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| December 31 |
Microwaves Sense Grain Moisture |
| December 28 |
Berry Bad News for Cancer Cells |
| December 27 |
Breeding Aluminum Tolerance into
Wheat |
| December 26 |
Trout Studies Seek Superior
Strains |
| December 21 |
New Computer Program Helps Growers Protect
Poinsettias |
| December 20 |
Researchers’ Technique Detects Algae
Potentially Fatal to Catfish |
| December 19 |
Striking Improvements in Breastfeeding Rates
Linked to Low-Tech Study |
| December 18 |
Giant Salvinia Attacked by Tiny
Weevil |
| December 17 |
Kenaf Shows Potential as a Finishing Diet for
Lambs |
| December 14 |
Livestock Biological Data Analysis Wins Top Award
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| December 13 |
Scientist Sleuths in Pursuit of Racehorse
Disease |
| December 12 |
Seabeach Amaranth Making a
Comeback |
| December 11 |
Tropical Agriculture Research Station Celebrates
100 Years of Scientific Research |
| December 10 |
ARS Seeks Partner to Help Stop Potato
Sprouting |
| December 7 |
Coffee Pest May Harbor Its Weakest
Link |
| December 6 |
Folate May Help Forestall
Forgetfulness |
| December 5 |
Scientists Engineer Baker’s Yeast to Eat
Plant Fats |
| December 4 |
U.S.-Brazil Research Partnership Paying Off for
Both Countries |
| December 3 |
Skinny Peach Trees: Good for Commercial Growers
and Home Gardeners |
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| November 30 |
New Southernpea Released by ARS |
| November 29 |
ARS, Cepheid Team to Make Plant Disease Diagnosis
Faster, Easier and More Accurate |
| November 28 |
ARS Hall of Fame Inducts Three
Scientists |
| November 27 |
New Research Positions’ Goal is Increased
Value from Soybeans |
| November 26 |
Coordinated Control Methods Vanquish Apple &
Pear Pest |
| November 23 |
New Pilot Plant Could Help Boost Ethanol
Use |
| November 21 |
Studies Explore Minerals & Your
Brain |
| November 20 |
New Sprays, Trap Promise to Slash Insecticide Use
in America's Corn Belt |
| November 19 |
New Peanut Planting System to Boost
Yields |
| November 16 |
Banding Together to Stall Leafy
Spurge |
| November 15 |
Souped-Up Broccoli, Broccoli Sprouts Deter
Cancers in Rats |
| November 14 |
New ARS Publication Charts 80 Years of Vegetation
Changes in the Northern Plains |
| November 13 |
A New Technique Examines Soil Pressure on
Cropland |
| November 9 |
Breeding Better Plants for Military
Bases |
| November 8 |
Renovations to Bonsai Museum Under
Way |
| November 7 |
New Pestivirus Identified |
| November 6 |
U.S.-Mexico Meeting To Forge Cooperation on
Future Research |
| November 5 |
ARS Seeks Business Partners for Pectin Making and
Other Technologies |
| November 2 |
Watch Out, Invasive Weeds--These Fungi Are
Killers! |
| November 1 |
Grass Hedges to Curb Soil Runoff |
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| October 31 |
Rose Research Targets Mites, Powdery
Mildew |
| October 30 |
Energy Savings Initiated at ARS
Facility |
| October 29 |
USDA Holds First International Meeting on
Comparative Insect Genomics |
| October 26 |
Colorado Potato Beetles May Succumb to the
Glow |
| October 26 |
ARS’ Research Timeline Expanded,
Updated |
| October 25 |
Using Hot Water as a Solvent for Checking Food
Safety |
| October 24 |
With Potatoes, More Color May Mean Better
Nutrition |
| October 24 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| October 23 |
Publication Outlines the Best Cotton Ginning
Practices Worldwide |
| October 22 |
Scientific Sleuths Track the Origin of Tapeworms
in Humans |
| October 19 |
Scientists Serve Up a Dish of Pig Liver
Cells |
| October 18 |
The National Arboretum Is 16-Time Gold Medal
