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| December 31 |
New, Quicker Tests Identify E. Coli
Strains |
| December 30 |
Gentler Hens for Poultry Production |
| December 29 |
New Sugar Beet Line Combines Disease Resistance, Smooth
Roots |
| December 24 |
A New Defense Against Insect Pests |
| December 23 |
Studying The Differences in Watersheds |
| December 22 |
New Protocol Offers Early Diagnosis of Sugar Beet
Disease--And More |
| December 19 |
Sugar Tapped for New, Edible Adhesives |
| December 18 |
Examining the Many Faces of Xylella
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| December 17 |
"Ivory Crisp" Potato Makes Tasty Chips |
| December 16 |
Groundbreaking for New Horticultural Research Facility
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| December 15 |
New Sensing System Counts Corn in a
Field |
| December 12 |
Amaryllis Featured in Arboretum Exhibit |
| December 12 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| December 11 |
Veneman Marks 50th Anniversary of ARS |
| December 10 |
Old Soil Study Uncovers Value of Long-term Nitrate
Research |
| December 10 |
NAL Upgrades AGRICOLA Online Public Catalog
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| December 9 |
On the Front Lines Against Scaley
Invaders |
| December 8 |
Scientists Investigate Childhood Nutrition Mystery's
Causes, Effects |
| December 5 |
Helping Stored Alfalfa Keep Its Protein |
| December 4 |
Study Addresses Need for Clean-Water Sediment
Goals |
| December 3 |
ARS Developing New, Disease-Resistant Citrus
Rootstocks |
| December 3 |
"Blueberry Bird" Honors USDA Blueberry and Strawberry
Breeding |
| December 2 |
Boosting Potatoes' Natural Ability to Protect
Themselves |
| December 1 |
Designing the Best Possible Conservation
Buffers |
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| November 28 |
What Genes Help Grapevines Battle Pierce's
Disease? |
| November 26 |
A Comeback for Soy-Based Bread? |
| November 25 |
Mowing in Fall Before Adding Herbicide May Help Control
Weeds |
| November 24 |
Science Makes Farming More Productive, Environmentally
Friendly |
| November 21 |
Spicing Up Insulin Sensitivity |
| November 20 |
Process Packs Protein into Snacks |
| November 19 |
USDA Announces Unified Food Safety Research
Agenda |
| November 18 |
Seeing Salmonella Move Through Pigs |
| November 17 |
Expansion Begins on USDA Forage Research
Facility |
| November 14 |
Gulfprince Peach Makes Market Debut |
| November 13 |
ARS Scientist Leads National Effort To Decipher Beetle's
Genes |
| November 12 |
USDA, Mexican Research Agency Sign Agreement To Bolster
Joint Research |
| November 10 |
ARS Research Improves Food Availability, Safety
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| November 7 |
Compounds Zap Grapevines' Worm Enemy |
| November 6 |
Project Takes Swat at Cattle-Biting Flies
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| November 5 |
Flood Irrigation Study Helps American Indian
Tribe |
| November 4 |
A Shortened Wait to Discover If Apple Tree's a
Dwarf |
| November 3 |
USDA Agricultural Research Agency Turns
50 |
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| October 31 |
10-Year Head Start Helps ARS Play Vital Role in
Nutrition Program |
| October 31 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| October 30 |
High-Tech River Rocks Track Thunderstorms'
Strength |
| October 29 |
New Approach to Fighting Exotic Newcastle
Disease |
| October 28 |
Major Agricultural Research Center Leading the Way in
"Going Green" |
| October 27 |
Handling-System Changes Can Reduce Grain
Mixing |
| October 24 |
Some LDL-Cholesterol Particles Are Worse Than
Others |
| October 23 |
Study Tracks Childrens' Attitudes About Athletic
Abilities |
| October 22 |
Proposal to Identify Key Corn Genes Wins Top
Award |
