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| December 30 |
License to be Granted for Dust Reduction
System |
| December 29 |
ARS Diversifies Sunflower Traits |
| December 28 |
Unique Pistachio Trees Preserved in California
Collection |
| December 27 |
Baking up a Whole-Grain Rice Bread |
| December 23 |
New Rust- and Mosaic-Resistant Beans Released
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| December 23 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| December 22 |
Foreign Fruit Fly Suppression Program Grows in
Hawaii |
| December 22 |
Nutrition.gov Website Provides Information on Healthy
Eating, Nutrition, Obesity Prevention |
| December 21 |
New Computer Program Predicts Mycotoxin Levels in
Corn |
| December 20 |
Turkish Plant Oils Are Lethal to Vegetable Pest
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| December 17 |
Optical Sensors Help Farmers Find High-Quality
Wheat |
| December 16 |
New Sensory Testing Facility Open |
| December 15 |
Scientists Probe Genetic Makeup of Chickens
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| December 14 |
Quenching Plants' Thirst--Below Ground |
| December 13 |
Rice Collection Identifies Valuable Traits
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| December 10 |
Ganging Up To Stop Fire Ants |
| December 9 |
Scientists Tap Fungus to Protect Corn |
| December 8 |
Agroforestry and Wildlife Management Go Together in
Floodplains |
| December 7 |
Researchers Challenge Poultry Pathogens |
| December 6 |
In the World of Bees, It Pays To Be Tidy |
| December 3 |
Tree Micropropagation Technique Developed
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| December 2 |
Studies Yield Low-Sugar Watermelons, Probe "Minis'"
Nutrition |
| December 1 |
High Fiber Equals Lower Risks |
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| November 30 |
First Virus to Infect Red Imported Fire Ants
Discovered |
| November 29 |
A Regional Scheme for Foiling Non-Native Plant
"Escapes" |
| November 29 |
USDA Online Course Teaches WIC Nutrition
Educators |
| November 26 |
Organic Farming Is a Winner for
Sustainability |
| November 24 |
ARS Labs in Texas "Going Green" |
| November 23 |
Cows Could Be Getting Too Much Protein |
| November 22 |
Mouse-Ear Can Be Defeated |
| November 19 |
A Forage Laboratory for America's Mid-South
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| November 18 |
Copper Oxide Effective Against Nematodes in Small
Ruminants |
| November 17 |
Cataloguing Natural Pesticides' Modes of Action
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| November 16 |
New ARS Poisonous Plant Research Lab
Dedicated |
| November 15 |
New Carrots Offer Colorful Surprises--and Health
Benefits |
| November 12 |
Revegetating Rangeland With Seed-Source
Islands |
| November 10 |
Research Aims to Improve Fertigation for Farmers
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| November 10 |
New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research
Briefs Posted |
| November 9 |
Tracking Fluoride in the National Food Supply
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| November 8 |
"Pistachio Blaster" Listens for Perfect Nuts
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| November 5 |
Helping Cotton Thrive in the Heat |
| November 4 |
New Lures to Doom Crop-Damaging Caterpillars
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| November 3 |
Stressed Out? Have Some Cold Vegetable Soup
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| November 2 |
Stopping the Coffee Berry Borer from Boring into
Profits |
| November 1 |
Showing Florida How to Oust an Invasive Pest
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| October 29 |
Keeping Apples Cool to the Core |
| October 28 |
Conservation Tillage Has Immediate Benefits
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| October 27 |
New Pinto Bean Now Resists Anthracnose
Disease |
| October 26 |
Study Shows Differences in Natural Immunity in Cloned
Pigs |
| October 25 |
Slowing the Loss of Ag Chemicals |
| October 25 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| October 22 |
Researchers Improve Science of Predicting Catastrophes
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| October 21 |