Winner |
| October 17 |
Beet Armyworms: What Do They Really
Want? |
| October 16 |
Pomegranates of the World Housed in Unique
California Collection |
| October 15 |
Resistance Genes Key to Protecting Chocolate
Supply |
| October 12 |
Portable Rainfall Simulators Helping Fight
Runoff |
| October 11 |
A Newly Discovered and Sequenced Turkey Disease
Virus |
| October 10 |
New Golden-Nematode-Resistant Potato
Introduced |
| October 9 |
Disease-Resistant Cowpeas Now Available
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| October 5 |
Web Page Available on Bt Corn Risk to Monarch
Butterflies |
| October 4 |
Risk Assessment for Biotech
Alfalfa |
| October 3 |
Keeping Nutrients in Manure |
| October 2 |
Researchers Help Growers Fight Floral
Pests |
| October 1 |
Low-Fat Foods Can Help Lower Fat
Intake |
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| September 28 |
Plant Estrogens Low in Older Women’s
Diets |
| September 27 |
E-mail News Delivery Suspended |
| September 27 |
State-of-the-Art Modeling Could Help Improve
Gulf’s Water Quality |
| September 24 |
New Method To Measure Water and Chemical Movement
in Soil |
| September 21 |
Bacteriophages a Possible Alternative to
Antibiotics in Animal Production |
| September 20 |
Scientists Identify Insect That Transmits Killer
Bacterium to Cucurbits |
| September 19 |
Combine Attachment Offers On-the-Fly Peanut
Cleaning |
| September 18 |
Researchers Battle Plum Pox in
Pennsylvania |
| September 17 |
Virus-Resistant Plum Trees--Ready and
Waiting |
| September 14 |
Udderly Fantastic: Mutant Plants a High Source of
Calcium |
| September 13 |
Tiny Berry Tops Tomatoes in
Lycopene |
| September 12 |
Using Biotech to Speed Classical
Breeding |
| September 11 |
New Insights May Lead to Better Control of Gray
Mold |
| September 10 |
The Flying Camera |
| September 7 |
Researchers Clone Powdery Mildew Resistance
Gene |
| September 6 |
Making Sure Consumers Get Their Fill--of Chicken
Breasts |
| September 5 |
Exposure to Lyme Disease-Transmitting Ticks
Depends on Activity |
| September 4 |
Japanese Mint Could Lead to Environmentally
Friendly Fumigant |
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| August
31 |
USDA Aquaculture Center Gets New
Home |
| August
30 |
New Oats and Barleys for Breakfast, Brewery or
Barn |
| August
30 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now
Online |
| August
29 |
Researchers Develop Value-Added Products from
Fats, Oils |
| August
28 |
Lowly Ring Nematode Suppressed with Biological
Control |
| August
27 |
Spying Global Warming in the
Desert? |
| August
24 |
Predicting Flooding Earlier By Mapping Soil
Moisture |
| August
23 |
How Much Antioxidant Protection Do You Really
Have? |
| August
22 |
Specialty Bean Tissues No Treat for
Nematodes |
| August
21 |
Potassium Permanganate Kills Fish
Parasite |
| August
20 |
Antimicrobial Compounds May Reduce Swine Waste
Odor |
| August
17 |
Parasitic Wasps Could Curb
Mealybug |
| August
16 |
Researchers Unlock the Secrets of How Herbicides
Interact With Soil and Subsoil |
| August
15 |
New Tanning Process Good for Industry and the
Environment |
| August
14 |
Fecal Detection Technology Advances to
Whole-Carcass Imaging System |
| August
13 |
New Virus Test Kit Helps Keep Chicken on the
Dinner Table |
| August
13 |
For Information About West Nile
Virus—Here's the Source of Sources |
| August
10 |
Cricket-resistant Turf in the
Pipeline |
| August
9 |
Leptin May Help Quiet Dieters'
Hunger |
| August
8 |
Bone Gains in New Mothers |
| August
7 |
USDA to Expand Use of Biodiesel, Ethanol
Fuels |
| August
6 |
Patent Sought on Technology for Soy-Based Car
Parts |
| August
3 |
