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| December 30 |
Tomato Trek Yields Chilean Treasure |
| December 29 |
Filth Flies Feel the Heat |
| December 28 |
New Chickpea Variety Available for Legume Lovers |
| December 27 |
New Findings on Low-Glycemic-Load Diets for Weight Loss |
| December 23 |
New Barley Bred for Candymakers, Brewmasters—and More |
| December 22 |
Going Against the Grain: A New Take on Harvesting |
| December 21 |
Natural Fruit Enzyme May Lessen Peanuts' Allergenic Punch |
| December 20 |
Better, Faster Vaccinations for Poultry |
| December 19 |
New Antibiotic Approved for Treating Bacterial Honey Bee Disease |
| December 16 |
Waste Management: It’s About Thyme |
| December 15 |
Here's One A-MAIZE-ing Website |
| December 14 |
New Method Yields Local Strawberries Until Christmas Season |
| December 13 |
New Software Aids Northeast's Potato Farmers |
| December 12 |
Pathogen Studies Could Result in Safer Produce |
| December 9 |
Farm Conservation Dollars and Sense |
| December 8 |
The Hills Are Sagging |
| December 7 |
Johanns Recognizes Four ARS Scientists |
| December 6 |
New Korean Beauty at U.S. National Arboretum |
| December 5 |
Cutting-Edge Studies Focus on Broccoli, Peas and Watermelon |
| December 2 |
Targeting the Southern Plains "Forage Gap" |
| December 1 |
Redesigned NAL Website Brings Fresh Look, Swift Access |
| December 1 |
Biobased Plastic Flexes its Muscle |
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| November 30 |
New Method Monitors Insects Ravaging Stored Products |
| November 29 |
Shiitake Mushrooms' Secret May Benefit Earth-Friendly Fuels |
| November 28 |
Tasty Toadstool or Fatal Fungus? Federal Researcher Makes Call |
| November 25 |
More about No-Till and Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| November 23 |
Farming on Propane |
| November 22 |
Website Helps Growers Plan Greenbug Control |
| November 21 |
A Promising Lure May Curb South American Fruit Fly Woes |
| November 18 |
New Secret to Castor Bean's Awesome Oil Revealed |
| November 17 |
Flax Adds Performance Features to Cotton Textiles |
| November 16 |
Natural Substance Reduces Campylobacter in Chickens |
| November 15 |
Irrigation for Southeast U.S. Crops |
| November 14 |
ARS Scientist Shares Cryopreservation Techniques Abroad |
| November 10 |
Study Probes Spread of U.S. Corn Pest in Europe |
| November 10 |
New Film Created From Milk Is Edible, Water Resistant |
| November 9 |
DNA Chips Spot, Help Track Antibiotic Resistance |
| November 8 |
New Issue of ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| November 8 |
New Prairie Grasses to Fatten Beef Cattle |
| November 7 |
Soy Set to Withstand Exotic Aphid |
| November 4 |
Irrigator Pro Software Helps Manage Crops More Effectively |
| November 3 |
USDA Agency Grants License on Soy-Based Sunscreen |
| November 2 |
Probing the Genes of an Eccentric Beetle Pest |
| November 1 |
Hydrilla's Resistance to Herbicide Gives Scientists a New Challenge |
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| October 31 |
Perchlorate in Milk Examined |
| October 28 |
Rice Researchers Fight Straighthead Disease and Improve Grain Quality |
| October 27 |
Compounds May Help Produce Juicier Meat |
| October 26 |
ARS Awards Scientist for Wheat Gene Proposal |
| October 25 |
Evaluating Riparian Buffers' Effectiveness |
| October 24 |
What's in the Foods You Eat Now on Home Computers |
| October 21 |
Estrogen and Exercise Promote Leanness in Similar Ways |
| October 20 |
Scientists Seeking Biocontrols Against Sharpshooters |
| October 19 |
Chemical Communique of Weed-Attacking Beetle Deciphered |
| October 18 |
