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| December
31 |
New
Issue of ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs |
| December
28 |
Vitamin A Suppresses Type 1 Diabetes in Animal
Study |
| December
27 |
State, National Nutrition Info on Updated
Website |
| December
26 |
Partnering, Licensing Opportunities With ARS Now
Available on RSS |
| December
21 |
Getting Grade School Kids to Eat More Fruits and
Veggies |
| December
20 |
New
Approach to Curbing Mosquitoes |
| December
19 |
New
Swine Flu Has Avian Flu Genes |
| December
18 |
Gauging Farmers' Water and Pesticide Use |
| December
17 |
Scientists Identify Bacterial Pathogen of
Citrus |
| December
14 |
Portion Size, Energy Density are Key Components in Kids'
Caloric Intake |
| December
13 |
ARS
Licenses Purple Bacteria to Battle Crop Pests |
| December
12 |
Berries and Dark Chocolate Flavor Newest Treats From ARS
Technology |
| December
11 |
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Has Uneven Influence on Longleaf
Communities |
| December
10 |
Veggie Soybeans About to Get Even Sweeter
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| December
7 |
Fruit Fly Study Provides Insight into Bee Immune System
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| December
6 |
Calcium Requirements May Be Overestimated
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| December
5 |
Conservation Tillage: Good for Drought and Wet
Years |
| December
4 |
Scientists Set to Release New Disease-Resistant Wheat
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| December
3 |
Secrets of Fish Oil Compound Probed |
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| November
30 |
Scientists Developing Bread Rich in
Beta-Glucan |
| November
29 |
Orange-Fleshed Honeydews Evaluated |
| November
28 |
Eating Beans Helps Lower Cholesterol |
| November
27 |
Village Wheats May Fend Off Stem Rust |
| November
26 |
Tropical Traits for Temperate Beans |
| November
23 |
New
Technique Thins Excess Blossoms and Boosts Tree Fruit Size |
| November
21 |
Diet
for Brain Development, From the Beginning |
| November
20 |
Revamping Relationships Among Cultivated
Potatoes |
| November
19 |
Imported Bees Not Source of Virus Associated with Colony
Collapse Disorder |
| November
16 |
When
It Comes to Vitamins, More Is Not Always Better |
| November
15 |
Crimson Rocket Peach Making Its Way to Market
|
| November
14 |
Likeable Legume Snacks From ARS Research
|
| November
13 |
System Offers New Option for Managing Manure
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| November
9 |
Heading Off World Wheat Threat |
| November
8 |
Researchers Identify Cause of Watermelon Vine
Decline |
| November
7 |
Study Weighs Cover Crop Use |
| November
6 |
Data
on Food Antioxidants Aid Research |
| November
5 |
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| November
2 |
Scientists Re-Examine Soy Diversity |
| November
1 |
Using Beetle Biology to Protect Beehives |
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| October
31 |
Measuring Peanuts' Moisture—While Still in the
Shell |
| October
30 |
ARS
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| October
29 |
Fast-Acting Carbs May Hasten Vision Loss Over
Time |
| October
26 |
Researchers Build Case Against Insect as "Zebra
Chip" Culprit |
| October
25 |
Microbes Plus Sugars Equals Hydrogen Fuel?
|
| October
24 |
New
High-Yielding Pecan is Right for Many Regions |
| October
23 |
iFARM: Two High-Tech Tools for Farm
Management |
| October
22 |
Norovirus Proposal Nets Top Research Funding
|
| October
19 |
Ethanol Co-Products Could Lower Cost of Freshwater Fish
Production |
| October
18 |
Genetic Clue for Fighting Swine Virus |
| October
17 |
ARS-Studied Gas Helps Apples Stay Crisp |
| October
16 |
New
Campylobacter-Detecting Medium Licensed |
| October
15 |
U.S.-Thai Scientists Cooperate in Tropical Fruit
Research |
| October
12 |
Glomalin: A Key to Switchgrass Ethanol
Success |
| October
11 |
Wanted: Trees for Urban Landscapes |
| October
10 |
Preserving Genetic Variety of Valuable Specialty Crops
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| October
9 |
Spinach Gets New Protection Against Pesky
Leafminers |
| October
5 |
Ticks Don’t Come Out in the Wash |
| October
4 |
New
Lab Methods Speed Testing of Fumigant Emissions |
