Animals excrete a lot of nitrogen as they grow with a large fraction escaping into the air as ammonia. What happens to that ammonia, and can we predict how that excess nitrogen might be beneficial to nearby crop production? A multi-location, multi-agency project (ADAPT) was developed utilizing established protocols to define various ammonia components in the soil, plant, and air near animal production sites to estimate potential depositions and emissions and to better understand how ammonia moves and interacts with the local agroecosystem. Initial results from areas near two beef cattle feedlots will be presented.