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| December 31 |
New, Quicker Tests Identify E. coli Strains |
| December 30 |
Gentler Hens for Poultry Production |
| December 29 |
New Sugar Beet Line Combines Disease Resistance, Smooth Roots |
| December 24 |
A New Defense Against Insect Pests |
| December 23 |
Studying The Differences in Watersheds |
| December 22 |
New Protocol Offers Early Diagnosis of Sugar Beet Disease--And More |
| December 19 |
Sugar Tapped for New, Edible Adhesives |
| December 18 |
Examining the Many Faces of Xylella |
| December 17 |
Ivory Crisp Potato Makes Tasty Chips |
| December 16 |
Groundbreaking for New Horticultural Research Facility |
| December 15 |
New Sensing System Counts Corn in a Field |
| December 12 |
December Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| December 12 |
Amaryllis Featured in Arboretum Exhibit |
| December 11 |
Veneman Marks 50th Anniversary of ARS |
| December 10 |
NAL Upgrades AGRICOLA Online Public Catalog |
| December 10 |
Old Soil Study Uncovers Value of Long-term Nitrate Research |
| December 9 |
On the Front Lines Against Scaley Invaders |
| December 8 |
Scientists Investigate Childhood Nutrition Mystery's Causes, Effects |
| December 5 |
Helping Stored Alfalfa Keep Its Protein |
| December 4 |
Study Addresses Need for Clean-Water Sediment Goals |
| December 3 |
"Blueberry Bird" Honors USDA Blueberry and Strawberry Breeding |
| December 3 |
ARS Developing New, Disease-Resistant Citrus Rootstocks |
| December 2 |
Boosting Potatoes' Natural Ability to Protect Themselves |
| December 1 |
Designing the Best Possible Conservation Buffers |
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| November 28 |
What Genes Help Grapevines Battle Pierce's Disease? |
| November 26 |
A Comeback for Soy-Based Bread? |
| November 25 |
Mowing in Fall Before Adding Herbicide May Help Control Weeds |
| November 24 |
Science Makes Farming More Productive, Environmentally Friendly |
| November 21 |
Spicing Up Insulin Sensitivity |
| November 20 |
Process Packs Protein into Snacks |
| November 19 |
USDA Announces Unified Food Safety Research Agenda |
| November 18 |
Seeing Salmonella Move Through Pigs |
| November 17 |
Expansion Begins on USDA Forage Research Facility |
| November 14 |
Gulfprince Peach Makes Market Debut |
| November 13 |
ARS Scientist Leads National Effort To Decipher Beetle's Genes |
| November 12 |
USDA, Mexican Research Agency Sign Agreement To Bolster Joint
Research |
| November 10 |
ARS Research Improves Food Availability, Safety |
| November 7 |
Compounds Zap Grapevines' Worm Enemy |
| November 6 |
Project Takes Swat at Cattle-Biting Flies |
| November 5 |
Flood Irrigation Study Helps American Indian Tribe |
| November 4 |
A Shortened Wait to Discover If Apple Tree's a Dwarf |
| November 3 |
USDA Agricultural Research Agency Turns 50 |
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| October 31 |
October ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| October 31 |
10-Year Head Start Helps ARS Play Vital Role in Nutrition Program |
| October 30 |
High-Tech River Rocks Track Thunderstorms' Strength |
| October 29 |
New Approach to Fighting Exotic Newcastle Disease |
| October 28 |
Major Agricultural Research Center Leading the Way in "Going
Green" |
| October 27 |
Handling-System Changes Can Reduce Grain Mixing |
| October 24 |
Some LDL-Cholesterol Particles Are Worse Than Others |
| October 23 |
Study Tracks Childrens' Attitudes About Athletic Abilities |
