We develop soil and nutrient management practices that enhance the nutritional quality of plant and animal products. The work strengthens the link between agricultural practices, dietary quality, and human health and longevity. Emphasis is placed on connecting on-farm decisions to broader outcomes for food systems and society.

Key efforts include weather-responsive nitrogen strategies that optimize winter wheat grain protein concentration alongside yield in semi-arid dryland systems. See: Deiss L, Thompson T, Kluth D, Jones-Diamond S, Johnson JJ, Ippolito JA. 2026. Optimizing winter wheat grain yield and protein concentration with weather-responsive nitrogen management in semi-arid dryland systems. Crops & Soils Magazine. Madison, WI.