Luscious Longans Protected in ARS Collection
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| October 20 |
Water, But Not Salt, Effective in Changing Grazing
Patterns |
| October 19 |
Statue of Liberty Goes Green with Soy |
| October 18 |
LiDAR: A Bright New Trend in Environmental
Studies |
| October 15 |
Making Campylobacter Easier to Count
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| October 14 |
Fungus Provides Varroa Mite Relief for Bees
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| October 14 |
Classical Chinese Garden Slated for the Nation's
Capital |
| October 13 |
A One-Time Plowing May Not Hurt Carbon
Credits |
| October 12 |
Scientists "Smear" Pests With Mustard |
| October 8 |
A Head Start on Mapping Two Cereal Crop
Genomes |
| October 7 |
Beneficial Fungi Could Halt Hopper Hordes
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| October 6 |
New Sampling System Helps Growers Learn About Their
Fields |
| October 6 |
CEAP Bibliographies Available Online |
| October 5 |
Vitamin D Found to Reduce Age-Related Falls
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| October 4 |
Salmonella Can Cause Poorer Eggshell Quality
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| October 1 |
Unmasking the Genes of Food-Poisoning
Campylobacter |
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| September 30 |
A Grazing Strategy for Small Dairy Farms
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| September 29 |
Proposal to Monitor Water Quality Wins Top
Award |
| September 28 |
Buyer Beware: Product Labels Don't Always Measure
Up |
| September 27 |
Bacteria Take on Late Blight, Sprouting and Dry Rot in
Potatoes |
| September 24 |
Ethanol Byproduct Shown to Improve Soil |
| September 23 |
New Food Consumption Data Released |
| September 22 |
Making Lychee and Longan Harvests Predictable
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| September 21 |
Fingerprinting Dust That's Blowing in the
Wind |
| September 20 |
"Free-Range" Chicken—No Guarantee It's Free of
Salmonella |
| September 17 |
New York Germplasm Resources Unit to Celebrate ARS' 50th
Anniversary with Open House |
| September 16 |
Using Electromagnetic Induction To Trace Soil
Nitrogen |
| September 15 |
Making Orange Juice Taste Even Better |
| September 15 |
Three Scientists Inducted into Research Agency's Hall
of Fame |
| September 14 |
Glorious Gardenias Get Boost From ARS
Scientists |
| September 13 |
A Tortilla's Freshness Is Wrapped Up in Its
Wheat |
| September 10 |
Dainty Plant Can Power-Clean Cadmium-Contaminated
Soils |
| September 9 |
Federal Genebank Releases First Animal
Germplasm |
| September 8 |
Revolutionizing Turkey Production with Functional
Genomics |
| September 7 |
Weevil Wreaks Havoc on Giant Salvinia |
| September 3 |
Carry-Out Containers From Wheat? Yes! |
| September 3 |
New Plant Nutrient Database Launched |
| September 2 |
Cutting-Edge Tools Help Farmers Seek Out Salt
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| September 1 |
Key Clues to Cause of Rice Yield Dilemma |
| September 1 |
Researchers Working To Diversify Hawaii's
Agriculture |
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| August 31 |
No-Till Farming Can Decrease "Global Warming
Potential" |
| August 31 |
Agricultural Research Service Lab Promotes New
Technologies |
| August 30 |
New Method Sorts Out Signals in Stressed-Out
Plants |
| August 27 |
Watering Plants When Their Temperature Says, "I'm
Thirsty!" |
| August 26 |
Vitamin D Is Good for Your Gums |
| August 25 |
Charring Peanut Shells for Hydrogen Fuel |
| August 24 |
Little-Known Weed Causing Big Trouble in
Southeast |
| August 23 |
Grape Compound Scores High for Lower Lipids
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| August 20 |
Root-Knot Nematode Species Identified |
| August 19 |
Hot Peppers Pep Up North Florida Growers' Bottom
Lines |
| August 18 |
Absorbing News About Eggs and Lutein |
| August 17 |
Protecting Sugar Beets From Root Diseases
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| August 17 |
Everglades Restoration To Be Part of Invasive Species
Discussions |
| August 16 |
Insect Virus Targets the Proverbial Worm in the
