1997 News Archive
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(1996-2008)
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| December 31 |
To Guard Mums, Spice the Fungi |
| December 30 |
Big, Beneficial Bacteria Discovered |
| December 29 |
New Beetle Diet Aids Year-Round Research
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| December 24 |
Gene May Simplify Breeding of Superior
Spuds |
| December 23 |
Animal Urine--A New Source of "Pharmed"
Medicine? |
| December 23 |
T-Cell Testing Made Easy |
| December 22 |
Scientists Teach an Old Christmas Plant New
Tricks |
| December 19 |
Date Bank Preserves a Holiday Treat |
| December 19 |
Sprinklerhead May Offer Superb
Precision |
| December 18 |
Gold in Them Thar Hulls |
| December 17 |
Researchers' Egg Vaccines Protect Billions of
Chickens |
| December 16 |
Eating Habits of Young Children Get Closer
Look |
| December 15 |
Near-Infrared Means "Lights Out" for Stored-Grain
Insects |
| December 12 |
Shedding More Light on Cotton Increases Yields
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| December 11 |
Fungal Enzyme Could Help Livestock Retain Phosphate
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| December 10 |
Backgrounder: Food Irradiation |
| December 9 |
Scientists Scrutinize New Melaleuca Biocontrols
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| December 8 |
Fruit Fly Dyeing Continues Overseas |
| December 5 |
ARS Presents Awards for Delivering New Research to
Market |
| December 4 |
Software Model Examines Poultry Safety
"Step-by-step" |
| December 3 |
Agency Scientists Win Top Research
Awards |
| December 2 |
Low Blood Protein May Mean Infection, Not Malnutrition
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| December 1 |
Navaho Thornless Blackberries May be Answer to a Soft
Market |
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| November 28 |
U.S.-Bred Tofu Soybeans Offer Farmers
Opportunity |
| November 26 |
Foiling the Cranberry Fruitworm |
| November 25 |
New Laboratory Focuses on Foods That Maintain
Health |
| November 24 |
Gel Could Stop Two Mites With One
Treatment |
| November 21 |
Animal Disease Research Tops List of Postdoc
Awards |
| November 20 |
Muscadine Grapes: A New Health Food and an Alternative
Crop |
| November 19 |
Tiny Wasp Runs Sting Operation on Tarnished Plant
Bug |
| November 18 |
Iowa Study Examines How to Sustain Watersheds
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| November 17 |
Trees and Crops Could Supplement Livestock on Small
Farms |
| November 14 |
New Farm Software Even Pumps Simulated Gas into the
Tractor |
| November 13 |
Premature Infants Benefit from Dual Feeding
Approach |
| November 12 |
Researchers Find Frugal, Flavorful Abalone
Substitute |
| November 11 |
New Agricultural Library Publication Focuses on
Animal-to-Human Diseases |
| November 10 |
Borer Thwarted by Its Appetite and a Fungus
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| November 7 |
Agricultural Library Photo Collection Documents U.S.