| October 22 |
National Agricultural Library Purchases Document
Delivery Software |
| October 21 |
New Pinto Bean Offers High Yields, Disease
Resistance |
| October 20 |
Groundbreaking Today for New USDA Horticultural
Lab |
| October 17 |
New Defense Against Hessian Fly May Lie in Insect's
Saliva |
| October 16 |
New ARS Technology Cuts Cotton Gin Noise
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| October 15 |
Automatic Poultry Inspection Goes On Line
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| October 14 |
High-Tech Devices Help Gauge Calories Burned
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| October 10 |
Peanut Farmers Have a "Suite" Deal |
| October 9 |
Boosting Vitamin E in Corn and Other Crops
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| October 8 |
Beetle is Possible Biocontrol Against Skunk
Vine |
| October 7 |
Flowering Alfalfa Yields High-Protein Feed on Northern
Plains |
| October 6 |
ARS Facility Cuts Pesticide Use by 75
Percent |
| October 3 |
New Test to Improve Plum Pox Monitoring in Stone
Fruit |
| October 2 |
ARS Releases New Blackberry Cultivars |
| October 1 |
Sound BASIS for Relating Sediment Flow, Stream
Health |
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| September 30 |
Study Shows Tea Consumption Lowers Blood Cholesterol
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| September 29 |
"Sewing" the Soil: A Quicker Way To Measure Soil
Compaction |
| September 26 |
Tiny Transmitters Gauge Cricket
Movements |
| September 25 |
New Evaluation Traits for Dairy Cattle |
| September 24 |
Scientists Identify Wasp's Chemical Cue for Marking
Whiteflies |
| September 23 |
Smooth Roots Mean Smoother Processing for U.S. Sugar
Beets |
| September 22 |
Absorbent Polymer Has "Thirst for
Knowledge" |
| September 17 |
Two Scientists Inducted Into ARS Hall of Fame
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| September 16 |
New Method Developed for Measuring Vitamin
B12 |
| September 15 |
Measuring Dust on Feedlots |
| September 12 |
Orange Peel Carbohydrates May Have Health-Promoting
Properties |
| September 11 |
Imaging System Detects Contaminants on
Poultry |
| September 10 |
Searching South America for Sharpshooter
Biocontrols |
| September 9 |
New "Moon Cake" Soybean Makes a Splendid Vegetable and
Forage |
| September 8 |
USDA Agency Initiates Program to Enhance Base of
DVM-Ph.D.s |
| September 8 |
Wired Insects Electrify Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
Research |
| September 5 |
Colored Mulch Can Help Cotton, Carrots--and Basil,
Too |
| September 4 |
Ammonia Measuring Methods to Be Evaluated at ARS
Lab |
| September 3 |
Louisiana Gets New Sugarcane Variety, Plus Improved
Harvesting and Processing |
| September 2 |
Losing Weight May Lower Cholesterol, Boost
Immunity |
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| August
29 |
Peppers To Die For: These "Hot" Plants Could Protect
Strawberries -- and More |
| August
28 |
Plant Guide Is Helping Reseed the American
West |
| August
27 |
Nickel Deficiency Causes Pecan Tree Disease
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| August
26 |
New ARS Human Nutrition Research Buildings
Dedicated |
| August
25 |
Nicole Apricot -- A Flavorful New Fruit From
ARS |
| August
22 |
Attractive Lure Beckons Anastrepha Fruit
Flies |
| August
21 |
Harmonizing Everglades Restoration With South Florida
Agriculture |
| August
20 |
New USDA Vegetable Laboratory Dedicated Today
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| August
19 |
Making Cents Out of Weed Seed Banks |
| August
18 |
ARS Has Key Role in Sequence Project Aimed at Tomato
Menace |
| August
15 |
New Corn Lines May Be Good for the Heart |
| August
14 |
Using Management Zones to Help in Precision
Ag |
| August
13 |
Get Your Heart-Friendly, Blight-Resistant