| October 22 |
National Agricultural Library Purchases Document Delivery Software |
| October 22 |
Proposal to Identify Key Corn Genes Wins Top Award |
| October 21 |
New Pinto Bean Offers High Yields, Disease Resistance |
| October 20 |
Groundbreaking Today for New USDA Horticultural Lab |
| October 17 |
New Defense Against Hessian Fly May Lie in Insect's Saliva |
| October 16 |
New ARS Technology Cuts Cotton Gin Noise |
| October 15 |
Automatic Poultry Inspection Goes On Line |
| October 14 |
High-Tech Devices Help Gauge Calories Burned |
| October 10 |
Peanut Farmers Have a Suite Deal |
| October 9 |
Boosting Vitamin E in Corn and Other Crops |
| October 8 |
Beetle is Possible Biocontrol Against Skunk Vine |
| October 7 |
Flowering Alfalfa Yields High-Protein Feed on Northern Plains |
| October 6 |
ARS Facility Cuts Pesticide Use by 75 Percent |
| October 3 |
New Test to Improve Plum Pox Monitoring in Stone Fruit |
| October 2 |
ARS Releases New Blackberry Cultivars |
| October 1 |
Sound BASIS for Relating Sediment Flow, Stream Health |
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| September 30 |
Study Shows Tea Consumption Lowers Blood Cholesterol |
| September 29 |
"Sewing" the Soil: A Quicker Way To Measure Soil Compaction |
| September 26 |
Tiny Transmitters Gauge Cricket Movements |
| September 25 |
New Evaluation Traits for Dairy Cattle |
| September 24 |
Scientists Identify Wasp's Chemical Cue for Marking Whiteflies |
| September 23 |
Smooth Roots Mean Smoother Processing for U.S. Sugar Beets |
| September 22 |
Absorbent Polymer Has "Thirst for Knowledge" |
| September 17 |
Two Scientists Inducted Into ARS Hall of Fame |
| September 16 |
New Method Developed for Measuring Vitamin B12 |
| September 15 |
Measuring Dust on Feedlots |
| September 12 |
Orange Peel Carbohydrates May Have Health-Promoting Properties |
| September 11 |
Imaging System Detects Contaminants on Poultry |
| September 10 |
Searching South America for Sharpshooter Biocontrols |
| September 9 |
New "Moon Cake" Soybean Makes a Splendid Vegetable and Forage |
| September 8 |
USDA Agency Initiates Program to Enhance Base of DVM-Ph.D.s |
| September 8 |
Wired Insects Electrify Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Research |
| September 5 |
Colored Mulch Can Help Cotton, Carrots--and Basil, Too |
| September 4 |
Ammonia Measuring Methods to Be Evaluated at ARS Lab |
| September 3 |
Louisiana Gets New Sugarcane Variety, Plus Improved Harvesting and
Processing |
| September 2 |
Losing Weight May Lower Cholesterol, Boost Immunity |
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| August 29 |
Peppers To Die For: These "Hot" Plants Could Protect Strawberries --
and More |
| August 28 |
Plant Guide Is Helping Reseed the American West |
| August 27 |
Nickel Deficiency Causes Pecan Tree Disease |
| August 26 |
New ARS Human Nutrition Research Buildings Dedicated |
| August 25 |
Nicole Apricot -- A Flavorful New Fruit From ARS |
| August 22 |
Attractive Lure Beckons Anastrepha Fruit Flies |
| August 21 |
Harmonizing Everglades Restoration With South Florida Agriculture |
| August 20 |
New USDA Vegetable Laboratory Dedicated Today |
| August 19 |
Making Cents Out of Weed Seed Banks |
| August 18 |
ARS Has Key Role in Sequence Project Aimed at Tomato Menace |
| August 15 |
New Corn Lines May Be Good for the Heart |
| August 14 |
Using Management Zones to Help in Precision Ag |
| August 13 |
Get Your Heart-Friendly, Blight-Resistant Peanuts |
| August 12 |