History |
| November 6 |
More Corn Seed Can Mean Less Weed Seed |
| November 5 |
Helpful Wasp Recruited to Fight Cotton
Pest |
| November 4 |
Brucellosis Vaccine for Cattle May Also Work for
Bison |
| November 3 |
Nationwide Hunt Starts For Chicken Microbes
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| October 31 |
International Conference on Methyl Bromide Opens
November 2 |
| October 30 |
Scheduling Irrigation Pays Off for
Farmers |
| October 29 |
New Bioherbicide Controls Several Weeds |
| October 28 |
Broiler Chicks May Benefit from "Spicier"
Feed |
| October 27 |
Musky Lure Proves Fatal Attraction for Major Corn
Pest |
| October 24 |
New Diagnostic Tool Will Aid in Eradicating Cattle
Tuberculosis |
| October 23 |
"Autumn Royal" Grape Is a Luscious Aristocrat
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| October 22 |
New Sugarbeet Germplasm Released to Plant
Breeders |
| October 21 |
New Soybean Germplasm Line Resists
Insects |
| October 20 |
USDA Opens New Compost Facility |
| October 17 |
Using Steam Without Cooking, New Device Kills Bacteria
on Meat |
| October 16 |
Bees Help Maintain Plant Collection |
| October 15 |
New Instrument Helps in Determining Wheat
Quality |
| October 14 |
Physician Uncovers Clues on Lactose Intolerance and
Hunger |
| October 10 |
Flower to be named for Mrs. Tipper Gore |
| October 10 |
Floral Gems Coming To D.C. |
| October 9 |
Clear Vision Calls For Long-Term Investment in Vitamin
C |
| October 8 |
Poultry To Get High-Tech Boost from
Science |
| October 7 |
Citrus Could Get Microscopic Ally in Battle of the Rots
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| October 6 |
Big Meals May Contribute to Body Fat in Older
People |
| October 6 |
Arsenal from Science Helps the Soybean Combat Two
Powerful Fungal Enemies |
| October 3 |
Red Plastic Mulch Thwarts Nematodes |
| October 2 |
"Glue" That Makes Good Soil Found |
| October 1 |
Hard Oats Stand the Test |
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| September 30 |
Leptin Fading As the Answer to Human
Obesity |
| September 29 |
Protein May Speed Screening of Tomatoes, Taters,
Eggplants |
| September 26 |
New Lines of Guayule Released--New Source of
Rubber |
| September 25 |
Almond Tree Disease Remains a Tough Nut to
Crack |
| September 24 |
Harmless Fungus Protects Cotton Plants |
| September 23 |
Computer Program Aids Beekeepers |
| September 22 |
White Powder Anchors Farmland Soil |
| September 19 |
Tagging Nutrients in Vegetables Enhances
Research |
| September 18 |
USDA Research Agency to Induct Three Scientists to
Hall of Fame |
| September 18 |
National Ag Library Has Pfiesteria
Facts |
| September 17 |
Food Safety Is Major Concern of Food
Shoppers |
| September 16 |
Cotton Growers Can Sleep Late for Better Armyworm
Control |
| September 15 |
Surplus from Science Helps Feed the
Hungry |
| September 12 |
An Improved Forage Grass for Cows |
| September 11 |
Breeding Lines Show Promise Against Hessian Fly
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| September 10 |
Research Gives Clues to Reducing Herbicide Leaching
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| September 9 |
Corn Breeding Enters a New Era |
| September 8 |
Future Cotton Lines Could Resist Two Major
Diseases |
| September 5 |
Chinese Soybeans to Deepen U.S. Gene
Pool |
| September 4 |
Superb Apricot Offered to Growers |
| September 3 |
New Integrated Pest Management Projects
Underway |
| September 2 |
Wasp Venom Points to New Pest Control |
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| August
29 |
Mouth-Watering New Fruits |
| August
28 |
Smoking Out Bee Mites |
| August
27 |
