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| November
20 |
Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues |
| November
19 |
USDA Scientists, Colleagues Sequence Corn
Genome |
| November
19 |
Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of
In-Shell Peanuts |
| November
18 |
Invasive Nettle Moth Triggers Hawaii Research
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| November
17 |
Studying Fertilizers to Cut Greenhouse Gases
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| November
16 |
Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice
Interactions with Medications |
| November
13 |
Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean
Yields |
| November
12 |
Predicting the Environmental Effects of Transgenic Bt
Crop Lines |
| November
10 |
Crops and Weeds: Global Climate Change's First
Responders |
| November
9 |
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain
Cells |
| November
6 |
Making NOAA Climate Forecasts Useful to
Farmers |
| November
5 |
Sweetpotatoes Get High-Tech Help |
| November 4
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Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied |
| November
3 |
Searching for Ways to Reduce Agriculture's Climate
Change Footprint |
| November
2 |
Scientists Plot Genetic Ploy Against Grain
Pest |
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| October
30 |
Spying on Corn Rootworm Predators’
Nightlife |
| October
29 |
ARS
Releases First Hard Winter Wheat Varieties for Eastern U.S.
Production |
| October
28 |
Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight
Epidemic |
| October
27 |
ARS
Scientists Cryopreserve Pest-Imperiled Ash Trees |
| October
26 |
Computer Modeling Can Contribute to Thai Soybean
Production |
| October
23 |
Test
Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease |
| October
22 |
ARS,
Company Team Up to Fight Biofilm Food Contamination |
| October
21 |
New
Issue of ARS Healthy Animals Newsletter Available |
| October
20 |
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Scientists Understand Fescue
Toxicosis in Cattle |
| October
19 |
Sheep Breeding Improvements Arise from ARS-University
Research |
| October
16 |
Understanding Why Rye Works as a Cover Crop
|
| October
15 |
Hardy New Corn Lines Released |
| October
14 |
Sweet Potato Protection is More Than Skin
Deep |
| October
13 |
Bacterium Identified as Potato Disease
Culprit |
| October
9 |
ARS
System to Detect Poultry Contamination Passes First Commercial Test
|
| October 8
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Squeezing More Crop Out of Each Drop of Water
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| October 7
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ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| October 7
|
Latest Version of USDA's Premier Nutrient Database
Released |
| October
6 |
Beneficial Nocturnal Insects Help Combat Pests in
Texas |
| October
5 |
Ultrasound Used for Better Breeding in Sheep
|
| October
2 |
ARS
Scientists Study Holstein Milk Production, Fertility |
| October
1 |
Ornamentals to Brighten the Fall Garden
Palette |
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| September
30 |
Livestock Can Help Rangelands Recover from
Fires |
| September
29 |
Springtime Sheep Grazing Helps Control Leafy
Spurge |
| September
28 |
Drug
Eliminates Parasite that Causes Babesiosis in Horses |
| September
25 |
ARS
Scientist Helps Craft National Academies Report on Alternative Fuels
|
| September
24 |
Culprit Compounds that Block Beans' Healthful Iron
Probed |
| September
23 |
The
Field Narrows for Cover Crops in Biofuel Production |
| September
22 |
New
Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created Peppers |
| September
21 |
How
Much Corn Stover can a Corn Grower Pick? |
| September
18 |
New
ARS Study Shows Pathways of Movement of Sudden Oak Death Pathogen
|
| September
17 |
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for
Research on Food Security in Northeast |
| September
17 |
Inventors Offer Ecofriendly Substitutes for
Polystyrene |
| September
16 |
Three Scientists Inducted into ARS Hall of
Fame |
| September
15 |
WDGS
May Be High-Quality, Low-Cost Livestock Feed |
| September
14 |
Aerial Imagery System Helps Save Water |
| September
11 |
Scientists Find Evidence of Casuarina
Hybrids |
| September
