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(1996-2009) |
| December 9 |
Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| December 8 |
Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in
Peanuts |
| December 7 |
Long-Term Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Plants Studied by
ARS |
| December 4 |
Fungus-on-Fungus Fight Could Benefit
Chickpeas |
| December 3 |
New Peas Unfazed by Viral Bully |
| December 2 |
ARS Explores Ways to Keep Carbon in the
Soil |
| December 1 |
Catch the Subterranean Slug-Fest--Now, Live on
Video |
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| November 30 |
ARS Survey Helps Growers Track Two Key Cotton
Pests |
| November 27 |
Scientists Uncover Immunity-Related Genes in Alfalfa
Leafcutting Bee |
| November 25 |
New Switchgrass Germplasm Collected in Florida
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| November 24 |
Sustainable Corn Production Supports Advanced Biofuel
Feedstocks |
| November 23 |
Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor
Skills |
| November 20 |
Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues |
| November 19 |
USDA Scientists, Colleagues Sequence Corn
Genome |
| November 19 |
Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of
In-Shell Peanuts |
| November 18 |
Invasive Nettle Moth Triggers Hawaii Research |
| November 17 |
Studying Fertilizers to Cut Greenhouse Gases |
| November 16 |
Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice
Interactions with Medications |
| November 13 |
Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean
Yields |
| November 12 |
Predicting the Environmental Effects of Transgenic Bt
Crop Lines |
| November 10 |
Crops and Weeds: Global Climate Change's First
Responders |
| November 9 |
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain
Cells |
| November 6 |
Making NOAA Climate Forecasts Useful to
Farmers |
| November 5 |
Sweetpotatoes Get High-Tech Help |
| November 4 |
Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied |
| November 3 |
Searching for Ways to Reduce Agriculture's Climate
Change Footprint |
| November 2 |
Scientists Plot Genetic Ploy Against Grain
Pest |
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| October 30 |
Spying on Corn Rootworm Predators’
Nightlife |
| October 29 |
ARS Releases First Hard Winter Wheat Varieties for
Eastern U.S. Production |
| October 28 |
Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight
Epidemic |
| October 27 |
ARS Scientists Cryopreserve Pest-Imperiled Ash
Trees |
| October 26 |
Computer Modeling Can Contribute to Thai Soybean
Production |
| October 23 |
Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening
Disease |
| October 22 |
ARS, Company Team Up to Fight Biofilm Food
Contamination |
| October 21 |
New Issue of ARS Healthy Animals Newsletter
Available |
| October 20 |
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Scientists Understand Fescue
Toxicosis in Cattle |
| October 19 |
Sheep Breeding Improvements Arise from ARS-University
Research |
| October 16 |
Understanding Why Rye Works as a Cover Crop |
| October 15 |
Hardy New Corn Lines Released |
| October 14 |
Sweet Potato Protection is More Than Skin
Deep |
| October 13 |
Bacterium Identified as Potato Disease
Culprit |
| October 9 |
ARS System to Detect Poultry Contamination Passes First
Commercial Test |
| October 8 |
Squeezing More Crop Out of Each Drop of Water |
| October 7 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
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| October 7 |
Latest Version of USDA's Premier Nutrient Database
Released |
| October 6 |
Beneficial Nocturnal Insects Help Combat Pests in
Texas |
| October 5 |
Ultrasound Used for Better Breeding in Sheep |
| October 2 |
ARS Scientists Study Holstein Milk Production,
Fertility |
| October 1 |
Ornamentals to Brighten the Fall Garden
Palette |
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| September 30 |
Livestock Can Help Rangelands Recover from
Fires |
| September 29 |
Springtime Sheep Grazing Helps Control Leafy
Spurge |
| September 28 |
Drug Eliminates Parasite that Causes Babesiosis in
Horses |
| September 25 |
ARS Scientist Helps Craft National Academies Report on
Alternative Fuels |
| September 24 |
Culprit Compounds that Block Beans' Healthful Iron
Probed |
| September 23 |
The Field Narrows for Cover Crops in Biofuel
Production |
| September 22 |
New Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created
Peppers |
| September 21 |
How Much Corn Stover can a Corn Grower
Pick? |
| September 18 |
New ARS Study Shows Pathways of Movement of Sudden Oak
Death Pathogen |
| September 17 |
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for
Research on Food Security in Northeast |
| September 17 |
Inventors Offer Ecofriendly Substitutes for
Polystyrene |
| September 16 |
Three Scientists Inducted into ARS Hall of
Fame |
| September 15 |
WDGS May Be High-Quality, Low-Cost Livestock
Feed |
| September 14 |
Aerial Imagery System Helps Save Water |
| September 11 |
Scientists Find Evidence of Casuarina
Hybrids |
| September 10 |
Honey Bees Selected by ARS Toss Out Varroa
Mites |
| September 9 |
ARS Scientists Help Sequence Genome of Potato Late
Blight Pathogen |
| September 9 |
No Mistaking Boll Weevils with New Insect ID
Technique |
| September 8 |
Fish-Killing Toxin Could Kill Cancer Cells |
| September 8 |
From Chicken Feathers to Flower Pots |
| September 4 |
Recycling Food Scraps into Gardens |
| September 3 |
With Biobased Additives, ARS Scientists "Just Say No!"
