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| December 22 |
New Test Counts Total Phenolics in Fruits and Veggies |
| December 10 |
Using Weedy Rice Traits to Boost Cultivated Rice Yields |
| December 3 |
Delicious, Nutritious, and a Colorful Dish for the Holidays |
| December 2 |
Using Poison-Frog Compounds to Control Fire Ants |
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| November 25 |
Detailed Images Aid Studies of Beneficial Wasps |
| November 25 |
Moisture Meter Technology for In-shell Peanuts Licensed |
| November 24 |
Test Alteration Simplifies Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases |
| November 24 |
Ins and Outs of Beneficial Nematode Movement |
| November 24 |
Artful Work of Fungi at the ARS National Agricultural Library |
| November 24 |
New Switchgrass Variety Promises More Biofuel at Lower Cost |
| November 24 |
Rooting Out the Best Genes in Apple Rootstocks |
| November 24 |
Certain Compounds Stimulate Mosquito Taste Receptors |
| November 24 |
Finding Long-term Links between Weather and Cattle Production |
| November 24 |
New Issue of ARS Food and Nutrition Research Available |
| November 24 |
Tannic Acid Has Potential to Reduce Allergenicity of Peanuts |
| November 24 |
Pelting Weeds with Particles Instead of Spraying Them with Herbicides |
| November 21 |
Researchers Discover Rust-resistance Genes in Sunflower |
| November 20 |
USDA Opens VIVO Research Networking Tool to Public |
| November 19 |
Brain Images Focus on Stress Eaters' Neurological Response to Comfort Foods |
| November 17 |
USDA Researchers Identify Stink Bug Attractant |
| November 14 |
Boosting Butanol's Role in the Biofuel World |
| November 5 |
Green Alternative for Controlling Native Stink Bugs in the Southeast |
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| October 31 |
First Linkage Map of Creeping Bentgrass Completed |
| October 29 |
Literature Searches Benefit from Location Tagging |
| October 27 |
New Imaging Technique Leads to Better Understanding of Freezing in Plants |
| October 24 |
Assessing Cotton Fiber Quality from a Tiny Sample |
| October 22 |
Fun, Friendly Website Helps Teens Eat More Veggies |
| October 20 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Is Now Online |
| October 16 |
Fruit Pest's Favorite Aromas Turned Against It |
| October 14 |
Studies Steadily Advance Cellulosic Ethanol Prospects |
| October 10 |
Latest Update of USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Released |
| October 8 |
Protecting the Flavor of Mandarin Oranges |
| October 3 |
Detecting and Preventing Disease in Trout |
| October 1 |
Sniffing Out the Source of Beef Manure Odor |
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| September 29 |
Tool Helps Track Insects Blowing In the Wind |
| September 26 |
Using Local Lakes to Safeguard Regional Water Quality |
| September 24 |
Choosing the Right Season for Applying Chicken Litter in the South |
| September 22 |
Fungi Eyed to Tackle Weedy Menace of American West |
| September 17 |
Compound from Bacteria Could Be Useful Against Pecan Scab |
| September 15 |
2,000 Bull Project Targets Cattle Traits |
| September 10 |
Four Scientists Named to Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of Fame |
| September 9 |
USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the Year |
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| August 28 |
New Lure Target's Almond Enemy No. 1: Navel Orangeworm |
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| July 14 |
Process Turns Barley into High-protein Fish Food |
| July 10 |
Reducing Fertilizer Use with a More Accurate Soil Test |
| July 7 |
Calcium Makes for an Environmentally Friendly Pickle |
| July 3 |
ARS Scientists Help Improve Soil Carbon Calculations |
| July 1 |
Orange-fleshed Honeydew: Ripe for Beta-carotene Analysis |
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| June 30 |
Nanoparticle-based Coating Helps Stop Water from Beading |
| June 23 |
Researchers Study New Class of Animal Deworming Agent |
| June 17 |