Squeezing Fat Out of Foods |
| August
26 |
Eastern Gamagrass Surviving Drought |
| August
25 |
Do Children's Growth Standards Need
Refinement? |
| August
22 |
Winter Wheat Gets New Resistance to Hessian
Fly |
| August
21 |
ARS Helps Grass Growers Produce Seed Without Field
Burning |
| August
20 |
Alfalfa Bees Prove Their Carrot
Competence |
| August
19 |
Scientists Seek to Relieve Crops of Drought
Stress |
| August
18 |
Microwave Scale Takes a "Hands-off"
Approach |
| August
15 |
Key Insect Pest Could Go Hungry on New Virginia
Peanut |
| August
14 |
Obesity Research Could Lead to Leaner
Pork |
| August
13 |
New Potatoes Don't Need a Warm-Up Before
Chipping |
| August
12 |
Wheat Bran's Possible Role in Fighting Colon Cancer
Explored |
| August
11 |
Two Strawberries Found to be Rich in Ellagic
Acid |
| August
8 |
Safeguarding Mulberry Trees |
| August
7 |
Scientists Fight Fungi With Fungi to Protect Tomato
Plants |
| August
6 |
Drought Relief Spelled
"A-E-R-E-N-C-H-Y-M-A" |
| August
5 |
Lyme Disease-Fighting Project In Northeast To Enlist
Deer |
| August
4 |
Medium is Well Done for Detecting Harmful
Salmonella |
| August
1 |
Fractals for Farming |
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| July
31 |
New Lure May Help Conserve Helpful, Sterile
Medflies |
| July
30 |
Okra-Leaf-Shaped Cotton May Increase
Profitability |
| July
29 |
New Equations Reduce Chance of Water Pollution From
Dairy Manure |
| July
28 |
Untapped Hot Pepper Holds Key to Nematode
Resistance |
| July
25 |
Fuzzy Leaves Confuse Fungi |
| July
24 |
Global Climate Change: What Can Farmers
Expect? |
| July
23 |
Black Butte Is Heavyweight Among
Blackberries |
| July
22 |
Double Trouble May Loom Ahead for Deer
Tick |
| July
21 |
New, Patented Machine Developed to Re-Bind Cotton
Bales |
| July
18 |
RZWQM—Modeling Effects of Farm
Decisions |
| July
17 |
Hormone Could Make Suckers the Baitfish of
Choice |
| July
16 |
Soil “Detective” Helps Farmers |
| July
15 |
Dogwood,
Hydrangea Chemicals Foil Key Crop Pest |
| July
14 |
“Chefs” Cooking Up Trouble for Colorado Potato
Beetle |
| July
11 |
New Heart-Healthy Onions on the Horizon |
| July
10 |
Gene Discovery Could Help Breeders Reduce Head
Scab in Wheat |
| July
8 |
Fly Release Is Latest Step in Fire Ant Biocontrol
Strategy |
| July
8 |
Sensing the Soil’s Depth Cuts Fertilizer Use--and
Pollution Risk |
| July
7 |
New 'Mason' Lentil Promises High Yields, Easier
Harvest |
| July
3 |
New Three-Pronged Attack on Sugarcane
Pest |
| July
2 |
Zinc Helps Children Think |
| July
1 |
Growers Could Plant a New, Earlier Chickpea Next
Spring |
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| June
30 |
Mass-Reared Insects Get Fast Food |
| June
27 |
Geranium
Virus Hard To Identify, Easy To Spread |
| June
26 |
Tracking the Genetic “Music” to the Ears of
Corn |
| June
25 |
Prettier Pea Soup on the Horizon |
| June
24 |
Elk Study May Help Cattle |
| June
23 |
Fire Blight Under Wraps |
| June
21 |
USDA Breaks Ground for New Federal Lab in
Florida |
| June
20 |
Maysin—A
Natural Insecticide from Corn Silk |
| June
18 |
“Mow-Plow” Tillage--The Best of Both
Worlds |
| June
17 |
Livestock Behavior Facility Opens |
| June
16 |
Heart-Healthy Compound Found in Peanuts |
| June
13 |
DNA
Fingerprinting of Rice Varieties |
| June
12 |
New Gin Dryer is More Efficient and Gentle on
Cotton |
| June
11 |
ARS Employees Honored by USDA |
| June
10 |
Exhibit Displays Versatility of Bamboo |
| June
9 |
Water Data by Fax |
| June
6 |
Joint Project Seeks Higher-Strength Cotton
Fiber |
| June
5 |
New Test May Finger Disease-Carrying
Insect |
| June
4 |
Today’s Blue-Plate Special: Treats for Beneficial
Bugs |
| June
3 |