10 |
Honey Bees Selected by ARS Toss Out Varroa
Mites |
| September
9 |
ARS Scientists Help Sequence Genome of Potato Late
Blight Pathogen |
| September
9 |
No
Mistaking Boll Weevils with New Insect ID Technique |
| September
8 |
Fish-Killing Toxin Could Kill Cancer Cells
|
| September
8 |
From
Chicken Feathers to Flower Pots |
| September
4 |
Recycling Food Scraps into Gardens |
| September
3 |
With
Biobased Additives, ARS Scientists "Just Say No!" to
Petroleum |
| September
2 |
Mapping and Modeling Eastern U.S. Food
Production |
| September
1 |
Researchers Develop New Glue from Corn |
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| August
31 |
Food
"Tattoos" an Alternative to Labels for Identifying Fruit
|
| August
28 |
Researchers Study Factors that Regulate Vaccination
Efficiency |
| August
27 |
Researchers Study Benefits of Grain Harvesting
Device |
| August
26 |
Grasshoppers Can Transmit Virus to Livestock
|
| August
25 |
Experimental Chickpeas Fend off Caterpillar
Pest |
| August
24 |
Honey Bees with Colony Collapse Disorder Show their
Genes |
| August
24 |
Plant Essential Oil Eyed as Mosquito, Ant
Repellent |
| August 21 |
A Hedge with an Edge for Erosion Control |
| August 20
|
Research Probes Day Length Sensing in Grapes
|
| August
19 |
Animation of "Giant Reed" Plant May Speed Its
Demise |
| August
18 |
Effective Communication Essential for Pathogens that
Need to Succeed |
| August
17 |
Creating the Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture
Grass |
| August
14 |
Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal
Health |
| August
13 |
Genome for Nasonia Wasp Now Complete |
| August
12 |
Pathogen Loads Higher in Bee Colonies Suffering from
Colony Collapse Disorder |
| August
11 |
Study Shows ARS Device is Highly Effective
at Controlling Ticks that Spread Lyme Disease |
| August
11 |
Chocolate Pod: Not So Sweet for Bean Growers
|
| August
10 |
Flavorful Fruit and Veggie Wraps Inspire Tasty
Creations |
| August
7 |
Study by ARS Microbiologist in Texas Shows Benefits of
Farming Practices for Soil Quality |
| August
6 |
Corn Research Unlocks Basis of Natural Diversity and
Reveals Genetics of Flowering and Hybrid Vigor |
| August
6 |
Strawberry Gender Decided by Two Genes, Not
One |
| August
5 |
New
Genetic Material from Group B Streptococcus Identified |
| August
4 |
ARS
Research Helps Develop New Leads in Cleft Palate Repair |
| August
3 |
ARS
Helps Preserve Indigenous Crops in Ecuador |
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| July 31
|
Developing Attractants, Repellants for a Cattle
Pest |
| July 30
|
Scientists Identify North American Genotypes of Rush
Skeletonweed |
| July 29
|
Cheatgrass' Success Secret Revealed |
| July 28
|
New
Yeasts Could Help Fast-Track Biofuel Production |
| July 27
|
Trap
Would Help Keep Stink Bugs Outdoors |
| July 24
|
Four
Potential Biocontrols Found for Controlling Giant Reed |
| July 23
|
Water Hardness Plays a Role in Removing Bacteria from
Chicken Skin |
| July 22
|
New
Process for Making Activated Carbons Patented by ARS |
| July 21
|
ARS
to Release Early-Maturing Pecan |
| July 20
|
Scientists Identify Weevil as Biocontrol for Garlic
Mustard |
| July 17
|
Pesky White Peach Scale Targeted in Tropical
Studies |
| July 16
|
Fungus Tapped to Take on Kudzu |
| July 15
|
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| July 14
|
Study Shows Why North America Tree is Invasive in
Europe |
| July 13
|
ARS
Research Promotes Sustainable Potato Production |
| July 10
|
Controlling Red Imported Fire Ants Two Ways
|
| July 9
|
Antifungal Pepper Compound Has Potential in Agriculture
and Medicine |
| July 8
|
ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| July 7
|
ARS
Releases New Leaf Lettuce Breeding Lines with Corky Root Resistance
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| July 6
|
Stem-Destroying Insect May Help Conquer Climbing
Fern |
| July 2
|
Fire
Ant Outcompetes Other Species—Even in its Native Habitat |
| July 1
|
New
Bait Lures Varroa Mite to its Doom |
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| June 30
|
Spraying Herbicide on Invasive Weeds Doesn't Always Pay,
Study Shows |
| June 29
|
Connecting the Dots for Alkaloids, Toxicosis
Symptoms |
| June 26
|
New
Designs for Making Old Dams Safer |
| June 25
|
New
Test Corners Elusive Biofuels Enzyme |
| June 24
|