Old Asian Battle Renewed in South Dakota Soybean Fields |
| August 11 |
ARS Scientists Present Findings at Society Meeting |
| August 8 |
Ensuring an Apple a Day |
| August 7 |
Liquid Oxygen Saves Channel Catfish During Harvest |
| August 6 |
Composting Research Improves a Time-Tested Technique |
| August 5 |
Fungus on Tap to Fight Whiteflies, Other Pests |
| August 4 |
Preserving Weed Seeds for Science |
| August 1 |
Scientists Link Nutrition, Eye Health |
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| July 31 |
New Finding on Bacterium Linked to Disease of Orange, Grapes |
| July 30 |
Latest Version of USDA's Premier Nutrient Database Released |
| July 29 |
Nutritious "Smoothie" Mix May Energize Honey Bees |
| July 28 |
Newly Approved Fungus May Help "Clean Up" Cotton |
| July 25 |
Natural Compound May Curb Losses Caused by Snails |
| July 24 |
Remote Sensing May Make Forage Analysis Faster, Easier |
| July 23 |
Nation's First Flower Genebank Celebrates 2nd Birthday |
| July 22 |
Purple Rice Marks the Spot |
| July 21 |
New Wheatgrasses Set to Appear on Pasture |
| July 18 |
Similar Swine Diets May Actually Be Different |
| July 17 |
Apricots--Exotic and Familiar--Protected in National Collection |
| July 16 |
Larger Portions May Lead Children To Overeat |
| July 15 |
ARS, Mexico Work to Develop New Breeds of Lesquerella |
| July 14 |
Operation Full Stop Means "Lights Out" for Termites |
| July 11 |
System for Counting and Identifying Insects Hits Market |
| July 10 |
ARS Scientists May Bring Relief to Peanut Allergy Sufferers |
| July 9 |
More Tender Beef, Thanks to Vitamin D |
| July 8 |
Feedlots and the Environment |
| July 7 |
Vegetative Mulches May Help Commercial Farmers |
| July 3 |
July Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| July 3 |
Got Water? New Tester Fine-Tunes Irrigation Systems |
| July 2 |
New Method Speeds Up Pesticide Residue Monitoring |
| July 1 |
Spud Hub Checks for Postharvest Quality in Tubers |
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| June 30 |
ARS Builds Mock Village on Farmland To Measure Runoff Effects on Water
Quality |
| June 27 |
Historic Photo Collection of Soybean Exploration Trip Featured at
NAL |
| June 26 |
Muscling in on Meatier Trout |
| June 25 |
Charting Asian Longhorned Beetles' Roaming Habits |
| June 24 |
Flea Beetle Getting at Root of Invasive Weed Problem |
| June 23 |
ARS, Industry Partnerships Yield Innovations for Consumers, Farmers |
| June 20 |
Apache Apricot Offers Springtime Sweetness |
| June 19 |
National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory Looks Forward--and Back |
| June 18 |
Again, No-Till Proves Its Worth |
| June 17 |
Trout DNA May Help Improve Fish |
| June 16 |
Bird Barrier Decreases Pond Plundering by Cormorants |
| June 13 |
ARS Employees Receive USDA, Presidential Awards |
| June 12 |
New Gel Bait Now Available for Fire Ant Control |
| June 11 |
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum--a Sight to Behold |
| June 10 |
Wireless Networking System to Deliver Precision Agriculture Data |
| June 9 |
Device to Gauge Erodibility of Soil Can Aid Watershed Planners |
| June 6 |
Diet and Aging--Exploring the Link |
| June 5 |
Fruit and Vegetable Bounty Is Well Protected |
| June 4 |
Study Tracks Obesity Among U.S. Hispanic Children |
| June 3 |
Turfgrass May be Carbon Sink |
| June 2 |
Promising New Compound for Fending Off Insects |
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| May 30 |
Tractor Tire Needs May Vary in No-Till and Conventional Farming Systems |