New Method Leads to New Findings Concerning Carotenoid Absorption |
| October 17 |
Entomologist C.V. Riley Featured in Agricultural Library Collection |
| October 14 |
Low-Cost Air Sampler Could Help Poultry Farmers |
| October 13 |
Special Line of Bees "Sniffs Out" Its Worst Enemy |
| October 12 |
Cocoa's Two Most Devastating Pathogens Are Close Kin |
| October 11 |
Pumpkin's Tantalizing Carotenoids Scrutinized |
| October 7 |
ARS Scientists Collaborate to Increase Irrigation Accuracy |
| October 6 |
A Fly, New to North America, Hunts Down Greenhouse Pests |
| October 5 |
Chesapeake Bay Day: Coordinating Research to Improve Farm Practices,
Bay Health |
| October 5 |
Grass Farming and the Environment |
| October 4 |
Healthy Animals Now Online |
| October 4 |
A Smorgasbord of Resources for Healthy School Meals |
| October 3 |
Pineapples Have Fingerprints, Too |
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| September 30 |
Return of the Native: ARS Scientists Stimulate Growth of Native
Aspen Trees |
| September 29 |
New Report Sheds Light on Nutrient Intakes Nationwide |
| September 29 |
New Soybean Resists Nematodes and Pathogens |
| September 28 |
Advance May Help Mobilize More Wasps Against Grape Pest |
| September 27 |
Now in Spanish: Farm-Ready Findings From Idaho Scientists |
| September 26 |
DNA Fingerprints for Insects |
| September 23 |
Guidelines for Managing Children's Weight |
| September 22 |
New Kidney Bean Germplasm Line Resists Common Bacterial Blight
Disease |
| September 21 |
New Lancet Offers Painless Bleeding Technique |
| September 20 |
Adapting Furrow Dikes for Southeast U.S. Farming |
| September 19 |
Sequencing Vital in Developing New Tests for Johne's Disease |
| September 16 |
New, Healthful Compound Discovered in Exotic Lentils |
| September 15 |
New Insight into How Burdensome Weed Climbs Surfaces |
| September 14 |
Wormholes--Yet Another Avenue for Pollution? |
| September 13 |
Eastern Gamagrass Loves the Heat |
| September 12 |
Turning Evaporation Ponds into Arable Land |
| September 9 |
Groundbreaking for New USDA Poultry Facility |
| September 9 |
Food Samples Travel Thousands of Miles for Analysis |
| September 8 |
Hand-Held Sensor to Gauge Nutrients in Livestock Forage |
| September 7 |
New ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted on Web (1) |
| September 7 |
Cholesterol-Reducing Compounds Found in Citrus |
| September 6 |
Partnership Supports Troops With New Insect Control Measures |
| September 2 |
Curbing What Goes Down the Drain |
| September 1 |
Looking to Africa for Lessons in Dairy Farming |
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| August 31 |
How the Beetle Gets Its Shell |
| August 30 |
Short-Day Onions Saved for the Long Haul |
| August 29 |
New Obesity-Fighting, Heart-Healthy Product Announced Today |
| August 26 |
Pig Gene Database Supports Human Nutrition, Immunity Studies |
| August 25 |
Unlocking Secrets of Pseudomonad Bacteria |
| August 24 |
New Citric Acid-Based Polymers for Agricultural Applications |
| August 23 |
To Boost Flock Fertility, First Find Superior Studs |
| August 22 |
Testing Your Zinc: Is the ZIP1 Gene the Best Choice? |
| August 19 |
Peach and Nectarine Trees: Picking the Perfect Height |
| August 18 |
ARS Scientists Aid Revival of Historic American Rice |
| August 16 |
Cotton DNA Database Launched to Help Find Plant Resistance |
| August 15 |
Flax Fiber Has New International Standards |
| August 12 |
USDA Announces Plans for Classical Chinese Garden at Arboretum |
| August 11 |
Shade Trees Can Protect Forage Plants |
| August 10 |
U.S. Peanuts Pass the Flavor Test In Europe |