| October
3 |
Bottlegourd Gene May Curb Cucurbit Virus |
| October
2 |
Initiative Takes Aim at Fungal Crop Disease
Culprit |
| October
1 |
U.S.-Thai Scientific Efforts Peg Guava's Nutritional
Value |
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| September
28 |
Plant BioFactory Ramps Up Relief for Dairy
Cows |
| September
27 |
New
Pheromone Sprayer Leads Amorous Moths Astray |
| September
26 |
Mapping Prairie Grass Protein, Yield and
Carbon |
| September
25 |
Mineral Nutrition's Impact on Neonatal
Development |
| September
24 |
Socking It to Strawberry Root Rot |
| September
21 |
Exposing Wheat's Genetic Secrets |
| September
20 |
Fortifying Feed with Biodiesel Co-products
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| September
19 |
USDA
Web Portal Offers Big Food Safety Benefits for Small Food Processors
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| September
18 |
Garlic's Goodness Best Released With a Crush
|
| September
17 |
Organic, All-Fruit Bars Bear Out Value of ARS
Process |
| September
14 |
Geneva Station Celebrates 125th Anniversary
|
| September
13 |
Switchgrass: Bridging Bioenergy and
Conservation |
| September
12 |
Three Scientists Inducted into ARS Hall of
Fame |
| September
11 |
Areawide Approach to Fire Ant Control |
| September
10 |
New
Sorghum is Ideal for Both Fuel and Feed |
| September
7 |
Potatoes Chock Full of Phytochemicals |
| September
6 |
Genetic Survey Finds Association Between CCD and Virus
|
| September
5 |
Fungal Foam Targets Termites Inside Trees
|
| September
4 |
Carriers of "Plaque" Gene at Greater
Risk |
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| August
31 |
Climate Change and Groundwater Recharge |
| August
30 |
Treatment for Mouse-Eared Pecan Trees Now
Licensed |
| August
29 |
Troubled Times for Potatoes |
| August
28 |
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Spurs Shrub Growth
|
| August
27 |
Dry
Pea, Sunflower and Spring Wheat Excel in Northern Plains Cropping Systems
|
| August
24 |
Nutritional "Report Cards" Rely on USDA
Data |
| August
23 |
Genetic GPS for Tracking Boll Weevils |
| August
22 |
New
Online Help for Managing Whiteflies |
| August
21 |
With
Inflammation, It's Better to Have a Cool Head |
| August
20 |
Bioenergy Experts from More than 40 Countries Meet at
International Conference |
| August
17 |
Soy
Discoveries Lead to New Class of Cosmetic Ingredient |
| August
16 |
Looking for Links Between Sleep Patterns and
Obesity |
| August
15 |
New
Plant-Insect Interaction Discovered |
| August
14 |
New
Issue of ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Posted to Web
|
| August
13 |
Friendly Fungus Helps Keep Aflatoxin Out of
Cotton |
| August
10 |
USDA
Facility Celebrates Full Recovery from Katrina |
| August
9 |
Fungal Control for Root-Eating Insects |
| August
8 |
Blueberry Extracts Boost Brain Function |
| August
7 |
Lifestyle Options Dwindle for Bovine Bacteria
|
| August
6 |
Antioxidants, Over Time, Support Aging Minds
|
| August
3 |
New
Sunflower Lines Resist Fungal Disease |
| August
2 |
Rigging Plants to Produce Industrial Oils
|
| August
1 |
Tracking Vitamin K for Health |
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| July 31
|
Literature Review Predicts Carbon Storage on Rangeland
|
| July 30
|
Peanuts Studied as Source of Biodiesel Fuel
|
| July 27
|
Researchers Roll Out the Rye to Rein in Weeds
|
| July 26
|
High-Tech Tools Tackle Ag Management |
| July 25
|
Plum-Pox-Resistant Trees Move Forward |
| July 24
|
Managing the Medusahead Weed |
| July 23
|
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| July 20
|
Annual Spring Cropping in the Pacific Northwest
Low-Rainfall Region |
| July 19
|
Of
Watermelon and Waistlines: New Low-Sugar Varieties from ARS |
| July 18
|
New
Southernpeas Developed by ARS, Cooperators |
| July 17
|
Gene
Helps Explain Foulbrood's Spread Among U.S. Bees |
| July 16
|
Gaining Strides Against a Giant Reed |
| July 13
|
USDA
Announces Colony Collapse Disorder Research Action Plan |
| July 12
|
New
Irrigation System Asks "Can You Hear Me Now?" |
| July 11
|
High-Quality Corn for Low-Input Farming
Systems |
| July 10
|
Organic Farming Beats No-Till? |
| July 9
|
Proper Management Can Make Lower Yields
Profitable |
| July 6
|
Measuring the Merits of Corn Stover-Based