A Close-up Look at White-Speck Neps in
Cotton |
| June
2 |
With IPM, Bigger Areas Are Better |
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| May
30 |
Heat Wave Forecasts Could Help Save
Cattle |
| May
29 |
Fungus Is a Crop-Friendly Weed Whacker |
| May
28 |
Potato Late Blight May Be Arrested Earlier
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| May
27 |
Trickle-L Group Offers Online Expertise to Growers,
Gardeners |
| May
26 |
Mildews Don’t Cotton to These Swabs |
| May
23 |
Helping Honeybees Withstand Mites and Winter
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| May
22 |
Heterophils
to the Rescue! |
| May
21 |
A Close-Up Look at Cotton Fibers |
| May
20 |
Process May Enhance Rice Cake Flavor |
| May
19 |
The Promise of
Dolly |
| May
16 |
Ranking Soldier Flies |
| May
15 |
How Chemicals Seep into the Aquifer |
| May
14 |
Hairy Vetch Mulch System Moves to Poland |
| May
13 |
Piglets, Pituitaries and Chilly
Temperatures |
| May
12 |
Research Counterattack Against New Sorghum
Fungus |
| May
9 |
New Test Speeds Search for Aflatoxin
Biocontrol |
| May
8 |
Scientists Identify Chemical That Triggers Plant
“SOS” Call |
| May
7 |
Cloudy is Good--When It Pertains to Citrus
Juices |
| May
6 |
Extra Vitamin E May Thwart Infections in the
Elderly |
| May
5 |
USDA Chemist Elected to National Academy of
Sciences |
| May
2 |
Sap Beetle
Has a Nematode Nemesis |
| May
1 |
Computer Monitors Changing Rust Risk in
Wheat |
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| April
30 |
WEPP: Spilling the Secrets of Water
Erosion |
| April
29 |
Keeping Fuji Apples Fresh |
| April
28 |
New Clues on Salmonella |
| April
25 |
Beetles: Number One Exotic Pest Intercepted at U.S.
Ports |
| April
24 |
Irrigating on “Scheduler” for a Bigger Yield
Forecast |
| April
23 |
Fermenting Fungi Faster to Quell
Whiteflies |
| April
22 |
Vanishing Ponds Not a Sure Sign of
Spring |
| April
21 |
Scientists Seeking Hard White Wheats for Soft Asian
Noodles |
| April
18 |
National Visitor Center Open House |
| April
17 |
Bee Traps Go Commercial |
| April
16 |
Estimates for Basal Metabolism Inaccurate for African
American Girls |
| April
15 |
Less Irradiation Would Still Stop Fruit
Pests |
| April
14 |
Corn, Crop Residues Offer Cleaner
Environment |
| April
11 |
Biocontrol Duo Gang up on Armyworms |
| April
10 |
USDA Scientists Honored for Moving Research to
Market |
| April
9 |
Snap Beans Fingered as Calcium Source for
Youths |
| April
9 |
Dieters' Responses Slowed in Study |
| April
8 |
Berry Good Food for the Brain |
| April
7 |
Too Little Magnesium Makes One Work
Harder |
| April
4 |
Snooping on the Sound of Sediment |
| April
3 |
New “Pineapple” Orange Coming for Florida
Growers |
| April
2 |
Natural Chemical Found in Avocados Kills Fruit
Flies |
| April
1 |
“Plum” of a Rootstock May Boost a Premium
Almond |
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| March
31 |
WeedCast
Predictions Save Farmers Money |
| March
28 |
Cloned Gene May Benefit Cattle Feeders, Plastics
Manufacturers |
| March
27 |
New Way to Grow Broccoli Cuts Chemicals, Saves Water and
Protects Soil |
| March
26 |
Formulas to Help Microbes Clean Up Toxic
Waste |
| March
25 |
New Technique Extracts Potential Cancer-Fighting Agent
From Citrus |
| March
24 |
Dumping on House Flies |
| March
21 |
Computer Program Predicts Presence of Food
Pathogens |
| March
19 |
MOSES Will Part the Flood of Watershed Data
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| March
19 |
Six-Legged Italian Imports to Double-Team a Spiny
Weed |
| March
18 |
Lean, Mean Fighting Machine Needs Fat |
| March
17 |
Scientists to Map Battle Plan Against Aquatic
Weed |
| March
