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| December 22 |
USDA Scientists Produce Palatable Gluten-Free Bread |
| December 21 |
Researchers Study Benefits of Barley as a Biofuel Crop |
| December 17 |
USDA Releases 2010 Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Progress Report |
| December 15 |
Tactics to Safeguard Catfish and Tilapia Fillets from Foodborne Pathogens Explored |
| December 14 |
Research Leads to Fewer Yellowjackets on Christmas Trees |
| December 13 |
USDA Scientists Discover How Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Begins Infection in Cattle |
| December 8 |
Infrared Sheds Light on Beneficial Microbes |
| December 7 |
USDA Scientists Study Essential Oils to Attract Asian Citrus Psyllid |
| December 3 |
Dr. Colien Hefferan Named Director of U.S. National Arboretum |
| December 2 |
USDA Scientists Develop Recirculating Systems for Warm-Water Marine Fish |
| December 1 |
Rain Gardens Sprouting Up Everywhere |
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| November 30 |
Predatory Bugs Can Save Cornfields |
| November 24 |
Overseas Lab Seeks U.S. Weed Control "Recruits" |
| November 23 |
Scientists Find Psyllid Populations in the Americas are Genetically Distinct |
| November 22 |
USDA Researchers Seek New Ways to Boost Catfish Production |
| November 18 |
USDA Soil Lab Celebrates 75 Years of Innovative Research |
| November 17 |
Tannins' Surprising Benefits for Soils, Forests and Farms |
| November 16 |
Finding the Right Time for Rolling Rye |
| November 10 |
Potential Hemlock Hybrids Tolerant to Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid |
| November 9 |
Improving Soil for Better Lawns and Gardens |
| November 8 |
Fish Gelatin: Ultra-High-Tech Biomedical Uses Ahead? |
| November 4 |
Pennycress Could Go from Nuisance Weed to New Source of Biofuel |
| November 3 |
Psyllid Identification Key to Area-wide Control of Citrus Greening Spread |
| November 2 |
Getting Rid of Cattle Fever Ticks |
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| October 28 |
Helping Fish Get Rid of the "Ich" |
| October 27 |
October Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| October 26 |
Keeping In-Demand Smoked Salmon Safe to Eat |
| October 22 |
Vaccines Could Help What's Ailing Fish |
| October 20 |
Recirculating Water Systems Used for Fish Production |
| October 19 |
New Edition of Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| October 15 |
Small Business Success Spotlighted by USDA at Conference |
| October 13 |
Alternative Fish Feeds Use Less Fishmeal and Fish Oils |
| October 12 |
Canola on its Way to Becoming a First-Class Crop |
| October 8 |
Got Fish? Nutrition Studies Explore Health Benefits |
| October 7 |
New Study Shows Benefits of Bt Corn to Farmers |
| October 6 |
New Fish Feeds Made from Fish Byproducts |
| October 5 |
USDA Agencies to Join Scientific Networking System |
| October 1 |
New USDA Study Shows Extent of Land Degradation and Recovery on Western Rangelands |
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| September 30 |
Black Aspergilli Species Responsible for Infecting Corn Identified |
| September 29 |
Blueberries Help Fight Artery Hardening, Lab Animal Study Indicates |
| September 28 |
Digging Deep for Ways to Curb Ammonia Emissions |
| September 27 |
Wasps Wage War on Behalf of Wiliwili Trees |
| September 24 |
Scientists Release First Cultivated 'Ōhelo Berry for Hawaii |
| September 23 |
USDA Partners with Texas Organization to Foster Research and Business Opportunities in the Southwest |
| September 22 |
Searching in the Microbial World for Efficient Ways to Produce Biofuel |
| September 21 |
Healthy Plant Sterols: A Daily "Drip" is Best |
| September 20 |
Kids and Diabetes Risk: Do Chromosomes Hold New Clues? |
| September 17 |
Pickle Spoilage Bacteria May Help Environment |
| September 16 |
New Soybeans Bred for Oil that's More Heart-Healthy |
| September 15 |
Three Scientists Named to USDA-ARS Science Hall of Fame |
| September 15 |
Sequencing of Cacao Genome Will Help U.S. Chocolate Industry, Subsistence Farmers in Tropical Regions |
| September 14 |
Future Soybean, Sorghum Growth Examined Under Higher Carbon Dioxide Levels |
| September 13 |
Scientists Test Corn Genes with MAGIC |
| September 10 |