| August 9 |
Increasing Nutrients in Melons May Boost Growers' Income |
| August 8 |
Mapping Manure-Hungry Soybean and Alfalfa Fields |
| August 5 |
World's Walnuts Flourish in California Research Orchard |
| August 4 |
Maintaining the Safety of Earthen Dams |
| August 3 |
Golf Courses and the Environment |
| August 2 |
Removing Damaged Proteins that Cloud Vision |
| August 1 |
With a Good Dunking, Just-Cut Produce Stays Fresher Longer |
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| July 29 |
From Dirt to Diamonds |
| July 28 |
Free Searchable Database on Food Content |
| July 27 |
For a Healthier Heart, Don't Go Against the Grain |
| July 26 |
Healthy, Flavorful Wraps Enhance Sushi-Style Delicacies |
| July 25 |
Unique Software for Preventing Pesticide Drift |
| July 22 |
Bacteria Propel Gains in Ammonia Removal |
| July 21 |
Success Controlling Medfly |
| July 20 |
Progress Toward Larger Trout |
| July 19 |
Snappy New Pear Is Long-Storing, Blight-Resistant |
| July 18 |
Website Expands Agricultural Research Info En Espanol |
| July 15 |
Delicious "Kettleman" Apricots to Debut Soon |
| July 14 |
Cotton Roots Coaxed into Producing Promising Compound |
| July 13 |
New Test Leaves Fewer Places for Bad Bugs to Hide |
| July 12 |
New Varieties and Techniques Make Barley Better for Ethanol |
| July 11 |
ARS to be Part of New Team Improving Cassava |
| July 8 |
Nutritional Supplements Help Boost Piglet Immunity |
| July 7 |
Work Begins on New USDA Cereal Crops Lab |
| July 7 |
There's Nothing "Foul" About This Poultry Waste |
| July 6 |
New Quarantine Treatment on Tap to Zap Fruit Storage Pests |
| July 5 |
TILLING for Heart-Healthy Soybean Oil |
| July 1 |
Grafting Watermelon Makes Firmer, Healthier Fruit |
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| June 30 |
High Carb Diet May Cloud Vision Over Time |
| June 29 |
Butternuts Protected in Oregon Orchard |
| June 28 |
ARS Research Yields New Food Products |
| June 27 |
Pathogen Monitoring Made Easier With Paint Can Shakers |
| June 24 |
Manual Highlights Arthropods That Curb Aquatic Weeds |
| June 23 |
National Germplasm Repository Receives Semen from Historic Bulls |
| June 22 |
USDA, Pioneer Hi-Bred to Automate Screening for Crops' Viral
Resistance |
| June 21 |
Copper's Healthy Limits Probed |
| June 20 |
New Tests Screen Weed for Resistance to Major Herbicide |
| June 17 |
Special "Sting" Operation Could Guard Grocery Goods from Buggy Pests |
| June 16 |
Climate-Friendly Farming Project Underway |
| June 15 |
Potassium: The Overlooked Crop Nutrient? |
| June 14 |
Acidifying Soil Helps Plant Remove Cadmium, Zinc Metals |
| June 13 |
Researchers Find Resistance to Soybean Fungus |
| June 10 |
A Rare-Earth Approach to Tracking Erosion |
| June 9 |
Knowledge of Nitrogen Transfer between Plants and Beneficial Fungi
Expands |
| June 9 |
Great Plains Farmers Are Diversifying |
| June 8 |
New Healthy Animals Now Online |
| June 8 |
Does Zinc Fight Prostate Cancer? |
| June 7 |
Models Predict Poultry Pathogen Behavior |
| June 6 |
From a Few Wild Ancestors, a Citrus Cornucopia |
| June 3 |
Guidelines Help Parents Decide What's Best to Feed Baby |
| June 2 |
A Sugar That's Not So Sweet for Insect Pests |
| June 1 |
A Home on the Range for Forage Research |
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| May 31 |
Fertility Study Looks at Ovulation's Intricate Workings |
| May 27 |
Arboretum Hosts 5th World Bonsai Convention |
| May 27 |
New, Winter-Hardy Pea Variety Now Available |
| May 26 |
Picking the Perfect Ear of Corn--for More than 6,000 Years |
| May 25 |
New Waxy Wheat Being Tested for Public Release |