New Process Produces Lower Trans-Fat
Foods |
| August
2 |
Cooking Process Reduces Toxins in
Corn |
| August
1 |
A Southern Wheat Rust Moves North
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| July
31 |
Study Questions Popular CLA
Supplement |
| July
30 |
Controlling Pathogens on Fresh-Cut Produce--a New
Phage? |
| July
27 |
Scientists Crack Code of Virus That Causes Key
Chicken Disease |
| July
27 |
NAL Database Reaches 4-Million-Record
Milestone |
| July
26 |
Easing the Sediment Load |
| July
25 |
ARS Scientists Develop More Potent Chromium
Supplement |
| July
24 |
Woody Debris Structures Help Rehabilitate
Streambed Channels |
| July
23 |
Calving Research Helps Producers and
Heifers |
| July
20 |
Phytase Aids Iron Absorption in Anemic
Pigs |
| July
19 |
State-of-the-Art Technology Chosen to Clean Up
Wastewater from Swine Production |
| July
18 |
Healthful Soybean Oil From the Southeast to Be
Evaluated |
| July
17 |
Wild Australian Soybean Relatives Hold Genes for
Nematode Resistance |
| July
16 |
New Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center
Celebrated |
| July
13 |
Putting the Missing Ingredient into Snack
Foods |
| July
12 |
Sorting Out Wheat Stem Sawfly
Attractants |
| July
11 |
Low-Fat French Fries From Rice? |
| July
10 |
Food Poisoning Microbe Targeted in New
Studies |
| July
9 |
Cleaner Air, Fewer Exhaust Emissions May Come
from Soybean Oil in Jet Fuels |
| July
6 |
Weeds Could Meet Their Match in a Novel
Bioherbicide |
| July
5 |
Red Clover Silage Boasts Benefits over Alfalfa
Silage |
| July
3 |
USDA Research Helps Preserve Historic
Flag |
| July
2 |
Beetles Have a Big Appetite for
Waterlettuce |
| July
2 |
USDA Launches New Information-based Web Site on
Food Safety Research Programs |
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| June
29 |
ARS Patents Filed and Waiting for Commercial
Partners |
| June
28 |
ARS, NASA Explore Food Safety
Research |
| June
28 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| June
27 |
Making Sense of Xylella’s Genome--First Step
to Its Control |
| June
26 |
Genome of Grapevine Culprit
Revealed |
| June
25 |
Scientists Seek to Improve Farm Animal
Conditions |
| June
22 |
Making Prize-Winning Yields More Routine
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| June
21 |
Keeping the Balance in Cytokines—Key to
Healthy Animals |
| June
20 |
New Lure Works Better Than Pheromones for Codling
Moths |
| June
19 |
Sheep and Beetles Control Leafy
Spurge |
| June
18 |
Preparing Newborn Pigs for Faster Weight
Gains |
| June
15 |
Mite-Resistant Russian Bees Also Have Winter
Hardiness |
| June
14 |
Campylobacter Mystery Moves Toward
Resolution |
| June
13 |
Feeding Preemies for Optimal
Development |
| June
12 |
No Trans Fats in Peanut Butter--Contrary to
Current Rumor |
| June
11 |
Pop Goes the Cotton! |
| June
8 |
Good Nutrition Could Help Prevent Bad
Viruses |
| June
7 |
USDA Research Agency Sequences Genome of
Food-Borne Pathogen |
| June
6 |
Putting the “Bite” on Plum Curculio
Weevils |
| June
5 |
ARS Researcher Finds Keys to Cockroach
Resistance |
| June
4 |
ARS Scientists Win Top Honors Today in Annual
USDA Ceremony |
| June
1 |
Do Navajo Diets Build Better
Bones? |
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| May
31 |
Researchers Test Yeast’s Anti-Scab
Mettle |
| May
30 |
Searching Exotic Corn Types to Improve Yields and
Uses for U.S. Corn Crop |
| May
29 |
Students May Have Answer for Faster-Healing Civil
War Wounds that Glowed |
| May
25 |
Deer Feed, Ticks Drop in Maryland Control
Program |
| May
24 |
Study Explores New Mothers' Mineral
Needs |
| May
23 |
ARS Patents New Fruit Fly Lure and
Trap |
| May
22 |