Researchers Identify Inhibitor that Controls Fungal
Pathogen |
| June 23
|
ARS
Sunflower Research Boosted by New State-of-the-Art Equipment |
| June 22
|
More
Frying, Less Fat with New Cooking Batter |
| June 19
|
Pirate Bug Tag-Team Spells Double Trouble for
Thrips |
| June 19
|
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces $176
Million in Recovery Act Fundsing to Improve Research Capacity at Laboratories
in 29 States |
| June 18
|
Avian Bacterium More Dangerous Than Believed
|
| June 17
|
SummerFest and FlavrBurst Join ARS Peach Variety
Offerings |
| June 16
|
Biotechnology's Potential to Improve Seed Composition
Outlined |
| June 15
|
Researchers Testing “One-Two Punch” Against
Disease-Spreading Thrips |
| June 12
|
Reaping More Rewards from Crop Residues |
| June 11
|
Golden Success for Yukon Gem Yellow-fleshed
Potato |
| June 10
|
Breeding Gentler Laying Hens that Still Produce Eggs to
Industry Standard |
| June 9
|
Farming with Grass May be Just Right for 21st
Century |
| June 8
|
Inside Look at Cellulose Provides Insight into Cotton
Crystals |
| June 5
|
Bee-Killing Parasite's Genome Sequenced |
| June 4
|
It
Pays to Furrow Dike |
| June 3
|
Clues on Corn Yields, Weather Conditions and Climate
Patterns |
| June 2
|
"Junk" DNA Proves to be Highly
Valuable |
| June 1
|
Arboretum Opens New "Living Gardens Catalog"
Exhibit |
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| May 29
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Vitamin Mix Helps Health of Farmed Fish |
| May 28
|
Phosphorus Leaching Differs in Dairy Manures
|
| May 27
|
No-till Shows Benefits when Switching from Grasses to
Corn |
| May 26
|
New
Finding Helps Explain How Toxin Harms Farm Animals |
| May 22
|
Immunomagnetic Beads Can Attract Plague
Bacteria |
| May 21
|
Benefits of Compound in Turmeric Spice
Studied |
| May 20
|
Watermelons Tapped for Ethanol |
| May 19
|
Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses |
| May 18
|
Lychee Studies Yield Keys to Plentiful, Predictable
Harvests |
| May 15
|
ARS
Preserves Plants and Animals for Future Needs |
| May 14
|
Coordinated Pushback Could Help Contain Bovine Bacterial
Diseases |
| May 13
|
Study Finds Sugar Beet Varieties React Equally to
Nitrogen Applications |
| May 12
|
Cotton Bests Other Spray-On Erosion Control
Mulches |
| May 11
|
Online Peanut Warehouse Ventilation Calculator
Available |
| May 8
|
New
Food Safety Technology Developed for Eggs |
| May 7
|
Red
Fungus Turned Orange May Help Tackle Vitamin Deficiency |
| May 6
|
New
Techniques Developed for TSE Testing |
| May 5
|
A
Better Understanding of a Major Threat to Wheat |
| May 4
|
Botulism Assay Quickly Detects Potent Foodborne
Toxin |
| May 1
|
Food
Supplements that Fortify Fowl |
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| April
30 |
Why
Invasive Plants Take Over |
| April
29 |
There’s Money in Managing Manure--When It’s
Done Right |
| April
28 |
A
Biocontrol for a Wide-Ranging Thrips |
| April
27 |
National Arboretum Unveils First Solar-Powered
Irrigation System |
| April
24 |
Arcobacter: Foodborne Pathogen's Genome
Exposed |
| April
23 |
Technologies Improve FMD Detection and
Control |
| April
22 |
Organic Dairy Manure May Offer Fertilizer
Option |
| April
21 |
ARS
Investigate Genes Involved in Forming Plum Pits |
| April
20 |
ARS
Dietary Supplement Data Supports Nutrient Intake Assessments |
| April
17 |
Pest-Resistant Potato on Tap |
| April
16 |
Knowing Where to Look for Invasive Leafy
Spurge |
| April
15 |
Palm
Oil Not a Healthy Substitute for Trans Fats |
| April
14 |
ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| April
13 |
ARS
Releases Iceberg Lettuce Breeding Lines Resistant to Bacterial Leaf
Spot |
| April
10 |
Byproducts of Biofuels Could be Economically Viable for
Growers |
| April 9
|
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| April 8
|
Helping Fruit Fight Back |
| April 7
|
Salmonella Strain's Path to Virulence
Uncovered |
| April 6
|
Studies Reveal How Plants Protect Us from
Disease |
| April 3
|
Research Closes In on Goat Scrapie |
| April 2
|
Estimating Crop Residue from Space via
Satellite |
| April 1
|
Analyzing Caffeine in Selected Dietary
Supplements |
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| March
31 |
Dietary Intervention Shows Neuroprotection
|
| March
30 |
Bacteria Tapped to Battle Crop-Damaging
