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| December 30 |
Dust-Reduction System To Be Licensed |
| 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 |
December Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| December 23 |
New Rust- and Mosaic-Resistant Beans Released |
| December 22 |
Nutrition.gov Website Provides Reliable Information on Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Obesity Prevention |
| December 22 |
Foreign Fruit Fly Suppression Program Grows in Hawaii |
| December 21 |
New Computer Program Predicts Mycotoxin Levels in Corn |
| December 20 |
Turkish Plant Oils Are Lethal to Vegetable Pest |
| 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 |
| December 14 |
Quenching Plants' Thirst--Below Ground |
| December 13 |
Rice Collection Identifies Valuable Traits |
| 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 |
| 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 |
USDA Online Course Teaches WIC Nutrition Educators |
| November 29 |
A Regional Scheme for Foiling Non-Native Plant "Escapes" |
| 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 |
| November 18 |
Copper Oxide Effective Against Nematodes in Small Ruminants |
| November 17 |
Cataloguing Natural Pesticides' Modes of Action |
| 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 |
New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted (2) |
| November 10 |
Research Aims to Improve Fertigation for Farmers |
| November 9 |
Tracking Fluoride in the National Food Supply |
| November 8 |
"Pistachio Blaster" Listens for Perfect Nuts |
| November 5 |
Helping Cotton Thrive in the Heat |
| November 4 |
New Lures to Doom Crop-Damaging Caterpillars |
| November 3 |
Stressed Out? Have Some Cold Vegetable Soup |
| 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 |
| October 27 |
New Pinto Bean Now Resists Anthracnose Disease |
| October 26 |
Study Shows Differences in Natural Immunity in Cloned Pigs |
| October 25 |
New Healthy Animals Now Online |
| October 25 |
Slowing the Loss of Ag Chemicals |
| October 22 |
Researchers Improve Science of Predicting Catastrophes |
| October 21 |
Luscious Longans Protected in ARS Collection |
| 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 |
| October 14 |
Fungus Provides Varroa Mite Relief for Bees |
| 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 |
| October 6 |
CEAP Bibliographies Available Online |
| October 6 |
New Sampling System Helps Growers Learn About Their Fields |
| October 5 |
Vitamin D Found to Reduce Age-Related Falls |
| October 4 |
Salmonella Can Cause Poorer Eggshell Quality |
| October 1 |
Unmasking the Genes of Food-Poisoning Campylobacter |
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| September 30 |
A Grazing Strategy for Small Dairy Farms |
| 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 |
| September 21 |
Fingerprinting Dust 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 |
Three Scientists Inducted into Research Agency's Hall of Fame |
| September 15 |
Making Orange Juice Taste Even Better |
| 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 |
New Plant Nutrient Database Launched |
| September 3 |
Carry-Out Containers From Wheat? Yes! |
| September 2 |
Cutting-Edge Tools Help Farmers Seek Out Salt |
| September 1 |
Researchers Working To Diversify Hawaii's Agriculture |
| September 1 |
Key Clues to Cause of Rice Yield Dilemma |
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| August 31 |
Agricultural Research Service Lab Promotes New Technologies |
| August 31 |
No-Till Farming Can Decrease "Global Warming Potential" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Everglades Restoration to Be Part of Invasive Species Discussions |
| August 17 |
Protecting Sugar Beets From Root Diseases |
| 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 |
USDA Livestock and Range Research Lab Expansion Unveiled |
| August 11 |
Beautiful Flowers--It's All in Their Genes |
| August 10 |
A Search for Nematodes' Biological Soft Spots |
| 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 |
| 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 Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted (1) |
| July 30 |
New Plum Variety Released |
| July 29 |
New Soybean Line Offers Strong Resistance to Nematodes |
| July 28 |
Arboretum Highlights the Science of Systematics |
| July 28 |
Treating Both Swine Diets and Manure Can Slash Phosphorus Runoff |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| June 23 |
Pepper Lends Its Nematode Resistance to Double-Cropped Vegetables |
| June 22 |
New Protection for Peanuts From Aflatoxin |
| 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 |
| June 4 |
Arboretum Scientist Releases Boxwood Encyclopedia |
| June 3 |
New USDA Lab to Study Stress Indicators in Livestock |
| June 3 |
ARS, Turfgrass Group Sign Research Pact |
| June 2 |
Effects of Extended Storage on Eggs |
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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 |
| May 24 |
Irrigating Through Drainage Pipes Helps Farmers and the Environment |
| May 21 |
Grabbing a Quick Bite Nabs More Calories |
| May 20 |
ARS Flume Shows "V" in River May Aid Endangered Tern |
| May 19 |
Red Imported Fire Ant Nemesis Gains Permanent Foothold in Florida |
| May 18 |
USDA Scientists Help Resolve Cotton Quality Standard Issue |
| May 17 |
New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| May 17 |
Exotic Lychees Safeguarded in ARS Botanical Library |
| May 14 |
ARS Cotton Research Earns ACS Landmark Status |
| May 14 |
Agricultural Research Service Hosts Fruit Fly Conference |
| 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 |
| May 10 |
Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
| May 10 |
Agricultural Dust More Accurately Measured |
| May 7 |
Got Arthritis? Fresh Cherries May Help |
| May 6 |
Helping Beneficial Fungi Work |
| May 5 |
Federal Laboratory Consortium Recognizes ARS Scientists for Tech Transfer |
| May 5 |
Dragging Through the Day? Be Sure You Get Enough Magnesium |
| May 4 |
Hot Bath Foils Lychee and Longan Insect Foes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Trio of New Plums for Spring and Summer |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Secret to Winterizing Wheat Plants Revealed |
| March 12 |
Beetles Learn that You Are What You Eat |
| 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 Tillage |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted |
| February 2 |
Bacteria-Fungi Combo Could Boost Pea Growth |
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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 |
Papaya Sex-Chromosome Study Provides New Glimpse of Evolution |
| January 23 |
ARS Scientists Honored for Tech Transfer Efforts |
| January 22 |
Veneman Announces Top ARS Scientists for 2003 |
| January 21 |
NAL, University Partner on Information Project |
| January 21 |
Sheep Could Help Control Leafy Spurge |
| January 20 |
ARS Develops a New Chromium Complex |
| January 16 |
Vitamin E May Be Key to Listeria-Free Turkeys |
| 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 |
| 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 |
