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| December 31
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New
Winter Wheat Ready for Prime Time |
| December 30
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Across the Americas, Squash and Gourd Bees Are Superb
Pollinators |
| December
29 |
New
Sugarcane Cultivars Developed for Sand Soils of South Florida |
| December
24 |
Defatted Soy Flour Eyed as Filler Substitute for Rubber
Tires |
| December
23 |
New
Tool Fertilizes Fields and Reduces Runoff Nutrients |
| December
22 |
Military Uniforms Now Provide Reliable Protection from
Mosquitoes |
| December
19 |
A
New Tally for Water Use by Thirsty Plants |
| December
18 |
Experimental Soybeans Sabotage Roundworm Pest With Its
Own Gene |
| December
17 |
Extreme Weather Boosts Antioxidant Levels in Soybean
Seeds |
| December
16 |
Pink
Hibiscus Mealybug Pheromone Licensed |
| December
15 |
Nanotechnology May be Used for Food Safety
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| December
12 |
New
Soybean Variety Sets Sights on Japanese Soyfoods Market |
| December 11
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Berry Compound Reduces Aging Effect |
| December 10
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ALMANAC Model May Help Predict Crops' Role in Bioenergy
Production |
| December
9 |
Modified Lignin Has Potential Benefits for Ethanol,
Paper and Feed |
| December
8 |
New
Barley is Bad News for Russian Wheat Aphids |
| December
5 |
Asian Grasslands May Hold Global Promise |
| December 4
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Know
Your USDA Watersheds |
| December 3
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Genetic Roots of Cacao Trees Traced |
| December
2 |
Scientists Serve up Mustard Meal to Tame
Weeds |
| December
1 |
New
Green Leaf Lettuce Leaves Leafminers in the Lurch |
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| November
28 |
Boll
Weevil Feeding Habits Now Better Understood |
| November
26 |
Experimental Plots of Pennycress Tested for Biodiesel
Potential |
| November
25 |
Humans Prompted New Paths for Parasites |
| November
24 |
Non-Target Insects Probably Affected More by
Insecticides than by Bt Crops |
| November
21 |
Secrets to Sorghum Survival in Acidic Soils
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| November
20 |
Corn
Protein Polymers Inspire Diverse New Uses |
| November
19 |
Increasing Calcium in Carrots and Other
Vegetables |
| November
18 |
Got
Pumpkin Pie? Thank A Bee! |
| November
17 |
Presenting Prince, a New Blueberry Cultivar
|
| November
14 |
ARS
Licenses Hairy Vetch Varieties |
| November
13 |
New
Genetic Resources for Cereal Crops |
| November
12 |
Vitamin D-Rich Mushrooms: A Research Success!
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| November
10 |
Study Shows Consuming Hibiscus Tea Lowers Blood
Pressure |
| November
7 |
CAT-scanning Cotton Bales for Moisture |
| November
6 |
Drought-Hardy Soybean Lines with Stamina |
| November 5
|
Gene-silencing Technique to be Deployed against Soybean
Fungus |
| November
4 |
Pecan Growers Boost Revenue by Growing
Organically |
| November
3 |
Corngrass: Youthful Plant May Quicken Biofuels Research
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| October
31 |
USDA
Children's Nutrition Research Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary
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| October
30 |
ARS,
TEDCO Showcase Latest "Green" Technologies |
| October
29 |
Hops
Extract May Reduce Clostridium in Chickens |
| October
28 |
Paper Mill Waste May be Just Right for Reclaiming
Mineland |
| October
27 |
Protecting Soils and Producing Biofuel with Corn
Stover |
| October
24 |
Scientists Sort Out “Who's Who” Among
Australian Pine Species |
| October
23 |
Scientists Pit Fungus against Apple Pest
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| October
22 |
"Superenzymes" Could Streamline Biofuels
Refining |
| October
21 |
New
International Wind Erosion Journal Launched |
| October
20 |
ARS
Grazinglands Lab in Oklahoma Celebrates Anniversary |
| October
17 |
Antioxidant Effects from Eating Almonds |
| October
16 |
Retooled Approach May Make Bio-based Butanol More
Competitive with Ethanol |
| October
15 |
Sorting Technology for Red, White Wheat
Kernels |
| October
14 |
Parasites and Global Change: Past Patterns, Future
Projections |
| October
10 |
Producing New U.S. Energy Crops by the Barrel
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| October
9 |
Models Help Assess Biofuels' Sustainability
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| October 8
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Fight Osteoporosis: Bone Up on a Quality Diet
