Bioproducts Research Unit scientists are developing value-added products from waste remaining after food production or processing. Read more about bioproducts research at WRRC.

ARS scientists in Healthy Processed Foods (HPFR) and the National Clonal Germplasm Repository (Davis, CA) identified the best cultivars for making dried chip-style persimmons, so that this California fruit may be enjoyed year round. Learn more at the HPFR persimmon project website.

Scientists in the Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit developed a highly sensitive T-cell assay for detecting staphylococcal toxin in food. The new assay is faster, more sensitive and less expensive than animal model tests. More

Thanks to research by plant physiologist Merle Weaver at WRRC, tomorrow's tomatoes may have less water and more solids. The fiber-rich concentrate becomes the starting point for most of the other tomato-based foods at your market. Learn more about how USDA supports cutting edge science and innovation.

Inspired by the USDA's People's Garden Initiative, the Agricultural Research Service (WRRC and PGEC) and Forest Service in Albany, CA, maintain an educational community outreach garden, with help from Ocean View Elementary School students. Click image to visit our garden's homepage.