| May 24 |
Can Compost Teas Help Flowers Battle Blight? |
| May 23 |
Finding the Source of Campylobacter |
| May 20 |
National Herb Garden Celebrates 25th Anniversary |
| May 19 |
An Online Check on the Weather and the Water Table |
| May 18 |
Defender Potato Makes Fabulous Fries, Foils Late Blight |
| May 17 |
Sunflower Seed "Butter" Improves as It Spreads Across America |
| May 16 |
DNA Test Developed to Study, Combat Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat |
| May 13 |
Termite Researchers Find a Source of Calm Before the Swarm |
| May 12 |
New ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted on Web |
| May 12 |
Casting New Light on Genetic Iron Overload |
| May 11 |
Future Fashions Made of Silky Smooth Wool? |
| May 10 |
Learning More about Cryptosporidium in Cattle |
| May 9 |
Exploring Sorghum's Knack for Keeping Weeds Away |
| May 6 |
Arkansas Small Farms Research Center Marks 25th Anniversary |
| May 6 |
Laser Shows if Fruit's Beauty is Only Skin Deep |
| May 5 |
New Fish Vaccines Developed by ARS |
| May 4 |
USDA Quarantine Facility to Help Control Invasive Pests |
| May 4 |
ARS Scientists Receive FLC Recognition for Tech Transfer |
| May 3 |
Strength Training Is an Antidote to Muscle Loss |
| May 2 |
Long-Standing Ohio Team Serves as Front Line for Corn, Soybean
Viruses |
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| April 29 |
Prairie Towers Watch Carbon and Water Losses from Cornfields |
| April 28 |
Sliced Apples' Flavor Saver Gains Favor |
| April 27 |
Tracking Soil Loss Through Water-Clarity Sensors |
| April 26 |
Natural Plant Extracts Seem Deadly to Formosan Termites |
| April 25 |
Conference Tackles Global Problem of Salinity |
| April 22 |
Giving Farmers Credit for Carbon |
| April 21 |
Researchers Discover Sex Potion to Ensnare Mealybug Pests |
| April 20 |
Preserving Wild Rice and Other Crops |
| April 19 |
Biting Midge Harbors Livestock Disease Virus |
| April 18 |
Keeping Your Dairy Products Safe |
| April 15 |
New Test on Tap for Detecting Pesticide-Resistant Mites |
| April 14 |
Predatory Insects May Help Solve Mealybug Problem |
| April 13 |
Capturing Carbon a Key Benefit of No-Till Soil Management |
| April 12 |
Biodiesel Production Gets Simplified with New Method |
| April 11 |
Protecting Sacred Sheep |
| April 8 |
New Quarantine Facility Opens for Invasive Plant Research |
| April 8 |
Synthetic Pheromone Helps Scientists Sniff Out Biocontrol Bug's
Whereabouts |
| April 7 |
Wind Erosion Model Transferred from ARS to NRCS |
| April 6 |
Preserving the Grain Crop Finger Millet |
| April 5 |
Boost in Immune Response Fights Common Cold |
| April 4 |
In Chocolate, More Cocoa Means Higher Antioxidant Capacity |
| April 4 |
Transgenic Cows Resist Mastitis-Causing Bacteria |
| April 1 |
Beneficial Beetles Battle Pesky Saltcedar |
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| March 31 |
Major Wheat Pathogen Chosen for Genome Sequencing |
| March 30 |
Groundbreaking Today for High-tech Expansion at USDA Grain Research
Facility |
| March 30 |
Bacteria-based Production Method Patented |
| March 29 |
Reducing the Smell of Beef Cattle Manure |
| March 28 |
Fight Osteoporosis: Bone Up on B12 |
| March 25 |
Bacterium Tapped to Battle Fire Blight Disease in Tree Fruit |
| March 24 |
"Burton" Barley Fends Off Aphids |
| March 23 |
Presenting: Two New Southernpea Varieties |
| March 22 |
Newly Formed ARS Laboratory Will Focus on Egg Safety and Quality |
| March 21 |
Understanding Rye and Rice May Help Farmers Improve Wheat |
| March 18 |
Johanns Announces Expansion of BSE Research Program and Research
Initiative to Improve Food Safety |