14 |
More Vernonia Seeds=More Vernonia Oil |
| March
13 |
New Rice Is Hot Item on Seed Companies 1997 Menu
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| March
12 |
Can Soil Microbes Rescue Strawberries and Peaches from
Disease? |
| March
11 |
New Viburnum Wins a Gold |
| March
10 |
Migrating Moths Can Fly High, Far, and
Fast |
| March
7 |
Meadowfoam Blooms as Alternative Crop |
| March
6 |
Newly Discovered Bacterium in Pigs May be More
Widespread Than Thought |
| March
5 |
RP-HPLC Says a Mouthful About Flour
Quality |
| March
4 |
National Arboretum Celebrates 70 Years of Scientific
Discovery |
| March
3 |
Sap Beetles Attractant Aids Control |
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| February 27 |
Computer Model Aids Grain Managers |
| February 26 |
Grazing Animals Prefer Afternoon Hay |
| February 25 |
Improving Quality of Fresh-Cut Produce |
| February 24 |
Corn Wax Makes Toxin Wane |
| February 21 |
Boron Supports Bone Growth |
| February 20 |
USDA Seeks Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Quarantine
Security |
| February 19 |
Trying to Blight a Fungus with
Biotechnology |
| February 18 |
More Fat in Bossy’s Diet Helps Baby Calves Stay
Warm |
| February 17 |
Scientists to Map Battle Plan Against Aquatic
Weed |
| February 14 |
Tiny Thrips Have Big Role in Pollinating
Mahogany |
| February 13 |
If It’s a Rose by Any Other Name, You Could Look It
Up |
| February 12 |
USDA Signs Research Pact to Test New Irradiator Against
Foodborne Pathogens |
| February 11 |
Modern Wheat Draws Mildew Resistance from the
Wild |
| February 10 |
More Folic Acid in Diet Cuts Risk to
Heart |
| February 7 |
New Bean Lines Resist Golden Mosaic
Virus |
| February 6 |
New Trap for Troublesome Insect |
| February 5 |
Precision Agriculture: Giving Plants Just What They Need
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| February 4 |
Teenage Moms Require Formula Boost |
| February 3 |
American Fish Farmers Could “Clean Up” with
Chinese Carp |
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| January 31 |
Virus-Resistant Melons Released |
| January 30 |
Fire Ants: A Look at New and Old Approaches to
Control |
| January 29 |
Nutritional Deficiencies Affect Behavior
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| January 28 |
Whitefly Scientists Review Progress |
| January 27 |
New, 24-Hour Test for Tomato Virus |
| January 24 |
Sustaining Texas Agriculture During
Drought |
| January 23 |
First Romosinuano Calf: It’s a
girl! |
| January 23 |
Scientists' Corn Seed Gets Microbial Coat Against
Harmful Fungi |
| January 22 |
Guayule Latex Process Is Licensed |
| January 21 |
One or Two Drinks a Day Can Lower Vitamin B
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| January 17 |
“Sweeping” Weeds Off the Wheat
Field |
| January 16 |
Safe Corn Pest Bait Expected to Slash U.S. Insecticide
Use |
| January 15 |
Plants Sip Instead of Gulp, to Yield More Cotton
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| January 14 |
Gene Offers Key to Cleaner Paper-Making, Better
Feeds |
| January 13 |
Air-Dropped Lure May Force Gypsy Moth to Dispense With
Sex |
| January 10 |
Tanners Might Replace an Old Salt With a Potassium
One |
| January 9 |
Rising CO2 Could Affect Fertilizer Needs |
| January 8 |
Cotton Quality Prediction on a New, Improved
Wavelength |
| January 8 |
Cotton under Glass--new Clues on
Aflatoxin |
| January 7 |
Tropical Sorghums Being Primed for Cooler
Zones |
| January 6 |
Nature Versus Nurture: A Formula for
Goats |
| January 3 |
Sunn Hemp: Speediest Cover Crop? |
| January 2 |
Biotech Wheat for Finer Breads |
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