within a principal federal agency may have diminished the importance of soil research. Furthermore, along with other fields in earth system science, the U.S. soil science community is reckoning with the persistent of lack of diversity and inclusion in the scholarly community ( Carter et al., 2021 ). The community is actively seeking solutions to address historical inequities in access to resources and promote opportunities for scholars from historically excluded communities. ",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00526",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
journal = "Geoderma Regional",
issn = "2352-0094",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
}