| May 29 |
Study Investigates Health Benefits of Barley |
| May 28 |
ARS Insect Lab Identifies Beetle Threatening Ash Trees |
| May 27 |
New Tool on Tap for Fighting Listeria |
| May 23 |
A Fertility Test for Beneficial Insects |
| May 22 |
Testing the Fortitude of Iron in Cereals |
| May 21 |
Possible Natural Cure for Sugar Beet Leaf Spot |
| May 20 |
Conservation Tillage: A Grower's Drought Assistant |
| May 19 |
Pact May Lead to Heartier, Multipurpose Bluegrass |
| May 16 |
Scientists Explore Crop-Made Prebiotics to Bolster Gut Bacteria |
| May 15 |
ARS Research Featured in Pest Management Science Journal |
| May 14 |
Study Examines Effectiveness of Dietary Recall Method |
| May 13 |
Petal-Power Gene Yields Unique Blossoms |
| May 12 |
Hard-Working Wasps Help Protect Apple Crops |
| May 9 |
Researchers' New, All-Natural Snacks Nab National Award |
| May 8 |
Ceremony Marks National Bonsai, Penjing Museum Reopening |
| May 7 |
Scientists Study Behavior of Leading Stored Grain Pest |
| May 6 |
Conservation Tillage Gives Record Yields |
| May 5 |
New Method to Speed Breeders' Search for Disease-Resistant Beans |
| May 2 |
New Vaccine To Fight Salmonella in Eggs |
| May 1 |
Researchers Employ Remote Sensing to Track Fire Ants |
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| April 30 |
New ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| April 30 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| April 30 |
Natural Aromatic Compound Deepens Red Coloring in Apples |
| April 29 |
Beautifying America With Cotton-Waste Mulch |
| April 28 |
New Data on Dietary Protein and Bone |
| April 25 |
Researchers Map Out Community Nutrition |
| April 24 |
Model Helps Cattle Breeders Evaluate Multiple Traits |
| April 23 |
Newly Patented Virus Could Help Control Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes |
| April 22 |
New, Improved Chickpea Now Available |
| April 21 |
A Hormone for Hunger in Humans May Leave Chickens Feeling Full |
| April 18 |
Seeking to A-Maize Western Africa With Anemia-Abatement Strategy |
| April 17 |
Elderly Hispanics May Lack Vitamin B-12 |
| April 16 |
Paving the Way for More Widespread Artificial Insemination of Beef Cows |
| April 15 |
Nutrient Data Now Available for Home Computers |
| April 14 |
Better Way To Deal With Cattle Runoff |
| April 11 |
Zapping Sweetpotato Weevils |
| April 10 |
New Romaine Lettuces Resist Dieback Disease |
| April 9 |
Bakers at Heart |
| April 8 |
Algicide Offers New Way to Fight Off-Flavor in Catfish |
| April 7 |
A High Demand for Fungi in ARSEF Collection |
| April 4 |
Seeking an Edge Over Cattle Diseases Through DNA Sequencing |
| April 3 |
ARS Breeding Sheep With Hair--Not Wool |
| April 2 |
Biological Clocks "Wake Up" Plants |
| April 1 |
Ultrasound Used to Detect Quality Beef |
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| March 31 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| March 31 |
Zapping Insects With Radio Waves |
| March 28 |
Nutrition Detectives Probe Secrets of Vitamin A |
| March 27 |
Radio Frequencies Blast Bacteria in Fruit Juice |
| March 26 |
Fine-Tuning a Woman's True Caloric Needs |
| March 25 |
Effects of Food on Bone Health Probed |
| March 24 |
A Low-Cost Collector For Sampling Low-Volume Water Flow |
| March 21 |
New Technology for Detecting Turkey Respiratory Virus Now Available |
| March 20 |
Boosting the Calcium in Potatoes |
| March 19 |
Saving Water for a Rainless Day |
| March 18 |
Fish Oil May Help Young Pigs |