Peanuts |
| August
12 |
Old Asian Battle Renewed in South Dakota Soybean
Fields |
| August
11 |
ARS Scientists Present Findings at Society
Meeting |
| August
8 |
Ensuring an Apple a Day |
| August
7 |
Liquid Oxygen Saves Channel Catfish
During Harvest |
| August
6 |
Composting Research Improves a Time-Tested
Technique |
| August
5 |
Fungus on Tap to Fight Whiteflies, Other
Pests |
| August
4 |
Preserving Weed Seeds for Science |
| August
1 |
Scientists Link Nutrition, Eye Health |
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| July
31 |
New Finding on Bacterium Linked to Disease of Orange,
Grapes |
| July
31 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted
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| July
30 |
Latest Version of USDA's Premier Nutrient Database
Released |
| July
29 |
Nutritious "Smoothie" Mix May Energize Honey Bees
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| July
28 |
Newly Approved Fungus May Help "Clean Up" Cotton
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| July
25 |
Natural Compound May Curb Losses Caused by
Snails |
| July
24 |
Remote Sensing May Make Forage Analysis Faster,
Easier |
| July
23 |
World's First Flower Genebank Celebrates 2nd
Birthday |
| July
22 |
Purple Rice Marks the Spot |
| July
21 |
New Wheatgrasses Set to Appear on Pasture
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| July
18 |
Similar Swine Diets May Actually Be Different
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| July
17 |
Apricots--Exotic and Familiar--Protected in National
Collection |
| July
16 |
Larger Portions May Lead Children To Overeat
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| July
15 |
ARS, Mexico Work to Develop New Breeds of
Lesquerella |
| July
14 |
Operation Full Stop Means "Lights Out" for
Termites |
| July
11 |
System for Counting and Identifying Insects Hits
Market |
| July
10 |
ARS Scientists May Bring Relief to Peanut Allergy
Sufferers |
| July
9 |
More Tender Beef, Thanks to Vitamin D |
| July
8 |
Feedlots and the Environment |
| July
7 |
Vegetative Mulches May Help Commercial
Farmers |
| July
3 |
Got Water? New Tester Fine-Tunes Irrigation
Systems |
| July
3 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| July
2 |
New Method Speeds Up Pesticide Residue
Monitoring |
| July
1 |
Spud Hub Checks for Postharvest Quality in
Tubers |
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| June
30 |
ARS Builds Mock Village on Farmland To Measure Runoff
Effects on Water Quality |
| June
27 |
Historic Photo Collection of Soybean Exploration Trip
Featured at NAL |
| June
26 |
Muscling in on Meatier Trout |
| June
25 |
Charting Asian Longhorn Beetles' Roaming
Habits |
| June
24 |
Flea Beetle Getting at Root of Invasive Weed
Problem |
| June
23 |
ARS, Industry Partnerships Yield Innovations for
Consumers, Farmers |
| June
20 |
Apache Apricot Offers Springtime Sweetness
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| June
19 |
National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory Looks
Forward--and Back |
| June
18 |
Again, No-Till Proves its Worth |
| June
17 |
Trout DNA May Help Improve Fish |
| June
16 |
Bird Barrier Decreases Pond Plundering by
Cormorants |
| June
13 |
ARS Employees Receive USDA, Presidential
Awards |
| June
12 |
New Gel Bait Now Available for Fire Ant
Control |
| June
11 |
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum--a Sight to
Behold |
| June
10 |
Wireless Networking System To Deliver Precision
Agriculture Data |
| June
9 |
Device to Gauge Erodibility of Soil Can Aid Watershed
Planners |
| June
6 |
Diet and Aging--Exploring the Link |
| June
5 |
Fruit and Vegetable Bounty Is Well Protected
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| June
4 |
Study Tracks Obesity Among U.S. Hispanic
Children |