Ethanol |
| July 5
|
New
Findings on Sour Taste |
| July 3
|
New
USDA Animal Research Facility Dedicated |
| July 2
|
New
Habanero Blasts Taste Buds—and Pepper Pests |
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| June 29
|
New
Dry Edible Bean Resists Bacterial Disease |
| June 28
|
Exhibiting a Pepper For Every Pot |
| June 27
|
ARS
Scientists, Cooperators Identify Potato Pest |
| June 26
|
New
Technology Could Lead to More Energy-Efficient Ethanol Production
|
| June 25
|
Ethanol Byproducts Pelletized |
| June 22
|
Fuel
for Your Body—and Car |
| June 21
|
Foreign Herbivores May Be Key to Curbing Invasive
Weeds |
| June 20
|
Letting Plants "Talk" to You |
| June 19
|
Threat to Grapevines and Gardens Now Easier to Pinpoint
|
| June 18
|
Patented Prebiotic Helps Good Bacteria Take on Bad
Ones |
| June 15
|
Can
the Right Potting Mix Replace Fungicide? |
| June 14
|
Cowpea Plants React to Insect Attack |
| June 13
|
Scientist Pinpoints When Weeds Are Most
Meddlesome |
| June 12
|
Not
All Antioxidants Are Created Equal |
| June 11
|
Latest ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
Issued |
| June 8
|
Biofuel Crops Double as Greenhouse-Gas
Reducers |
| June 7
|
Building and Heating a Virtual Greenhouse
|
| June 6
|
USDA
Station in Colorado Celebrates Centennial |
| June 5
|
Edible Films Made From Dairy, Biofuel
Byproducts |
| June 4
|
"Cologne" Attracts Beneficial Lacewing
Predators |
| June 1
|
New
Fruit Fly Control Combination More Effective, Longer Lasting |
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| May 31
|
Vaccine Offers New Control Options for FMD
|
| May 30
|
Global Warming May Lower Grassland Quality
|
| May 29
|
New
USDA Research Facility to Open in Hawaii |
| May 25
|
USDA's Florida Research Station Celebrates 75 Years of
Excellence |
| May 24
|
A
Framework for Building New Desert Science |
| May 23
|
Bacterium Curbs Several Insect Pests |
| May 22
|
Maps
Predict Path of Destructive Citrus Pest |
| May 21
|
Getting a "Charge" From Bugs in
Wheat |
| May 18
|
Palm
Mite is Red Threat on the Horizon |
| May 17
|
ARS
Scientists Honored for Tech Transfer Efforts |
| May 16
|
Precise Irrigation Could Boost Raspberry Health,
Production |
| May 15
|
Scientists Pit Fungus Against Potato Pest
|
| May 14
|
Ethanol "Leftover" Has Weed-Fighting
Potential |
| May 11
|
Possible New Control for Whiteflies
Discovered |
| May 10
|
No
More "Foul" Air From This Chicken Coop |
| May 9
|
ARS
Research Leads to Deep Cuts in Pesticide Use in California |
| May 8
|
Planting Wheat Blends Means Higher Yields
|
| May 7
|
NAL
Publishes Spanish Language Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| May 4
|
New
Lettuces Shrug Off Verticillium Wilt |
| May 3
|
Manure Treatment System Erases Greenhouse
Gases |
| May 2
|
Tip
for Greenhouse Growers: Add Silicon |
| May 1
|
Dairy Byproducts Can Supplement Plastic |
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| April
30 |
What's in Foods Marketed to Kids? Findings Presented at
EB |
| April
27 |
Weight Loss Study Focuses on Dairy Foods |
| April
26 |
Fungus Responsible for Africa's Deadly Maize Identified
|
| April
25 |
In
Producing Ethanol, Some Cornstalks Should be Left in the Field |
| April
24 |
Freezer-Friendly Fish Gelatins Fight
Sogginess |
| April
23 |
Best
Ways to Clean Kitchen Sponges |
| April
20 |
Scientists Turn Genetic Keys to Unlock Bioenergy in
Switchgrass |
| April
19 |
Robot, Yeast Combo May Mean More Ethanol |
| April
18 |
ERRC
Research Honored as ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark |
| April
17 |
Partner Sought for Development of New Biological Control
for Fire Ants |
| April
16 |
New
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| April
13 |
Fungus Eyed as Stopper of Ash-Killing Beetle
|
| April
12 |
Single Microbe Yields Ethanol, Plus Eco-Friendly Glue
|
| April
11 |
Prompt Progress Made Against a New Threat to
Watermelon |
| April
10 |
New
Findings About Dairy Consumption and Body Composition |
| April 9
|
Enzymes Boost Ethanol Production Efficiency
|
| April 6
|
ARS
Bio-Oil Technology Heats Up |
| April 5
|
Genes Found To Foil Hessian Flies' Feeding on
Wheat |
| April 5
|
New USDA Cereal Crops Laboratory Dedicated
|
| April 4
|
Keeping Mosquitoes Out of Foreign Airspace
|
| April 3
|