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| October
7 |
City
Trash Plus Farm Leftovers May Yield Clean Energy |
| October
6 |
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| October
3 |
New
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| October
2 |
New
Sugarcanes to Deliver One-Two Energy Punch |
| October
1 |
Making the Most of Manure |
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| September
30 |
Database Will Disclose
Promising Wheats’ Genetic Identity |
| September
29 |
Computer Program Eases Climate Change
Research |
| September
26 |
ARS
Scientists Trace Toxoplasma Parasite's Family Tree |
| September
25 |
Making Fluorescent Markers for Corn Tissues
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| September
24 |
Runoff Research Promotes Healthier Aquifers
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| September
23 |
Database of Isoflavone Compounds in Foods
Updated |
| September
22 |
Minimal Composting of Beef Cattle Manure Reduces
Antibiotic Levels |
| September
19 |
Walnut Genetic Secrets Targeted in New
Research |
| September
18 |
ARS
Scientists and Cooperators Surveying for Rare Ladybugs |
| September
17 |
A
Model Farm for Emissions Studies |
| September
16 |
Reflective Particle Films Improve Apple
Quality |
| September
15 |
A
Little Grass Called Brachypodium Will Be a Big Help in Biofuels
Research |
| September
12 |
Markers for Rice Blast Resistance Discovered
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| September
11 |
Improving Food Survey Methods |
| September
10 |
Two
Scientists Inducted into ARS Hall of Fame |
| September
9 |
Feral Cattle Isolated and Genetically
Distinct |
| September
8 |
New
Crop Model Should Speed Resistance to Wheat Diseases |
| September
5 |
Tracking and Taming a Tomato Virus |
| September
4 |
New
Fungal Finding Could Mean Better Bio-Insecticide |
| September 3
|
Managing Cover Crops with Rolling and Crimping
Techniques |
| September 2
|
ARS
Researchers Search for Casuarina Biological Control Agents
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| August
29 |
Database Documents Names for More Than 150,000 Diptera
Species |
| August
28 |
Grain Moisture Measurements May Divert Mold, Insect
Infestation |
| August
27 |
ARS
Scientists Test MRI Device to Measure Body Fat in Piglets |
| August
26 |
“Fingerprinting” Helps Make Great
Grapes |
| August
25 |
Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean
Energy |
| August
22 |
Scientists Tie Chickpea Disease to Fungal
Culprit |
| August
21 |
More
Strawberries, More Antioxidant Absorption |
| August
20 |
Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn in Ethanol Production
Study |
| August
19 |
USDA
Germplasm Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary |
| August
18 |
USDA
Conference Spotlights Sorghum's Biofuel Potential |
| August
15 |
Genetic Underpinnings of Sheep Traits May Yield Clues to
Greater Productivity |
| August
14 |
"Slick" Gene Helps Cattle Beat the
Heat |
| August
13 |
Profiling Protective Proteins in Dairy Cows
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| August
12 |
Taking Earth's Temperature via Satellite |
| August
11 |
Nonviable Seeds May Contain Research-Quality
DNA |
| August
8 |
New
Peas Resist Fungal Foe |
| August
7 |
ARS
Produces Online Databases for Maize, Blueberries |
| August
6 |
Wheat Genotyping: An Invaluable Service |
| August
5 |
Here's the Beef: Identifying DNA Markers and
Traits |
| August
4 |
Helping Wheat Pass the Acid Test |
| August
1 |
New
Germplasm Could Help Protect Avocados from Root Rot Disease |
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| July 31
|
Key
Red Flour Beetle Gene Sequenced |
| July 30
|
Nine
to 20 Individual Fire Ant Queens Started U.S. Fire Ant Population
|
| July 29
|
Test
Vaccines Show Promise against Parasite of Cattle |
| July 28
|
Scientists Identify Fungal Disease Culprits with
Molecular Genetics |
| July 25
|
ARS-Developed Apparatus Captures Deer Safely,
Effectively and with Minimal Trauma |
| July 24
|
Cold
Temperature is Key to Quality of Bagged Salads |
| July 23
|
ARS
Releases Gulfcrimson Peach to Nurseries |
| July 22
|
Food
Safety Developments Are in the Air |
| July 21
|
Garden Microbe Foils E. coli O157:H7 in Laboratory
Tests |
| July 18
|
Role
of Earthworms in Soil Explored |
| July 17
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Switchgrass May Mean Better Soil |
| July 16
|
Antimicrobials Target Produce Pathogens |
| July 15
|
Three New Tecoma Cultivars Add to Landscape Shrub
Options |
| July 14
|
Spice-Rack Favorites Battle E. coli and Other
Foodborne Pathogens |
| July 11
|
Modeling Erosion Damage from Ephemeral
Gullies |
| July 10
|
ARS
and Seed Company Examine Commercial Potential of Ethanol Coproduct