to Petroleum |
| September 2 |
Mapping and Modeling Eastern U.S. Food
Production |
| September 1 |
Researchers Develop New Glue from Corn |
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| August
31 |
Food "Tattoos" an Alternative to Labels for Identifying
Fruit |
| August
28 |
Researchers Study Factors that Regulate Vaccination
Efficiency |
| August
27 |
Researchers Study Benefits of Grain Harvesting
Device |
| August
26 |
Grasshoppers Can Transmit Virus to Livestock |
| August
25 |
Experimental Chickpeas Fend off Caterpillar
Pest |
| August
24 |
Honey Bees with Colony Collapse Disorder Show their
Genes |
| August
24 |
Plant Essential Oil Eyed as Mosquito, Ant
Repellent |
| August 21 |
A Hedge with an Edge for Erosion Control |
| August
20 |
Research Probes Day Length Sensing in Grapes |
| August
19 |
Animation of "Giant Reed" Plant May Speed Its
Demise |
| August
18 |
Effective Communication Essential for Pathogens that
Need to Succeed |
| August
17 |
Creating the Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture
Grass |
| August
14 |
Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal
Health |
| August
13 |
Genome for Nasonia Wasp Now Complete |
| August
12 |
Pathogen Loads Higher in Bee Colonies Suffering from
Colony Collapse Disorder |
| August
11 |
Study Shows ARS Device is Highly Effective
at Controlling Ticks that Spread Lyme Disease |
| August
11 |
Chocolate Pod: Not So Sweet for Bean Growers |
| August
10 |
Flavorful Fruit and Veggie Wraps Inspire Tasty
Creations |
| August
7 |
Study by ARS Microbiologist in Texas Shows Benefits of
Farming Practices for Soil Quality |
| August
6 |
Corn Research Unlocks Basis of Natural Diversity and
Reveals Genetics of Flowering and Hybrid Vigor |
| August
6 |
Strawberry Gender Decided by Two Genes, Not
One |
| August
5 |
New Genetic Material from Group B Streptococcus
Identified |
| August
4 |
ARS Research Helps Develop New Leads in Cleft Palate
Repair |
| August
3 |
ARS Helps Preserve Indigenous Crops in
Ecuador |
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| July
31 |
Developing Attractants, Repellants for a Cattle
Pest |
| July
30 |
Scientists Identify North American Genotypes of Rush
Skeletonweed |
| July
29 |
Cheatgrass' Success Secret Revealed |
| July
28 |
New Yeasts Could Help Fast-Track Biofuel
Production |
| July
27 |
Trap Would Help Keep Stink Bugs Outdoors |
| July
24 |
Four Potential Biocontrols Found for Controlling Giant
Reed |
| July
23 |
Water Hardness Plays a Role in Removing Bacteria from
Chicken Skin |
| July
22 |
New Process for Making Activated Carbons Patented by
ARS |
| July
21 |
ARS to Release Early-Maturing Pecan |
| July
20 |
Scientists Identify Weevil as Biocontrol for Garlic
Mustard |
| July
17 |
Pesky White Peach Scale Targeted in Tropical
Studies |
| July
16 |
Fungus Tapped to Take on Kudzu |
| July
15 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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| July
14 |
Study Shows Why North America Tree is Invasive in
Europe |
| July
13 |
ARS Research Promotes Sustainable Potato
Production |
| July
10 |
Controlling Red Imported Fire Ants Two Ways |
| July
9 |
Antifungal Pepper Compound Has Potential in Agriculture
and Medicine |
| July
8 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
Issued |
| July
7 |
ARS Releases New Leaf Lettuce Breeding Lines with Corky
Root Resistance |
| July
6 |
Stem-Destroying Insect May Help Conquer Climbing
Fern |
| July
2 |
Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species—Even in its
Native Habitat |
| July