Tracking Triclosan's Field Footprint |
| September 9 |
Tapping into Corn's Tropical Diversity |
| September 8 |
USDA Scientists, Cooperators Create the First Genomic Map of the Domesticated Turkey |
| September 7 |
Blocking E. coli Bacteria Before They Move In |
| September 3 |
Afla-Guard Also Protects Corn Crops |
| September 2 |
Corn Lines Resist Fungal Toxins |
| September 1 |
Helping Corn-Based Plastics Take More Heat |
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| August 31 |
New "Ornamental Edibles" Exhibit Added to Arboretum |
| August 30 |
Cleaning the Chesapeake Bay from Space |
| August 27 |
Burning Invasive Trees Boosts Perennial Grass Recovery |
| August 26 |
Commercial Trap for Wasps, Hornets and Yellow Jackets "Baited" with USDA Technology |
| August 25 |
Hyperspectral Imaging Speeds Detection of Campylobacter |
| August 24 |
Researchers Study Cinnamon Extracts |
| August 23 |
Better Insect Control When Air is Pulled Down through Grain Bins |
| August 20 |
CEAP Study Finds High Levels of Nitrogen, Copper in Bay Watershed |
| August 19 |
New Genetic Tool Helps Improve Rice |
| August 18 |
USDA Research Agency Awards $12.4 Million Contract Under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Repair Historic Laboratory Building in Maryland |
| August 18 |
Forecasting the Fate of Fertilizer in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
| August 17 |
USDA Research Center in Hawaii Hosts Ground Blessing Ceremony |
| August 17 |
B Vitamins and the Aging Brain Examined |
| August 16 |
ARS, CIFT Team Up to Commercialize Research in the Midwest |
| August 13 |
Sensors More Accurately Map the Chesapeake Bay's Forested Wetlands |
| August 12 |
Blending Wind and Solar Meets Peak Energy Demands |
| August 11 |
Practical Screening Method from USDA to Speed Up Scab-Resistant Wheat Breeding |
| August 10 |
USDA Research Agency, Israeli Agricultural Ministry Sign Agreement on Cooperative Research |
| August 10 |
Adequate Zinc Eases Pneumonia in Elderly |
| August 9 |
Ditching Phosphorus Runoff |
| August 6 |
Flower-Dwelling Yeast Licensed for Use against Scab Disease |
| August 5 |
Scientists Develop Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly Potting Medium |
| August 4 |
Bee Pastures May Help Pollinators Prosper |
| August 3 |
Throwing a Citrus Pest off its Scent |
| August 2 |
New Poultry Litter Applicator Holds Promise for Chesapeake Bay Area |
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| July 30 |
Do Soy Isoflavones Boost Bone Health? |
| July 29 |
Researchers Study Benefits of White Button Mushrooms |
| July 28 |
July Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| July 27 |
USDA's Agricultural Research Service Enters Partnership with Kansas Bioscience Authority to Expand Economic Growh in Region |
| July 27 |
A New Tool for Improving Switchgrass |
| July 23 |
"Super Socks" Help Stem Pollution Runoff |
| July 22 |
Potential Indicators of Type 2 Diabetes Investigated |
| July 21 |
Better Control of Reproduction in Trout and Salmon May be in Aquaculture's Future |
| July 20 |
Dairy Farmers Can Fight Growing Disease Threat with Chlorine and Stainless Steel |
| July 19 |
Mapping Out Pathways to Better Soybeans |
| July 16 |
Concentration, Timing and Interactions are Key When it Comes to Dietary Compounds |
| July 15 |
Scientists Counter Brucellosis Threat to Livestock and Wildlife |
| July 14 |
July ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| July 13 |
Scientists Identify New Potential Biocontrol for Skunk Vine |
| July 12 |
Fungi's Genetic Sabotage in Wheat Discovered |
| July 9 |
Better Barriers Can Help Levees Withstand Wave Erosion |
| July 8 |
Luteolin Stars in Study of Healthful Plant Compounds |
| July 7 |
ARS Study Eyes Egg Quality and Composition |
| July 6 |
For Lambs, a Pasture a Week Keeps Blood Suckers Away |
| July 2 |
Pear Pest's Chemical "Come Hither" Identified |
| July 1 |
Nutrition's Potential to Save Sight |
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| June 30 |
ARS Releases Heat-Tolerant Beans |
| June 29 |
Using Remote Sensing to Map Soil Salinity on a Regional Scale |
| June 28 |
Molecular Biology Provides Clues to Health Benefits of Olive Oil |
| June 25 |
Vitamin D and Mental Agility in Elders |
| June 24 |