Apple |
| August 13 |
ARS Workshops Boost Public Seed Project |
| August 12 |
Newly Explored Rice Gene Could Help "Blast" Killer
Fungus |
| August 11 |
Beautiful Flowers--It's All in Their Genes
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| August 11 |
USDA Livestock and Range Research Lab Expansion
Unveiled |
| August 10 |
A Search for Nematodes' Biological Soft Spots
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| August 9 |
Wild Potato's Gene May Protect Vulnerable
Spuds |
| August 6 |
Multimedia Game Helps Kids Eat Better |
| August 5 |
Rust Fungus Unleashed to Fight Exotic Thistle
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| August 4 |
Targeting E. Coli Bacteria at Their
Source |
| August 3 |
Probing Plants' Pollen Puzzles |
| August 2 |
Some Flowers Can Stand the Salt--and Save Precious
Water |
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| July 30 |
New Plum Variety Released |
| July 30 |
New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| July 29 |
New Soybean Line Offers Strong Resistance to
Nematodes |
| July 28 |
Treating Both Swine Diets and Manure Can Slash
Phosphorus Runoff |
| July 28 |
Arboretum Highlights the Science of
Systematics |
| July 27 |
Plant Enzyme Turns Scientists' Thoughts to
Taxol |
| July 26 |
Two New Peach Varieties Released |
| July 23 |
Arboretum Pitches in to Clean up Chesapeake Bay
Tributary |
| July 22 |
USDA to Assess Environmental Benefits of Conservation
Programs |
| July 22 |
Prized Pomegranates Undergo Scrutiny of Nursery Staff,
Growers |
| July 21 |
ARS Celebrates North Dakota Research This
Week |
| July 20 |
Fiber-Hungry Bacteria Could Form Natural "Bond" With
Wood Industry |
| July 19 |
Sorting Out the Genes Behind Leaner Beef |
| July 16 |
Exercise Is Undervalued in Treating Arthritis
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| July 15 |
A Close Look at Milk and Iron Uptake |
| July 14 |
New Soy Germplasm Lines Available for
Breeding |
| July 13 |
Scientists Mobilize To Conduct Nutrition Research Among
American Indians |
| July 12 |
Computer Models Help Guide Ethanol Production
Research |
| July 9 |
Making Grass Out of Trash |
| July 8 |
Water-Treatment Residues Curb Phosphorus
Runoff |
| July 7 |
Genetics Underscore Mites' Promise As Climbing Fern
Foe |
| July 6 |
Tomatoes Get Genetic "Boost" Under Sustainable Ag
System |
| July 2 |
Eyeing Forecast Models' Role for Drier Times
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| July 1 |
Desert Laboratory for the World |
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| June 30 |
Snack Bar Temptation's Too Great for Middle
Schoolers |
| June 29 |
New Method Can Boost Yields, Lower Fertilizer Use
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| June 28 |
ARS Top Performers Win Presidential Rank
Awards |
| June 25 |
ARS Employees Recognized at Agriculture Secretary's 2004
Honor Awards Ceremony |
| June 24 |
Helping Hop Growers Predict Powdery Mildew
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| June 23 |
Pepper Lends Its Nematode Resistance to Double-Cropped
Vegetables |
| June 22 |
New Protection for Peanuts From Aflatoxin
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| June 21 |
New Website Traces "Long, Strange Trip" of
Corn |
| June 18 |
Indoor "Black Mold" Fungus Has Unexpected
Relatives |
| June 17 |
Sorghum--the Next New Wave in Grains? |
| June 16 |
Rapid Test for Global Fungal Threat |
| June 15 |
Researcher Seeks Better Production Systems for Sunshine
Bass |
| June 14 |
Researchers Develop Improved Food Consumption Survey
Method |
| June 10 |
Uncovering Coffee Bean's Genes |
| June 9 |
Delta Initiative Finding Answers to Region's Poor
Health |
| June 8 |
Continual Fertilizing, Not Cows, Is the Problem on
Sensitive Pastures |
| June 7 |
Waist Circumference Can Signal a Syndrome
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| June 4 |
Arboretum Scientist Releases Boxwood Encyclopedia
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| June 3 |
New USDA Lab to Study Stress Indicators in
Livestock |
| June 3 |
ARS, Turfgrass Group Sign Research Pact
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| June 2 |
Effects of Extended Storage on Eggs |