1 |
New Bait Lures Varroa Mite to its Doom |
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| June
30 |
Spraying Herbicide on Invasive Weeds Doesn't Always Pay,
Study Shows |
| June
29 |
Connecting the Dots for Alkaloids, Toxicosis
Symptoms |
| June
26 |
New Designs for Making Old Dams Safer |
| June
25 |
New Test Corners Elusive Biofuels Enzyme |
| June
24 |
Researchers Identify Inhibitor that Controls Fungal
Pathogen |
| June
23 |
ARS Sunflower Research Boosted by New State-of-the-Art
Equipment |
| June
22 |
More Frying, Less Fat with New Cooking
Batter |
| June
19 |
Pirate Bug Tag-Team Spells Double Trouble for
Thrips |
| June
19 |
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces $176
Million in Recovery Act Fundsing to Improve Research Capacity at Laboratories
in 29 States |
| June
18 |
Avian Bacterium More Dangerous Than Believed |
| June
17 |
SummerFest and FlavrBurst Join ARS Peach Variety
Offerings |
| June
16 |
Biotechnology's Potential to Improve Seed Composition
Outlined |
| June
15 |
Researchers Testing “One-Two Punch” Against
Disease-Spreading Thrips |
| June
12 |
Reaping More Rewards from Crop Residues |
| June
11 |
Golden Success for Yukon Gem Yellow-fleshed
Potato |
| June
10 |
Breeding Gentler Laying Hens that Still Produce Eggs to
Industry Standard |
| June
9 |
Farming with Grass May be Just Right for 21st
Century |
| June
8 |
Inside Look at Cellulose Provides Insight into Cotton
Crystals |
| June
5 |
Bee-Killing Parasite's Genome Sequenced |
| June
4 |
It Pays to Furrow Dike |
| June
3 |
Clues on Corn Yields, Weather Conditions and Climate
Patterns |
| June
2 |
"Junk" DNA Proves to be Highly Valuable |
| June
1 |
Arboretum Opens New "Living Gardens Catalog"
Exhibit |
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| May
29 |
Vitamin Mix Helps Health of Farmed Fish |
| May
28 |
Phosphorus Leaching Differs in Dairy Manures |
| May
27 |
No-till Shows Benefits when Switching from Grasses to
Corn |
| May
26 |
New Finding Helps Explain How Toxin Harms Farm
Animals |
| May
22 |
Immunomagnetic Beads Can Attract Plague
Bacteria |
| May
21 |
Benefits of Compound in Turmeric Spice
Studied |
| May
20 |
Watermelons Tapped for Ethanol |
| May
19 |
Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses |
| May
18 |
Lychee Studies Yield Keys to Plentiful, Predictable
Harvests |
| May
15 |
ARS Preserves Plants and Animals for Future
Needs |
| May
14 |
Coordinated Pushback Could Help Contain Bovine Bacterial
Diseases |
| May
13 |
Study Finds Sugar Beet Varieties React Equally to
Nitrogen Applications |
| May
12 |
Cotton Bests Other Spray-On Erosion Control
Mulches |
| May
11 |
Online Peanut Warehouse Ventilation Calculator
Available |
| May
8 |
New Food Safety Technology Developed for
Eggs |
| May
7 |
Red Fungus Turned Orange May Help Tackle Vitamin
Deficiency |
| May
6 |
New Techniques Developed for TSE Testing |
| May
5 |
A Better Understanding of a Major Threat to
Wheat |
| May
4 |
Botulism Assay Quickly Detects Potent Foodborne
Toxin |
| May
1 |
Food Supplements that Fortify Fowl |
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| April
30 |
Why Invasive Plants Take Over |
| April
29 |
There’s Money in Managing Manure--When It’s
Done Right |
| April
28 |
A Biocontrol for a Wide-Ranging Thrips |
| April
27 |
National Arboretum Unveils First Solar-Powered
Irrigation System |
| April
24 |
Arcobacter: Foodborne Pathogen's Genome
Exposed |
| April
23 |
Technologies Improve FMD Detection and
Control |
| April
22 |
Organic Dairy Manure May Offer Fertilizer
Option |
| April
21 |