ARS, Industry Cooperation Yields Device to Detect Insects in Stored Wheat |
| June 23 |
Researchers Study Value of Chicken Litter in Cotton Production |
| June 22 |
Computer Fun Helps Improve Girls' Food Choices, Fitness |
| June 21 |
ARS and New Mexico Scientists Take a Long Look at Livestock and Locoweed |
| June 18 |
Model Predicts Individual's Vitamin D Needs |
| June 17 |
Bright New Dry Bean for Salads and Other Foods |
| June 16 |
Wild Potato Germplasm Holds Key to Disease Resistance |
| June 15 |
Tapping into Sorghum's Weed Fighting Capabilities to Give Growers More Options |
| June 14 |
ARS, Africa Trade Office and Prince George's County Economic Development
Officials Sign Research Agreement to Spur Job Growth, Assist Africa |
| June 11 |
ARS, Cooperators Find Genes Involved in Yellow Perch Growth |
| June 10 |
Broiler Carcass Cleansing Solution Removes Harmful Bacteria |
| June 9 |
ARS Study Helps Farmers Make Best Use of Fertilizers |
| June 8 |
ARS Scientists Honored for Technology Transfer Efforts |
| June 8 |
ARS Announces Scientist of the Year, Other Staff Awards |
| June 7 |
ARS Launches Redesigned Kids Site |
| June 4 |
New Rust Resistance Genes Added to Common Beans |
| June 3 |
ARS Scientists Seek Blight-Resistant Spuds |
| June 2 |
Scientists Clarify Origins of Potato Germplasm Neo-Tuberosum |
| June 1 |
Uncovering the Mystery of a Major Threat to Wheat |
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| May 28 |
Put More Nitrogen into Milk, Not Manure |
| May 27 |
Nutrient Retention of Safer Salads Explored |
| May 26 |
Genetic Screening Technique Can Detect More Than 700
Antimicrobial-Resistance Genes |
| May 25 |
Model Developed for Manipulating Vitamin D Levels in Calves |
| May 24 |
What Genes Help Blossoms Last Longer? |
| May 21 |
Using Remote Sensing to Track Invasive Trees |
| May 20 |
Seeds of Aflatoxin-Resistant Corn Lines Available |
| May 19 |
New Methods Developed to Detect, Measure Potato Phytonutrients |
| May 18 |
Scientists Release Biocontrol for Waterhyacinth |
| May 17 |
Using a Pest’s Chemical Signals to Control It |
| May 14 |
New Agreement Takes Aim at Potato Pest and its Disease-Causing Cohort |
| May 13 |
ARS Enters Tech Transfer Partnership with Pennsylvania Economic Development Group |
| May 12 |
ARS Poultry Farm Gains Organic Certification |
| May 11 |
No-Till Farming Improves Soil Stability |
| May 10 |
Better Beans Mean Better Health for All |
| May 7 |
Algae Advances as a “Green” Alternative for Improving Water Quality |
| May 6 |
ARS Scientists in North Dakota Help Improve Potato Storage Capabilities |
| May 5 |
A New Way to Use Herbicides: To Sterilize, Not Kill Weeds |
| May 4 |
ARS Scientists Identify Genetic Resistance to Rice Sheath Blight |
| May 3 |
A New Approach that Saves Eyesight and Lives in the Developing World |
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| April 30 |
Sagebrush Rangelands Are for the Birds--and Cattle |
| April 29 |
Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses |
| April 29 |
Less is More When Restraining Calories Boosts Immunity |
| April 28 |
Eliminating Weeds Could Put More Cows on the Pasture |
| April 27 |
New Hydrangea Cultivars for Landscape Gardens |
| April 26 |
Periwinkle Plants Provide Ammunition in the War on Citrus Greening |
| April 23 |
Helping the NRC Look Below the Surface |
| April 22 |
Calculating Crop and Ethanol Yields and Irrigation Needs in Four Easy
Steps |
| April 21 |
Capturing the True Value of Rice |
| April 20 |
Hops Helps Reduce Ammonia Produced by Cattle |
| April 19 |
Tracing Listeria monocytogenes in a Commercial Chicken Cooking Plant |
| April 16 |
Table Grapes’ New Ally: Muscodor albus |
| April 15 |
ARS Strawberries Make Commercial and Home Growing Easy |
| April 14 |
April Issue of Healthy Animals Now On Line |
| April 13 |
ARS Researching Camelina as a New Biofuel Crop |
| April 12 |
Studying Droplet Sizes to Combat Corn Earworm |
| April 9 |
Cellulosic Ethanol: Expanding Options, Identifying Obstacles |
| April 8 |
USDA Dedicates New Miami Research Building, Offers Public Tours |
| April 7 |
April ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| April 6 |
ARS Scientists Develop Self-pollinating Almond Trees |
| April 5 |
Viral Life Cycle of Malignant Catarrhal Fever Explained |
| April 2 |