| June
3 |
Turfgrass May be Carbon "Sink" |
| June
2 |
Promising New Compound for Fending Off
Insects |
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| May
30 |
Tractor Tire Needs May Vary in No-Till and Conventional
Farming Systems |
| May
29 |
Study Investigates Health Benefits of Barley
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| May
28 |
ARS Insect Lab Identifies Beetle Threatening Ash
Trees |
| May
27 |
New Tool on Tap for Fighting Listeria |
| May
23 |
A Fertility Test for Beneficial Insects |
| May
22 |
Testing the Fortitude of Iron in Cereals |
| May
21 |
Possible Natural Cure for Sugar Beet Leaf
Spot |
| May
20 |
Conservation Tillage: A Grower's Drought
Assistant |
| May
19 |
Pact May Lead to Heartier, Multipurpose Bluegrass
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| May
16 |
Scientists Explore Crop-Made Prebiotics to Bolster Gut
Bacteria |
| May
15 |
ARS Research Featured in Pest Management Science
Journal |
| May
14 |
Study Examines Effectiveness of Dietary Recall
Method |
| May
13 |
Petal-Power Gene Yields Unique Blossoms |
| May
12 |
Hard-Working Wasps Help Protect Apple Crops
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| May
9 |
Researchers' New, All-Natural Snacks Nab National
Award |
| May
8 |
Ceremony Marks National Bonsai, Penjing Museum
Reopening |
| May
7 |
Scientists Study Behavior of Leading Stored Grain
Pest |
| May
6 |
Conservation Tillage Gives Record Yields |
| May
5 |
New Method to Speed Breeders' Search for
Disease-Resistant Beans |
| May
2 |
New Vaccine To Fight Salmonella in Eggs |
| May
1 |
Researchers Employ Remote Sensing to Track Fire
Ants |
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| April
30 |
Natural Aromatic Compound Deepens Red Coloring in
Apples |
| April
30 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| April
29 |
Beautifying America With Cotton-Waste Mulch
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| April
28 |
New Data on Dietary Protein and Bone |
| April
25 |
Researchers Map Out Community Nutrition |
| April
24 |
Model Helps Cattle Breeders Evaluate Multiple
Traits |
| April
23 |
Newly Patented Virus Could Help Control Disease-Carrying
Mosquitoes |
| April
22 |
New, Improved Chickpea Now Available |
| April
21 |
A Hormone for Hunger in Humans May Leave Chickens
Feeling Full |
| April
18 |
Seeking to "A-Maize" Western Africa With
Anemia-Abatement Strategy |
| April
17 |
Elderly Hispanics May Lack Vitamin B-12 |
| April
16 |
Paving the Way for More Widespread Artificial
Insemination of Beef Cows |
| April
15 |
Nutrient Data Now Available for Home
Computers |
| April
14 |
Better Way To Deal With Cattle Runoff |
| April
11 |
Zapping Sweetpotato Weevils |
| April
10 |
New Romaine Lettuces Resist Dieback
Disease |
| April
9 |
Bakers at Heart |
| April
8 |
Algicide Offers New Way to Fight Off-Flavor in
Catfish |
| April
7 |
A High Demand for Fungi in ARSEF
Collection |
| April
4 |
Seeking an Edge Over Cattle Diseases Through DNA
Sequencing |
| April
3 |
ARS Breeding Sheep With Hair--Not Wool |
| April
2 |
Biological Clocks "Wake Up" Plants |
| April
1 |
Ultrasound Used to Detect Quality Beef |
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| March
31 |
Zapping Insects With Radio Waves |
| March
31 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| March
28 |
Nutrition Detectives Probe
Secrets of Vitamin A |
| March
27 |
Radio Frequencies Blast Bacteria in Fruit
Juice |
| March
26 |
Fine-Tuning a Woman's True Caloric Needs |
| March
25 |
Effects of Food on Bone Health Probed |
| March
24 |
A Low-Cost Collector For Sampling Low-Volume Water
Flow |
| March
21 |
New Technology for Detecting Turkey Respiratory Virus
Now Available |
| March
20 |
Boosting the Calcium in Potatoes |
| March
19 |
Saving Water for a Rainless Day |
| March
18 |
