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What's purple on the outside and gold on the inside? A potato! A purple potato? Yes, with its signature purple skin, yellow flesh & small size, the Huckleberry Gold potato is gaining popularity with consumers and markets. Listen to our podcast to learn more.
A team of enterprising ARS scientists is proposing turning pests, like house flies, into poultry feed. The project is one of three winning ideas in ARSX2021, a competition that incentivizes researchers to propose innovative, high-risk ideas to solve our most pressing challenges. Learn more.
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We're planting for pollinators! Learn more #PollinatorWeek2022.
Sugarcane production in Louisiana is a $3 billion agricultural business. However, it presents many challenges to farmers in the southeast. ARS’s Sugarcane Research Unit and its partners have provided valuable research and insight to Louisiana sugarcane farmers. Learn more about this important work.
ARS releases the USDA Annual Technology Transfer Report. Learn more