Peter Raven Receives U.S. National Arboretum's Medal of Excellence |
| June 16 |
Using Tree Tannins to Target Manure Odor |
| June 11 |
USDA Research on Climate Change, Effects of Warmer Winters Published in PLOS ONE |
| June 9 |
New Approach to Studying Fungus' Attack on Soybeans |
| June 2 |
New Method Distinguishes Yellow Perch Females from Males |
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| May 27 |
Sending Algae into Space to Probe Plants in Extreme Environments |
| May 22 |
Pig Breed Serves as Ideal Model for Human Obesity Research |
| May 19 |
From Bad to Worse: Scientists Confirm Worms Are Eating Slug Bait |
| May 15 |
Survey Reports Fewer Winter Honey Bee Losses |
| May 12 |
Scientists Scrutinize Role of "Supershedder" Cattle in E. coli O157:H7 Contamination |
| May 1 |
Potato Pest Dissected for Clues to Better Controlling It |
| May 1 |
Taming Extreme Environments by Exploring Algae in Space |
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| April 29 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| April 28 |
A Closer Look at Links between Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| April 24 |
Using Fire to Keep Rangelands Viable for Grazing |
| April 23 |
USDA Research Shows Potential Impact of Climate Change on Rangeland Plants |
| April 21 |
Some Cows' Infertility Linked to Y Chromosome |
| April 17 |
USDA Researchers Simplify Pyrolysis Processes for Bio-oil Production |
| April 14 |
New Ornamental Tung Tree Available |
| April 11 |
On the Trail of Fire Ant Pheromones |
| April 7 |
Looking to Wheat's Wild Ancestors to Combat an Evolving Threat |
| April 3 |
Scientists Develop New Way to Make Food Ingredient from Rice Bran Oil |
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| March 31 |
Tactic for Pasteurizing Raw Eggs Kills Salmonella, Doesn't Harm Egg Quality |
| March 27 |
A New Probiotic Improves Pig Health, Reduces Manure Output |
| March 24 |
USDA Researchers Improve Newcastle Disease Classification System |
| March 20 |
Dietary Products: Some are Under-researched, Over-marketed |
| March 17 |
New Reference Book Lists Uses and Origins of Important Plants |
| March 13 |
Disinfecting Honey Comb with Ozone |
| March 10 |
Coated Seeds Could Encourage an Early Start for Spring Planting |
| March 6 |
Flavor Secrets of Hass Avocados Probed |
| March 3 |
New Avian Influenza Sampling Method Saves Money |
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| February 27 |
Effect of Mom's Obesity on Baby's Bone Health Explored |
| February 24 |
Puree-processing Technology Expands into New Markets |
| February 24 |
Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young Named ARS Administrator |
| February 20 |
Carbon Sequestration Not So Simple in Biomass Crop Production |
| February 18 |
A New Tool for Identifying Key Soybean Genes |
| February 13 |
Priming Plant Defenses with Aspirin-like Compound |
| February 10 |
Heat and Pressure Treatment May Affect Allergenic Proteins in Peanuts |
| February 7 |
Botulism-causing Toxins Detected Promptly by ARS-developed Test Strip |
| February 6 |
Researchers Study Myelin to Help Improve Piglet Survival |
| February 3 |
Potatoes Could Step Up Performance under Climate Change Pressure |
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| January 31 |
New Issue of ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Now Online |
| January 30 |
Pampering Anjou Pears: ARS Studies Explore Storage Ideas |
| January 28 |
Delivering Vaccines Chicks Can Gobble Up |
| January 27 |
U.S. National Inventory Created for Wild Relatives of Important Crops |
| January 24 |
Catfish Industry Embraces USDA Pond Management Research |
| January 23 |
Specialty Greens Pack a Nutritional Punch |
| January 21 |
Researchers Study Hydromulches with Guar Gum Substitutes |
| January 16 |
In the Field, the Right Flower Arrangement Can Improve Organic Pest Control |
| January 13 |
Deciding When to Spray: Sometimes It Is More than Just Numbers |
| January 9 |
New Rice Competes with Weeds, Offers High Grain Quality to Boot |