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| July 9
|
New
Textbook is Important Weed Biocontrol Tool |
| July 8
|
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| July 7
|
Scientists Test Method for Sanitizing Leafy
Produce |
| July 3
|
Grazing Cattle Year-Round Pays Off |
| July 2
|
Pathogen Genes Targeted in Studies to Protect Salad
Veggies |
| July 1
|
Meat
Safety: It All Works Out in the Wash |
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| June 30
|
New
Research Presented on Peanut Components |
| June 27
|
Protecting Romaine Lettuce From Pathogens
|
| June 26
|
Sequencing the Cacao Genome to Safeguard
Chocolate |
| June 25
|
Supporting Small Farm Success with Shiitakes
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| June 24
|
Potassium and Potato Preparation |
| June 23
|
Tick
and Mosquito Repellent Can Be Made Commercially from Pine Oil |
| June 20
|
USDA
"Power Plants" Exhibit Opens at National Arboretum |
| June 19
|
Ethanol Coproducts Eyed as Fillers in
Plastics |
| June 18
|
Tangy, Junior-size Fruit Bars from ARS
Process |
| June 17
|
Glomalin is Key to Locking up Soil Carbon
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| June 16
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Fighting a Worldwide Wheat Threat |
| June 13
|
New
Silverleaf Whitefly Has Growers Concerned |
| June 12
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New
Method May Thwart Pecan and Peach Diseases |
| June 11
|
Calcium Alone Does Not Reduce Hip Fracture
Risk |
| June 10
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The
Battle Heats Up Between Mangoes, Fruit Flies |
| June 9
|
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Boosts Invasive
Nutsedge |
| June 6
|
A
Futuristic Linkage of Animals and Electronics |
| June 5
|
"Clearwater": An Eco-Friendly Feed
Barley |
| June 4
|
ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| June 3
|
Treating Hog Manure with Borax Cuts Odor |
| June 2
|
Beneficial Bacteria Help Control Produce
Pathogen |
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| May 30
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Avian Influenza Genome Sequences Released
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| May 29
|
Fiji
Dwarf Coconut is One Tough Nut |
| May 28
|
Computer Model for Finding Mosquito Repellent
Compounds |
| May 27
|
Franklin Fish Lab Opens with a Splash |
| May 23
|
Plant Foods for Preserving Muscle Mass |
| May 22
|
A
Little Bit of Egg Makes Tracking Aphids Easier |
| May 21
|
Researchers Identify Genetic "Fix" for Problem
in Some Sweet Corn Hybrids |
| May 20
|
GrainGenes Website Speeds Gene Discovery |
| May 19
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Corn
Rootworm Population Studies: Faster, Cheaper--and Just As Good |
| May 16
|
Fruit Fly Diversity Is in the Details |
| May 15
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New
Peanut Variety Resistant to Nematodes, Virus |
| May 14
|
Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner and
Safer |
| May 13
|
U.S.
Sunflowers Could "Get a Lift" from Down Under |
| May 12
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USDA
Lab Renamed in Honor of Nobel-Winning Researcher |
| May 9
|
Sizing up Teen Snacking |
| May 8
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Drought Makes Farmers Mind Their Peas and
Corn |
| May 7
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Protecting Oysters from Burrowing Shrimp |
| May 6
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Pollinators as Preservationists |
| May 5
|
Still Seeking a Cause of Colony Collapse
Disorder |
| May 2
|
A
New Polymer Product from Soy Oil, Not Petroleum |
| May 1
|
Protecting U.S. Troops with Fireproof Wool
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| April
30 |
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| April
29 |
Plants Text Message Farmers When Thirsty |
| April
28 |
Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants as Well as
People |
| April
25 |
New
Tests Make Antibiotic Monitoring Easier |
| April
24 |
Monitoring Conservation Tillage via Satellite
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| April
23 |
Papaya's Genome Unmasked by ARS Scientists,
Colleagues |
| April
22 |
Boosting Basil in Mississippi |
| April
21 |
New
Study Correlates Preschoolers' Screen Time With Obesity |
| April
18 |
Three Viruses Threaten Cucurbits—and Now Green
Beans |
| April
17 |
Early-Flowering, Winter-Hardy Hairy Vetch Released for
Northern United States |
| April
16 |
The
Goal: Finding—and Using—Key Grape Genes |
| April
15 |
Precision Irrigation Built into Sprinkler
Booms |
| April
14 |
Best
Method to Chill Chickens Depends on Water |
| April
11 |
Gene