| June 1 |
If Clogged Arteries Are Your Problem, Try Eating
Oats |
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| May 28 |
New Rice Stock Adds Good Trait to Genetic
Collection |
| May 27 |
Feather Fiber Technology Receives a "World's Best"
Award |
| May 26 |
Rice Offers a Healthier Way to "Batter
Up" |
| May 25 |
New Bacterial Group Named After ARS Scientist
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| May 24 |
Irrigating Through Drainage Pipes Helps Farmers and the
Environment |
| May 21 |
Grabbing a Quick Bite Nabs More Calories
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| May 20 |
ARS Flume Shows "V" in River May Aid Endangered Tern
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| May 19 |
Red Imported Fire Ant Nemesis Gains Permanent Foothold
in Florida |
| May 18 |
USDA Scientists Help Resolve Cotton Quality Standard
Issue |
| May 17 |
Exotic Lychees Safeguarded in ARS Botanical
Library |
| May 17 |
New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
| May 14 |
Agricultural Research Service Hosts Fruit Fly
Conference |
| May 14 |
ARS Cotton Research Earns ACS Landmark Status
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| May 13 |
Bringing Back the Native Grasses of
California |
| May 12 |
Trait in Honey Bees Keeps Mites From
Multiplying |
| May 11 |
New, Disease Resistant Sunflower Available
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| May 10 |
Agricultural Dust More Accurately Measured
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| May 10 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| May 7 |
Got Arthritis? Fresh Cherries May Help |
| May 6 |
Helping Beneficial Fungi Work |
| May 5 |
Dragging Through the Day? Be Sure You Get Enough
Magnesium |
| May 5 |
Federal Laboratory Consortium Recognizes ARS
Scientists for Tech Transfer |
| May 4 |
Hot Bath Foils Lychee and Longan Insect Foes
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| May 3 |
A Little Creek That Could Help Repair
Waterways |
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| April 30 |
Turkey's Ghrelin Gene Sequenced |
| April 29 |
USDA Participates in Worldwide Research Effort Against
FMD |
| April 28 |
Scientists Meet to Tackle Gully Erosion
Issue |
| April 28 |
Bacterial Proteins Combat Campylobacter |
| April 27 |
Food Survey Shows Areas of Concern, Opportunities for
Nutrition Interventions |
| April 26 |
World's Peaches, Plums Preserved in Unique Collection
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| April 23 |
USDA-DOD Research Initiative to Protect U.S.
Military |
| April 22 |
U.S. Scientists Help Scottish Counterparts Quash
Ticks |
| April 21 |
After 17 Years, the Cicadas Are Coming |
| April 20 |
New ARS Facility Dedicated in Colorado |
| April 19 |
Beneficial Compounds in Cinnamon Spice Up Insulin
Sensitivity |
| April 16 |
Study Reveals Cause of Disease in Beneficial
Insects |
| April 15 |
Soy Supplements Lead to Bone Health |
| April 14 |
New Tests for Detecting Livestock Growth
Promoter |
| April 13 |
Canine Cure for Catfish Off-Flavor |
| April 12 |
Toward a Better Sugar Beet |
| April 9 |
A Trio of New Plums for Spring and Summer
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| April
8 |
Thwarting Russian Wheat Aphids--Again |
| April
7 |
Depressed? "B" Sure to Get Enough Folate |
| April
6 |
Cotton and Clay Make a "Hot" Pair |
| April
5 |
New Peach Looks Funny, Tastes Great |
| April
2 |
100th Anniversary of Washington's Cherry Blossoms
Celebrated |
| April
1 |
New Breed of Beet Geneticists Unraveling Sugar Beet
Genome |
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| March
31 |
Listening for Weevils in Nursery Crops |
| March
30 |
Plant Roots, Too, Know How to "Seize the
Moment" |
| March
29 |
Corn Fungus Tapped for Carotenoid
Production |
| March
26 |
Corn Plants Alert Neighbors, Seek Help Against
Pests |
| March
25 |
Apache Apricot Trees Take Root at Fruit
Ranches |
| March
24 |
Test Detects Brucella Bacteria in Goat's
Milk |
| March
23 |
Wild Potatoes Tapped for Nematode
Defense |
| March
22 |
USDA's Gentle, But Tough, Termiticide Now
Patented |
| March
19 |
Telemetry System Helps Scientists Study Heat Stress in
Cattle |
| March
18 |