Probing Tiny Plant Cells to Unleash Big Bioenergy
|
| April 2
|
Cornstarch Yields Eco-Friendly Laundry
Ingredient |
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| March
30 |
ARS
Center Searches for "Opportunity Fuels" |
| March
29 |
A
Food's Composition, By Any Preparation Method, Is Not the Same |
| March
28 |
New
Tool for Mining Phytochemicals from Soy |
| March
27 |
ARS,
EPA Partner to Protect Watersheds |
| March
26 |
Blueberry Skins Eyed as Cholesterol Busters
|
| March
23 |
Superb Iceberg Lettuces Resist Corky Root, Mosaic
Virus |
| March
22 |
Dietary Copper May Ease an Ailing Heart |
| March
21 |
Watermelon Serves Up Medically-Important Amino
Acid |
| March
20 |
New
Durum Wheat Line Resists Scab Disease |
| March
19 |
New
Offerings Target Aphid's Grip on Barley |
| March
16 |
Pitting Microbe Against Microbe for Safer
Foods |
| March
15 |
An
Improved Diet Helps Screwworm Control Efforts |
| March
14 |
Precision Agriculture: Maximizing Benefits with Better
Management |
| March
13 |
Onions with a Nutritional—Not
Pungent—Punch |
| March
12 |
New
Website Helps Manage Dairy Nitrogen |
| March 9
|
Scientist Sleuths Finger "Crazy Root"
Accomplice |
| March 8
|
New
Online Guide for Identifying the World's Seeds and Fruits |
| March 7
|
ARS
Honors Technology Transfer Winners |
| March 6
|
ARS
Honors Top Scientists for 2006 |
| March 5
|
Get
Into the Zone—the Root Zone |
| March 2
|
Working Towards a More Complex Cucumber |
| March 1
|
Partner Sought to Commercialize Patented Fly
Trap |
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| February
28 |
A
Cold Approach to Nematode Egg-Hatch |
| February
27 |
Perfecting Pesticide Applications to Protect the
Troops |
| February
26 |
What
Makes a Mean Bee Stay Mean? |
| February
23 |
New
Soil Moisture Sensors Assessed |
| February
22 |
Natural Enzyme Deters Fall Armyworms and Other
Corn-feeding Insects |
| February
21 |
Advice for Hurricane-Harassed Sugarcane
Growers |
| February
20 |
Two
"New" Moths May Thwart Troublesome Weeds |
| February
16 |
Model Successfully Predicts Rift Valley Fever
Outbreak |
| February
15 |
Fresh Offerings from ARS Peach Breeders |
| February
14 |
Retail Meat Analyzed for Parasites |
| February
14 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs
Available in English—and Spanish |
| February
13 |
Great Expectations for Pectin |
| February
12 |
Superior Lettuces Fend Off Two Destructive Viruses
|
| February
9 |
USDA
Map of Africanized Honey Bee Spread Updated |
| February
8 |
Researchers Exploit Cattle Pathogen's Genomic
Secrets |
| February
7 |
Counting Eimeria Before They Hatch
|
| February
6 |
Rhizomania Resistance Helps Keep Sugar Beets Safe
|
| February
6 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
|
| February
5 |
U.S.
and Brazil Sow Seeds for Germplasm Exchange |
| February
2 |
Sugar Makers Benefit From New Enzyme Test
|
| February
1 |
Suppressing Psyllids Could Curb Citrus
Disease |
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| January
31 |
Extreme Survival—Insect Style! |
| January
30 |
DNA
Fingerprinting Promotes Health and Safety |
| January
29 |
Genetic Findings Could Boost Catfish Quality and Grower
Profits |
| January
26 |
Old-Time Mosquito Remedy May Work Against Ticks,
Too |
| January
25 |
The
Powers of Peanut Flours |
| January
24 |
Virulent Hessian Flies Renew Attack on U.S.
Wheat |
| January
23 |
Using Plants to Clean Up Soil |
| January
22 |
Identifying Variation in the U.S. Bovine Prion
Gene |
| January
19 |
Space-Age Tools Boost Food Safety, Quality
|
| January
18 |
Spud
Soars to Top Five in Idaho |
| January
17 |
"Orange" Cauliflower Gene Eyed as Nutrition
Booster |
| January
16 |
Found: A Gluten-Free Pancake That Really Stacks
Up |
| January
12 |
Technology Reduces Gossypol in Cotton Seed
|
| January
11 |
New
Pinto Bean Resists Viral Diseases |
| January
10 |
How
Are You Fixed for Flavonoids? |
| January
9 |
Genetic Evaluations Help Breed Better Bossies
|
| January
8 |
Scientists Probe "Fly Spit" for Clues to
Serious Wheat Pest |
| January
5 |
Pome, Sweet Pome: Expanding the National Quince
Collection |
| January
4 |
Going Whole Hog: BAC Map Expedites Swine Genome
Sequence |
| January
3 |
Genes May Tell a Lot About the Secret Lives of
Bees |
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