Clusters Offer Potential Protection against Plant Diseases |
| April
10 |
Preserving a Unique Collection of Carolina
Collards |
| April 9
|
Tracing Florida Mangoes' Family Tree |
| April 8
|
Tree
Heartwood Halts Sudden Oak Death |
| April 7
|
Profiling Promising Plant Compounds |
| April 4
|
Creating Homes that Please America's Wild
Bees |
| April 3
|
Scientists Pit Bacteria against Fungi to Protect
Wheat |
| April 2
|
Researchers Study Playa Lakes over the
Ogallala |
| April 1
|
Faster Forage Option for Growers |
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| March
31 |
Hairy Vetch Mulch Activates Genes for Phytonutrients in
Tomatoes |
| March
28 |
ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| March
27 |
Stronger Embankments Start in the Lab |
| March
26 |
Sweet Potato Puree Adds to Bottom Line |
| March
25 |
New
Safflower Lines Survive Winters |
| March
24 |
Agricultural Pest's Genome is Sequenced |
| March
21 |
Soy
Scientists to Fill "Library" with Genetic Bookmarks |
| March
20 |
Cotton Studies Target Killer: Fusarium Wilt
|
| March
19 |
Flies and Salmonella: A Bad Combo in Poultry
Houses |
| March
18 |
Dietary Guidelines Associated With Lower Risk of
Metabolic Syndrome |
| March
17 |
Heat
Stress Model Keeps Cows Cool |
| March
14 |
Elderly Improve With Exercise, Too |
| March
13 |
Eating Is Stressful, But Antioxidants Can
Help |
| March
12 |
Scientists Turn Cheap Beet Pulp into Value-Added
Plastics Ingredient |
| March
11 |
Facts on Fats Could Prompt Healthier Eating
|
| March
10 |
Increasing Iron Uptake in Infants |
| March 7
|
Environmentally-Friendly Controls for Peach Tree
Pests |
| March 6
|
Scientists Determine Farm Costs of Producing Switchgrass
for Ethanol |
| March 5
|
Fresh Ideas from ARS Nutrition Research |
| March 4
|
Food
Compounds That Kill Test-Tube Cancer Cells Analyzed |
| March 3
|
Perennial Peanut for Quality Pastures and Hay
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| February
29 |
Mining Manure for Phosphorus |
| February
28 |
When
It Comes to Red Cabbage, More Is Better |
| February
27 |
Cotton: A Body Armor for Wounds? |
| February
26 |
New
Technologies to Protect Natural Resources |
| February
25 |
New
Pima Cottons Fight Fusarium Fungus |
| February
22 |
Newly Renovated ARS Grain Research Center
Dedicated |
| February
21 |
Compound Safely Quells Bee-Killing Chalkbrood
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| February
20 |
New
Prospects for an All-Around Spice |
| February
19 |
Breeding Heat-Tolerant Cotton |
| February
15 |
Researchers Look at How Frequency of Meals May Affect
Health |
| February
14 |
MegaBee Nourishes Beleaguered Honey Bees |
| February
13 |
ARS
Honors Technology Transfer Award Winners |
| February
12 |
Soil
Scientist Wins Top Honor from USDA Research Agency |
| February
11 |
Science and Economics Both Work in Fruit Fly
Program |
| February
11 |
International Partnership to Develop a Global Plant
Genebank Information System |
| February
8 |
Diamond Planting Design for Peanut Crops |
| February
7 |
A
"Berry" Good Bee for Pollinating Blackberries and
Raspberries |
| February
6 |
Managing Cattle Operations to Protect Lakes and
Rivers |
| February
5 |
Breeding Cotton to Beat the Heat |
| February
5 |
NAL Publishes New Editions of Agricultural Thesaurus,
Glossary |
| February
4 |
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| February
1 |
Coordinated Research Aims To Improve Honey Bee
Health |
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| January
31 |
ARS
Scientists Settle Spud Debate |
| January
30 |
ARS
Contributes Seeds to Global Storage Vault in Norway |
| January
29 |
Grasses' Guardian Gene Found |
| January
28 |
Bumblebee ID Simplified With Wallet Card |
| January
25 |
Finding Better Year-Round Forage |
| January
24 |
Separating the Chaff from the Nuts |
| January
23 |
Scientists Study Excess Fat in Chickens |
| January
22 |
Newly Designed Bee-Box Boosts Pollinators'
Readiness |
| January
18 |
For
Best Pest Detection, Suit the Attractant to the Fruit Fly |
| January
17 |
Ironing Out Storage Kinks for Hops |
| January
16 |
Defending Cotton from Stink Bugs |
| January
15 |
Texas Growers Could Benefit From Asian Cockroaches
|
| January
14 |
ARS
Scientists Seek Solution for Black Raspberry Decline |
| January
11 |
Researchers Team Up to Improve Popcorn |
| January
10 |
Lower Hop Trellises for Higher Profits |
| January
9 |
Mainland Markets for Tropical Fruit |
| January
8 |
New
Cranberry Packed with Health Features |
| January
7 |
The
Gall of That Midge! |
| January
4 |
Mississippi Blues… Blueberries, That Is
|
| January
3 |
'Teamaker' Hops Offer Benefits Without Bite
|
| January
2 |
Common Plant Compound Improves Iron
Absorption |
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