Fish Oil May Help Young Pigs |
| March
17 |
Forage Grass From Japan Gets New Life in Southern
Plains |
| March
14 |
Invention Streamlines Cleaning of Chaffy Seed
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| March
13 |
Special Diet for Almond-Pollinating Bees |
| March
12 |
New Flavonoid Database Adds to Body of Nutrient
Information |
| March
11 |
New Research Initiative Wages War on White
Mold |
| March
10 |
Investigating Foods That May Help Forestall Type 2
Diabetes |
| March
7 |
Researchers Work to Rid Catfish of
Off-flavors |
| March
6 |
Scientists Offer Suggestions to Combat Pecan
Vivipary |
| March
5 |
Bacterium Tapped to Make Low-Calorie Sweetener for
Candies, Gums |
| March
4 |
Rising From the Ashes |
| March
3 |
An Easier Way to Measure Soil
Compaction? |
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| February 28 |
Tri-State Potato Breeding Program Dishes Out Big
Returns |
| February 27 |
Patented Microbial Collection Boasts 6,000
Strains |
| February 26 |
It's "Hip" to Get Enough Vitamin K |
| February 25 |
Sexual Teasing Could Lead Insects to Fatal
Attraction |
| February 24 |
Scientist Develops Eco-Friendly and Inexpensive Hair Gel
From Soybean and Safflower Seeds |
| February 21 |
Exploring Important Medicinal Uses for Watermelon
Rinds |
| February 20 |
Blue Orchard Bees Help Pollinate
Cherries |
| February 19 |
New Lint Cleaner Reduces Cotton Waste |
| February 18 |
A New, Rapid Laboratory Test for Avian Influenza in the
Live Bird Market |
| February 14 |
Fowl Manure May Help the Environment |
| February 13 |
Scientists Honored for Bringing Technology Out of the
Lab and Into the Marketplace |
| February 12 |
Veneman Honors USDA's Top Scientists of 2002
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| February 11 |
Radio Frequency Puts the Heat on Plant Pests
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| February 10 |
New Discoveries Could Help Manage Red Imported Fire
Ants |
| February 7 |
Beating the $22 Billion Bug |
| February 6 |
Pearl Millet: A New U.S. Crop? |
| February 5 |
Glomalin: The Real Soil Builder |
| February 4 |
Ultrasound Research Helps Speed Cotton
Processing |
| February 3 |
ARS Preserves Genetic Material for Key Cattle
Breed |
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| January 31 |
Tomato Foe Attacks Other Crops, Too |
| January 31 |
Latest ARS Food &
Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| January 30 |
New Waxy Spring Wheats Available |
| January 29 |
New, Salt-Tolerant Plants Developed |
| January 28 |
New Disease-Resistant Soybean Released |
| January 27 |
Mobile Unit Accelerates Nutrition Study
Participation |
| January 24 |
Process Developed by USDA Scientists Makes Swine
Wastewater Environmentally Friendly |
| January 23 |
High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Stress in
Barley |
| January 22 |
Measuring What Chickens Chug-a-Lug |
| January 21 |
Vitamin C Protects Stressed-Out Plants |
| January 17 |
Keeping an Eye Out for the Corn Farmer's Best
Friend |
| January 16 |
Beneficial Fungi Boost Pepper Growth |
| January 15 |
Field Testing Reveals Clues Toward a Proper Phosphorus
Balance in Soil |
| January 14 |
Superb New Spuds from ARS Potato Breeders
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| January 13 |
2003 Could Be New Year for GM Corn Mix |
| January 10 |
Researchers Develop "Smart" Wound
Dressing |
| January 9 |
Protecting Prized Elms: Disease Bacterium
Identified |
| January 8 |
ARS, Company Work on New Insect Marking
Kit |
| January 7 |
Vapor--Not Liquid Water--Spurs Seeds'
Sprouting |
| January 6 |
Ferritin in Soybeans May Be A Good Iron Source for
Women |
| January 3 |
How Low Does Your Folate Go? |
| January 2 |
Fungal Detectives Uncover the Truth About Green
Mold |
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