An ARS scientist at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, IL, has been able to transform lactose from dairy waste into polyurethane and other bioplastic polymers with wide-ranging potential applications in industry and consumer products. Read more here.

Researchers at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, IL, and at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, IA, are working to use chemically modified tunicamycin, called TunR2, to battle Johne's Disease. Read more here. 

For pioneering studies on Influenza A Viruses in swine, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Amy L. Baker is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2024. Read more here.

Growing more crops does not necessarily lead to greater profit, according to farmers and the researchers who help them. To make production more profitable, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers in Peoria, IL, are working to identify new business opportunities by creating new products from existing crops. Read more here.