Biocontrol Beetles Set Free to Tackle
Saltcedar |
| May
21 |
Building Wheats with Multiple Resistance to Leaf
Rust |
| May
18 |
Plant Growth Facility Named for Famous Scientific
Team |
| May
17 |
New Sweetpotatoes Make Great Chips,
Fries |
| May
16 |
Researchers Develop Integrated Controls for
Potato Pests |
| May
15 |
ARS Scientists Working to Reduce Poultry Crop
Breaks |
| May
14 |
Bringing Back Native Soil Fungi |
| May
11 |
New Surveillance Device Uncovers
Insects |
| May
10 |
Have You Taken Your Plant’s Temperature
Lately? |
| May
9 |
Managing Forage for Best Use of
Manure |
| May
8 |
Formosan Termite Experts to Meet at New Orleans
Conference |
| May
7 |
Tick Control Device is Tested in USDA Project to
Reduce Lyme Disease |
| May
4 |
New "Science Without Boundaries" Web
Site |
| May
3 |
ARS, Maryland Business Organizations Sign
Technology Agreements |
| May
2 |
Satellites and Planes Scan Cornfields for
Clues |
| May
1 |
Researchers Honored for Transferring
Technology |
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| April
30 |
For Better Strawberries, Grow Them Over Red
Mulch |
| April
27 |
Selenium Deficiency Increases Severity of Flu
Virus in Mice |
| April
26 |
Government, Industry Team up Against Exotic Water
Weed |
| April
25 |
Dynamic Duo Found to Control
Melaleuca |
| April
24 |
ARS Scientists and BASF Corporation Join
Forces |
| April
23 |
Powerful New Microscope Probes Sex Glands of Worm
Pest |
| April
20 |
Two New Corn Viruses Discovered |
| April
19 |
Research Expedition Yields Potential New Control
Agents for U.S. Pests |
| April
18 |
High-Tech Research Spells Trouble for Soybean
Nematodes |
| April
17 |
France-Based Lab Plays Key Role in U.S.
Biocontrol Research |
| April
16 |
Scientists Lasso Computers to Help With Ranch
Plans |
| April
13 |
Quick Evaluation Technique Finds New Applications
in Food and Agriculture |
| April
12 |
New Edible, Food-Grade Fruit Coating Has It
Covered |
| April
11 |
ARS Scientists Develop Phosphorus Index to
Control Pasture Runoff |
| April
11 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now
Online |
| April
10 |
Collaboration Aids Moroccan, American Livestock
Producers |
| April
9 |
Natural Fungicide May Blast Global Rice
Disease |
| April
6 |
Protein Saves Bone in Elders |
| April
6 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| April
5 |
Reducing the Use of Organic
Solvents |
| April
4 |
More Efficient Ethanol Production Closer to
Reality |
| April
3 |
Soybean Hulls Eyed for Wastewater
Filtering |
| April
2 |
First ARS Researcher To Lead American Chemical
Society Tells Peers About Government Labs |
| April
2 |
Vegetative Mulch Reduces Pesticide and Soil
Losses in Runoff |
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| March
30 |
B Vitamins Choline and Folate
Scrutinized |
| March
29 |
ARS Releases New Insect-Resistant Corn Germplasm
Line |
| March
29 |
ARS Posts Latest Edition of Quarterly Report of
Research Progress |
| March
28 |
New Study Sheds Light on Plants’ Nighttime
Defense |
| March
27 |
Cherry Harvester Helps Kids Learn Mechanical
Engineering |
| March
26 |
ARS and Industry Test New Vegetable Oils as
Industrial Lubricants |
| March
23 |
How Well Do You Convert Beta-Carotene into
Vitamin A? |
| March
22 |
Two Mississippi Lakes Revitalized As
Fisheries |
| March
21 |
Stunt Nematodes--Everything You Need to Know to
Identify These Pests |
| March
20 |
The New, Improved and Integrated Food
Survey |
| March
19 |
Mineral Film Foils Cotton Pests |
| March
16 |
Magnesium — Minor Nutrient Has Major
Importance |
| March
15 |
Peppers Put the “Heat” on
Pests |
| March
15 |
ARS Research Magazine Wins
Award |
| March
14 |
Genetic Study Aims to Protect Beans Against White