| March 18 |
Unraveling the Mystery of Modern Potatoes' Origins |
| March 17 |
USDA Mobile Lab Helps Contain Exotic Pests |
| March 16 |
Remote Sensing Technique Uses Agricultural Aircraft |
| March 15 |
Company or a Snack? Letting Pregnant Sows Choose |
| March 14 |
On Cotton Gin's 211th Anniversary, World Market Demands Gentler
Touch |
| March 11 |
Mealtime Habits Important to Girls' Bone Health |
| March 10 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| March 10 |
Creating New Foods and More from Agricultural Products |
| March 9 |
Walnuts' Secret Defense Explored |
| March 8 |
Tracking Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms |
| March 7 |
New System Allows Efficient, Earth-Friendly Use of Hog Waste |
| March 4 |
Research Reveals Functions of Harmful Shellfish Pathogens |
| March 3 |
Agricultural Tool Recruited to Help Fight Malaria and Other Diseases |
| March 2 |
Anti-Stress Formula Gives Calves a Boost |
| March 1 |
Groundbreaking Today for New ARS Research Facility |
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| February 28 |
USDA Agency Hosts Biobased Products Conference |
| February 28 |
Hardy Oats Stand the Cold |
| February 25 |
Designer Composts May Combat Phosphorus Overload |
| February 24 |
Poultry Feathers Made Into Plastic Mulch |
| February 23 |
Medicinal Compound Gets New Life as Fungicide |
| February 22 |
Beneficial Fungal Strains Fight Harmful Ones in Corn |
| February 22 |
New Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Posted on Web |
| February 18 |
Strawberry Latent Ringspot Virus Found in North America |
| February 17 |
For Some Insects, It's Smart to Run With the Crowd |
| February 16 |
Dietary Protein and Bone Health Revisited |
| February 15 |
"Melapaleuza" Event Takes Aim at Invasive Melaleuca Trees |
| February 14 |
Moth Released to Curb Spread of Climbing Fern |
| February 11 |
Hessian Fly-Resistant Wheat Germplasm Available |
| February 10 |
ARS Announces Technology Transfer Winners |
| February 9 |
Research Agency Announces Top Scientists for 2004 |
| February 8 |
Health Benefits of Citrus Limonoids Explored |
| February 7 |
Keeping New Mexican Peppers Hot in the World Market |
| February 4 |
Frozen Fly Eggs Thawed, Reared to Adulthood |
| February 3 |
The Science Behind Making Steak More Tender |
| February 2 |
Genomic "Jigsaw Puzzle" for Wheat Scab Fungus Is Put Together |
| February 1 |
Plant Doctors Target Sudden Oak Death |
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| January 31 |
Work to Identify Possible Foes of Ash-Killing Beetle |
| January 28 |
A New Way to Free up Rice's Valuable Starch and Protein |
| January 27 |
Youth Need Training to Interpret Nutrition Labels |
| January 26 |
Flame Retardants Examined in Animal Tissues |
| January 25 |
New System Developed for Raising Fresh-Water Fish |
| January 24 |
Web Site Offers a Detailed Look at Legumes |
| January 21 |
Technology Complements Methyl Bromide Alternative |
| January 19 |
How Will Rising CO2 Affect Nitrogen Use? |
| January 18 |
More Forage, But Less Filling |
| January 14 |
Food-Grade Starch Put to New Industrial Use |
| January 13 |
Key USDA Grain Lab in Kansas to be Modernized |
| January 12 |
Discovering More About Healthy Bones |
| January 11 |
New Peaches for the Sweet-Loving Palate |
| January 10 |
Genome Map Helping Scientists Build a Better Honeybee |
| January 7 |
Lighting up Gene Expression in Plants |
| January 6 |
New Detection Methods Improve Food Safety |
| January 5 |
Fruits of the Future? |
| January 4 |
Protein Profilers Sleuth Wheat Kernels |
| January 3 |
Herbicide-Resistant Sunflowers Have Roots in ARS Research |