| March 17 |
Forage Grass From Japan Gets New Life in Southern Plains |
| March 14 |
Invention Streamlines Cleaning of Chaffy Seed |
| March 13 |
Special Diet for Almond-Pollinating Bees |
| March 12 |
New Flavonoid Database Adds to Body of Nutrient Information |
| March 11 |
New Research Initiative Wages War on White Mold |
| March 10 |
Investigating Foods That May Help Forestall Type 2 Diabetes |
| March 7 |
Researchers Work to Rid Catfish of Off-flavors |
| March 6 |
Scientists Offer Suggestions to Combat Pecan Vivipary |
| March 5 |
Bacterium Tapped to Make Low-Calorie Sweetener for Candies, Gums |
| March 4 |
Rising From the Ashes |
| March 3 |
An Easier Way to Measure Soil Compaction? |
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| February 28 |
Tri-State Potato Breeding Program Dishes Out Big Returns |
| February 27 |
Patented Microbial Collection Boasts 6,000 Strains |
| February 26 |
It's Hip to Get Enough Vitamin K |
| February 25 |
Sexual Teasing Could Lead Insects to Fatal Attraction |
| February 24 |
Scientist Develops Eco-Friendly and Inexpensive Hair Gel From
Soybean and Safflower Seeds |
| February 21 |
Exploring Important Medicinal Uses for Watermelon Rinds |
| February 20 |
Blue Orchard Bees Help Pollinate Cherries |
| February 19 |
New Lint Cleaner Reduces Cotton Waste |
| February 18 |
A New, Rapid Laboratory Test for Avian Influenza in the Live Bird Market |
| February 14 |
Fowl Manure May Help the Environment |
| February 13 |
Scientists Honored for Bringing Technology Out of the Lab and Into
the Marketplace |
| February 12 |
Veneman Honors USDA's Top Scientists of 2002 |
| February 11 |
Radio Frequency Puts the Heat on Plant Pests |
| February 10 |
New Discoveries Could Help Manage Red Imported Fire Ants |
| February 7 |
Beating the $22 Billion Bug |
| February 6 |
Pearl Millet: A New U.S. Crop? |
| February 5 |
Glomalin: The Real Soil Builder |
| February 4 |
Ultrasound Research Helps Speed Cotton Processing |
| February 3 |
ARS Preserves Genetic Material for Key Cattle Breed |
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| January 31 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| January 31 |
Tomato Foe Attacks Other Crops, Too |
| January 30 |
New Waxy Spring Wheats Available |
| January 29 |
New, Salt-Tolerant Plants Developed |
| January 28 |
New Disease-Resistant Soybean Released |
| January 27 |
Mobile Unit Accelerates Nutrition Study Participation |
| January 24 |
Process Developed by USDA Scientists Makes Swine Wastewater
Environmentally Friendly |
| January 23 |
High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Stress in Barley |
| January 22 |
Measuring What Chickens Chug-a-Lug |
| January 21 |
Vitamin C Protects Stressed-Out Plants |
| January 17 |
Keeping an Eye Out for the Corn Farmer's Best Friend |
| January 16 |
Beneficial Fungi Boost Pepper Growth |
| January 15 |
Field Testing Reveals Clues Toward a Proper Phosphorus Balance in Soil |
| January 14 |
Superb New Spuds from ARS Potato Breeders |
| January 13 |
2003 Could Be New Year for GM Corn Mix |
| January 10 |
Researchers Develop Smart Wound Dressing |
| January 9 |
Protecting Prized Elms: Disease Bacterium Identified |
| January 8 |
ARS, Company Work on New Insect Marking Kit |
| January 7 |
Vapor--Not Liquid Water--Spurs Seeds' Sprouting |
| January 6 |
Ferritin in Soybeans May Be A Good Iron Source for Women |
| January 3 |
How Low Does Your Folate Go? |
| January 2 |
Fungal Detectives Uncover the Truth About Green Mold |