Longer-Lasting Flowers: Fresh Ideas From ARS Researchers |
| April 1 |
Diverse Wheat Tapped for Antifungal Genes |
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| March 31 |
Model Predicts Shifts in Carbon Absorption by Forest Canopies |
| March 30 |
St. John's Wort Collection Mined for Its Medicinal Value |
| March 29 |
Cutting Fat—and Calories—from Cakes and Frostings |
| March 26 |
ARS Publishes Guide for Remote Solar Water Pumps |
| March 25 |
Keeping Cattle Cool and Stress-Free is Goal of ARS Study |
| March 24 |
Sugarcane Okay in Standing Water, Helps Protect Everglades |
| March 23 |
Bringing Better Grapes a Step Closer to Reality |
| March 22 |
Chicken House Attics Can be Tapped to Warm Broilers |
| March 19 |
Estimating Ethanol Yields from CRP Croplands |
| March 18 |
Tryptophan-enriched Diet Reduces Pig Aggression |
| March 17 |
Prior Herbicide Use--Not Irrigation--is Critical to Herbicide Efficacy |
| March 16 |
New Lentil Being Readied for Market |
| March 15 |
Baby's Obesity Risk: What's Mom's Influence? |
| March 12 |
Vitamin D and Calcium Interplay Explored |
| March 11 |
ARS Sends Third Seed Shipment to Norway Seed Vault |
| March 10 |
Plant Hormone Increases Cotton Yields in Drought Conditions |
| March 9 |
ARS Study Provides a Better Understanding of How Mosquitoes Find a
Host |
| March 8 |
Geraniums Could Help Control Devastating Japanese Beetle |
| March 5 |
Exploring Echinacea’s Enigmatic Origins |
| March 4 |
Assessing Antibiotic Breakdown in Manure |
| March 3 |
Cows Like Leaves Their Tongues Can Wrap Around Easily |
| March 2 |
Tough New Spuds Take on Double Trouble |
| March 1 |
Kids Lose Pounds, Gain Fitness, in Houston Study |
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| February 26 |
Nursery is New Tool in Fight against Ug99 Wheat Stem Rust |
| February 25 |
Inventing New Oat and Barley Breads |
| February 24 |
Water Quality Model Passes Another Test |
| February 23 |
ARS Scientists, Colleagues Sequence Genome of Major Agricultural
Pest |
| February 22 |
Scientists Identify Specific Barley Tissues Infected by Scab |
| February 19 |
Fungal Fumes Clear Out Crop Pests |
| February 18 |
Forage Plant Wards off Ruminant Gastrointestinal Nematode |
| February 17 |
New Assay Helps Track Termites, Other Insects |
| February 16 |
Cooling Inflammation for Healthier Arteries |
| February 12 |
A Better Breed of Plants Help Revive Western Rangelands |
| February 5 |
Barley Protein Concentrate Could Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture Feeds |
| February 4 |
ARS Scientists Turn to a Wild Oat to Combat Crown Rust |
| February 3 |
Secrets to Superb Malting Barleys Explored by ARS Researchers |
| February 2 |
ARS Researchers Develop Method to Speed Up Breeding of
Scab-Resistant Barley Cultivars |
| February 1 |
Studies Provide Insight into Key Oat Chemical |
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| January 29 |
ARS Genetic Analysis Helps Spot Sugarcane Rusts |
| January 28 |
ARS Parasite Collections Assist Research and Diagnoses |
| January 27 |
Helpful Yeast Battles Food-Contaminating Aflatoxin |
| January 26 |
ARS Studies Effect of Wind Sandblasting on Cotton Plants |
| January 25 |
In Organic Cover Crops, More Seeds Means Fewer Weeds |
| January 22 |
Collection Provides Supply for "Taxonomical Rescues" |
| January 21 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| January 20 |
Potential of Dairy-Based Package Wraps Outlined |
| January 19 |
National Cotton Variety Test Program is 50 Years Strong |
| January 15 |
ARS Scientists Use Invertebrate Collections to Help Solve Agricultural
Problems |
| January 14 |
New Farming Wrinkle May Help Peanut Growers |
| January 13 |
USDA Scientists, Cooperators Sequence Soy Genome |
| January 13 |
ARS Gene Collections Vital to Animal Research Efforts |
| January 12 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued |
| January 12 |
Microbe Collections Accelerate Discoveries |
| January 8 |
Cuphea Does Wonders for Wheat and Corn in Rotations |
| January 7 |
ARS Nursery in Mexico Plays Key Role in Cotton Breeding |
| January 6 |
Overseas Collections Play Important Role in Controlling Invasive Species |
| January 5 |
ARS Plant Collections Help Safeguard Crops |
| January 4 |
Roundworm Repository Contributes to Agricultural Wellbeing |