Roundworms |
| March
27 |
New
Clues Discovered about Divergent Origin of Sudden Oak Death Pathogen
|
| March
26 |
Scientists Identify Rust Resistance Genes in
Soybeans |
| March
25 |
A
Partnership to Promote a Cattle Herding Device |
| March
24 |
Catnip Compounds Curb Asian Lady Beetles |
| March
23 |
Community Sustains Control of Disease-Causing
Ticks |
| March
20 |
Need
Wild Bees? Plastic Totes Make A Superb Bee "Nursery" |
| March
19 |
New
Approach Could Improve Safety Assessments of Biocontrol Pathogens
|
| March
18 |
Company Expands ARS Technology to Save Water,
Energy |
| March
17 |
Conservation Tillage and Cotton: The Bottom
Line |
| March
16 |
New
Ornamental Peppers Heading to Market |
| March
13 |
ARS,
Australian Researchers Team Up against Fruit Bugs |
| March
12 |
A
Burning Issue in Winter Wheat Production |
| March
11 |
"Alkali Load" May Help Conserve Bone and
Muscle |
| March
10 |
ARS
Teams Up to Help Farmers in Jordan |
| March 9
|
Microsatellites Have Major Benefits for Berry
Research |
| March 6
|
"Lenetah" and "Tetonia": Two
Top-Notch Barleys for Bovines |
| March 5
|
New
Bacterial Species Named after ARS Scientist |
| March 4
|
ARS,
Cooperators Produce New DNA Maps for Rainbow Trout |
| March 3
|
Satellites Help Keep Chesapeake Bay Clean
|
| March 2
|
National Collection Conserves Colonial Sheep
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| February
27 |
Discovery May Solve Devastating Rust Fungus Issue for
Bean Growers |
| February
26 |
Olive Fruit Fly Damage Pinpointed by X-ray
Vision |
| February
25 |
Sorting Seeds, Saving Water |
| February
24 |
Longer Marketing Time Increases the Risk of
Naturalization by Horticultural Plants |
| February
23 |
Lettuce Carotenoids Affected by UV Light in
Greenhouse |
| February
20 |
Guayule: Is This Desert Shrub a Fuel of the Future?
|
| February
19 |
ARS, Cooperators Discover Wheat Gene with Resistance
to Stripe Rust |
| February
19 |
ARS
Ships More Seeds to Genebank Facility in Norway |
| February
18 |
Less
Nitrogen Could Increase Profit, Sustainability |
| February
17 |
Olives May Be Rescued By Helpful Wasp |
| February
13 |
USDA
Pressure Chamber Makes Egg Microcracks Shine |
| February
12 |
ARS
Scientists Sequence Citrus Disease Bacterium |
| February
11 |
Inventors Win ARS Technology Transfer Honors
|
| February
10 |
ARS
Honors Scientists and Support Staff |
| February
9 |
Futuristic Seafood: Raising Delicious Cobia and
Pompano—Inland! |
| February
6 |
New
Method Speeds the Detection of Ratoon Stunting Disease |
| February 5
|
Milkweed Oil Tapped for Sunscreen and Other Products
|
| February 4
|
Piglet Feed Supplements Support Immune
Systems |
| February
3 |
Food
Choices and Health Indicators |
| February
2 |
Technology Improves Peanut Grading, Moisture
Detection |
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| January
30 |
Neutralizing Acidosis and Bone Loss among Mature
Adults |
| January
29 |
Floating Vegetative Mats May Help Clean Fishery
Wastewater |
| January
28 |
Grass Strips Help Curb Erosion, Herbicide
Transport |
| January
27 |
Reducing Nitrate Discharge to Downstream
Ecosystems |
| January
26 |
Gene
Variants Affecting Blood Fats Identified |
| January
23 |
Canopy Cover Provides Practical Clue to Plants'
Thirst |
| January
22 |
Wastewater Irrigation Effective on Bermudagrass
Hay |
| January
21 |
ARS
Research Explains Link between Stink Bug, Cotton Disease |
| January
16 |
MIRI
Method Reduces Water Use in Rice Field Tests |
| January
15 |
"Hogget" Joins "Nekton"--and
More--in New Glossary and Thesaurus of Agriculture |
| January
15 |
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| January
14 |
Nutrient Supports Bone Health Over Time |
| January
13 |
From
Golf to Gulf, Drainage Industry Greens |
| January
12 |
Remediated Water Expands Irrigation Options
|
| January
9 |
New
Test Speeds Triclosan Detection in Water |
| January
8 |
ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| January 7
|
Scientists Aim to Spike Pest's Biochemical Punch
Bowl |
| January 6
|
Careful Land Management Protects Mississippi
Watersheds |
| January
5 |
Conservation Tactics to Help Fish and Wildlife Thrive
Featured in New Bibliography |
| January
5 |
New
Tools Aid Arid-Land Water Management |
| January
2 |
Helping Canneries Make Better Use of Leftover
Water |
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