Pretty New Pepper Plants Developed by ARS
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| March
17 |
Machine Vision Automating Cotton Gins |
| March
16 |
Good Sources of Dietary Choline Now a Mouse Click
Away |
| March
15 |
Sweet Scarlet Grape: New Variety Readied for
Growers |
| March
12 |
Beetles Learn that "You Are What You
Eat" |
| March
12 |
Secret to "Winterizing" Wheat Plants
Revealed |
| March
11 |
On the Lookout For Mite-Borne Citrus
Threat |
| March
10 |
ARS Scientists Help Experts Recognize Foreign
Fungi |
| March
9 |
"Air Curtain" Blocks Unwanted Insect Pests From
Airplanes |
| March
8 |
Lowering CO2 Loss in Fall Harvest |
| March
5 |
New Test to Find, Recruit Pest-Fighting
Bacteria |
| March
4 |
New Approach to Controlling E. coli in
Pigs |
| March
3 |
Scientists Study Benefits of Pasture Plant Diversity on
Dairy Production |
| March
2 |
The Latest Research on Africanized Honey
Bees |
| March
1 |
Monitoring Earth's Water Cycle From Space To Improve
Weather Forecasting |
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| February 27 |
Raspberries' Year-Round Protective Light Show
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| February 26 |
Arboretum Provides Breathtaking, Hassle-Free Cherry
Blossom Viewing |
| February 25 |
Device Replaces Cotton Bale Ties |
| February 24 |
With Just a Sprinkle, Plants Soak Up More
Selenium |
| February 23 |
USDA Researchers Test System to Track U.S. Cotton
Products |
| February 20 |
Ground Broken for U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research
Center |
| February 19 |
Finding Alternatives to Burning Leftover
Straw |
| February 18 |
Scientists Sleuth Glassy-Winged Sharpshooters'
Hangouts |
| February 17 |
Senior Gardeners Helping to Save Hawaiian
Agriculture |
| February 13 |
New Soybean Promises Healthier Soy Oil |
| February 12 |
Chicken Processing Plant Geared Up for Research
Business |
| February 11 |
Progress in Reverse Against New Swine Flu
Strain |
| February 10 |
Tackling Tough Problems in the World of
Chocolate |
| February 9 |
New Database Helps Monitor Food
Pathogens |
| February 6 |
Winning the Fruit Fly Battle in Hawaii |
| February 5 |
Cattle May Follow Appalachian Trail to Fine Urban
Eateries |
| February 4 |
Maple Tree Species Is Asian Longhorned Beetle's
Favorite |
| February 3 |
Scientists Tap Bee Genome Map for Improved
Traits |
| February 2 |
Bacteria-Fungi Combo Could Boost Pea Growth
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| February 2 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Posted |
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| January 30 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| January 29 |
Foundation Licenses ARS-Developed Tick Control
Device |
| January 28 |
BMI Calculator Especially for Kids |
| January 27 |
More Soil Benefits from No-Till Planting |
| January 26 |
Phosphorus Fertilizer Can Be Effective for Many
Years |
| January 23 |
ARS Scientists Honored for Tech Transfer
Efforts |
| January 23 |
Papaya Sex-Chromosome Study Provides New Glimpse of
Evolution |
| January 22 |
Veneman Announces Top ARS Scientists for 2003
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| January 21 |
Sheep Could Help Control Leafy Spurge |
| January 21 |
NAL, University Partner on Information
Project |
| January 20 |
ARS Develops a New Chromium Complex |
| January 16 |
Vitamin E May Be Key to Listeria-Free Turkeys
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| January 15 |
Scientists Investigate Probiotic Use in Poultry, Develop
New Tests |
| January 14 |
Planet's Papaya Protected in Hawaii
Collection |
| January 13 |
ARS-Adapted Grain Sorter Sees Fungal Poisons Under "New
Light" |
| January 12 |
DXA Measures Meat, Fat Composition in
Pork |
| January 9 |
Cleaning Roots More Efficiently |
| January 8 |
Eggplant Found To Have an Antioxidant Kick
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| January 7 |
Rose Gardens: A Thorny Problem for Pesky
Caterpillars |
| January 6 |
Scientists Study Soy Infant Formula |
| January 5 |
Survey Links Fast Food, Poor Nutrition Among U.S.
Children |
| January 2 |
Replanting Papayas: New Tactics May Cut Costs
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