Mold |
| March
13 |
The Latest on Bee Mite Resistance to
Pesticides |
| March
12 |
Paper Mulch Coated with Vegetable Oil Offers
Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic |
| March
9 |
Crops and Conservation Tillage Glean Carbon for
the Land |
| March
8 |
Mechanism of Tobacco Budworm Resistance to Bt
Proposed |
| March
7 |
Insecticides Reduced in Runoff from Bt
Cotton |
| March
6 |
Tracheal Mite Testing Service on the Way for Bee
Breeders |
| March
5 |
Reducing Salmonella and E. coli
0157:H7 at the Farm |
| March
2 |
ARS Develops Disease-Resistant
Sugarcane |
| March
1 |
More and Better Online Info on Plant Names,
Noxious Weeds |
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| February 28 |
New Tool for Battling Varroa Mite Offered to
Beekeepers |
| February 27 |
Berries May Protect Against Cancer and Heart
Disease |
| February 26 |
Chance of Colon Cancer Connected to Copper
Consumption |
| February 23 |
New Traps "Bust" Dust–and Indoor Insect
Pests |
| February 22 |
Quality Tests for Lab-Raised Beneficial
Insects |
| February 21 |
Dow Jones Step Aside: Here Comes the Soil Carbon
Market |
| February 20 |
New Red Raspberry Means More Fresh
Berries |
| February 16 |
Computer Model Can Help Farmers Manage
Carbon |
| February 15 |
New Beetle Attractant Controls White
Grubs |
| February 14 |
From Genes to Jeans: Moving King Cotton Ahead in
the 21st Century |
| February 13 |
Putting the Soil to Bed Over
Winter |
| February 12 |
Securing Cotton Farmers’ Bt
Investment |
| February 9 |
From Corn-Bred Statistics to High-Tech
Breeding |
| February 8 |
Scientists Honored for Moving Research Results to
Market |
| February 7 |
Charles Bacon Tops ARS Scientist of the Year
Award Winners |
| February 6 |
The Chihuahuan Desert Knows No
Borders |
| February 5 |
Hungry, Helpful Insects Thrive on Special
Fast-Food |
| February 2 |
Cooked-to-Brown Burgers May Not Tell the
Truth |
| February 1 |
Watermelons Screened To Find Those That Resist
Two Major Diseases |
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| January 31 |
Storytelling CD-ROM Documents Screwworm
Eradication Science |
| January 31 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now
Online |
| January 30 |
Camphor Curbs Asian Lady Beetles |
| January 29 |
Starch-Water-Oil Mix Fit for Many
Uses |
| January 26 |
ARS’ Research Timeline
Updated |
| January 25 |
Biotech Advance May Revive U.S. Castor Oil
Production |
| January 24 |
Bone Gains Fade When Elders Cease
Supplements |
| January 23 |
Scientists Learning To Keep Tabs on
Dioxin |
| January 22 |
New Catfish Line Released |
| January 22 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Briefs
Posted |
| January 19 |
Quirky Rice May Speed Breeding of New
Varieties |
| January 18 |
U.S. and Mexico Cooperating To Control
Water-Hyacinth Infestation |
| January 17 |
New Cottons “Pack a Punch” Against
Fungi |
| January 16 |
New Kit to Identify Tissue-Invading Fly
Maggots |
| January 12 |
Lichens: An Unexpected Source of New
Herbicides |
| January 11 |
Lift Weights to Lift Aging Metabolism, Lower Weight
Gain |
| January 10 |
Scientists Develop First Transgenic Cow Clone for
Mastitis Disease Resistance |
| January 10 |
Manipulating Plant Hormone May Help
Crops |
| January 9 |
What Would Eli Whitney Think? |
| January 8 |
Superb Strawberries--Without Help From Methyl
Bromide |
| January 5 |
Eavesdropping on Insects in Soil and
Plants |
| January 4 |
USDA Scientists Complete Genetics
Project |
| January 3 |
Alfalfa Meets Its Asian Relatives |
| January 2 |
Broccoli Varieties Differ in Potential Anticarcinogenic
Activity |
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