ARS Investigate Genes Involved in Forming Plum
Pits |
| April
20 |
ARS Dietary Supplement Data Supports Nutrient Intake
Assessments |
| April
17 |
Pest-Resistant Potato on Tap |
| April
16 |
Knowing Where to Look for Invasive Leafy
Spurge |
| April
15 |
Palm Oil Not a Healthy Substitute for Trans
Fats |
| April
14 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
Issued |
| April
13 |
ARS Releases Iceberg Lettuce Breeding Lines Resistant to
Bacterial Leaf Spot |
| April
10 |
Byproducts of Biofuels Could be Economically Viable for
Growers |
| April
9 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now
Online |
| April
8 |
Helping Fruit Fight Back |
| April
7 |
Salmonella Strain's Path to Virulence
Uncovered |
| April
6 |
Studies Reveal How Plants Protect Us from
Disease |
| April
3 |
Research Closes In on Goat Scrapie |
| April
2 |
Estimating Crop Residue from Space via
Satellite |
| April
1 |
Analyzing Caffeine in Selected Dietary
Supplements |
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| March
31 |
Dietary Intervention Shows Neuroprotection |
| March
30 |
Bacteria Tapped to Battle Crop-Damaging
Roundworms |
| March
27 |
New Clues Discovered about Divergent Origin of Sudden
Oak Death Pathogen |
| March
26 |
Scientists Identify Rust Resistance Genes in
Soybeans |
| March
25 |
A Partnership to Promote a Cattle Herding
Device |
| March
24 |
Catnip Compounds Curb Asian Lady Beetles |
| March
23 |
Community Sustains Control of Disease-Causing
Ticks |
| March
20 |
Need Wild Bees? Plastic Totes Make A Superb Bee
"Nursery" |
| March
19 |
New Approach Could Improve Safety Assessments of
Biocontrol Pathogens |
| March
18 |
Company Expands ARS Technology to Save Water,
Energy |
| March
17 |
Conservation Tillage and Cotton: The Bottom
Line |
| March
16 |
New Ornamental Peppers Heading to Market |
| March
13 |
ARS, Australian Researchers Team Up against Fruit
Bugs |
| March
12 |
A Burning Issue in Winter Wheat
Production |
| March
11 |
"Alkali Load" May Help Conserve Bone and Muscle
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| March
10 |
ARS Teams Up to Help Farmers in Jordan |
| March
9 |
Microsatellites Have Major Benefits for Berry
Research |
| March
6 |
"Lenetah" and "Tetonia": Two Top-Notch Barleys for
Bovines |
| March
5 |
New Bacterial Species Named after ARS Scientist
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| March
4 |
ARS, Cooperators Produce New DNA Maps for Rainbow
Trout |
| March
3 |
Satellites Help Keep Chesapeake Bay Clean |
| March
2 |
National Collection Conserves Colonial Sheep |
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| February 27 |
Discovery May Solve Devastating Rust Fungus Issue for
Bean Growers |
| February 26 |
Olive Fruit Fly Damage Pinpointed by X-ray
Vision |
| February 25 |
Sorting Seeds, Saving Water |
| February 24 |
Longer Marketing Time Increases the Risk of
Naturalization by Horticultural Plants |
| February 23 |
Lettuce Carotenoids Affected by UV Light in
Greenhouse |
| February 20 |
Guayule: Is This Desert Shrub a Fuel of the Future?
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| February 19 |
ARS, Cooperators Discover Wheat Gene with Resistance
to Stripe Rust |
| February 19 |
ARS Ships More Seeds to Genebank Facility in Norway
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| February 18 |
Less Nitrogen Could Increase Profit, Sustainability
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| February 17 |
Olives May Be Rescued By Helpful Wasp |
| February 13 |
USDA Pressure Chamber Makes Egg Microcracks
Shine |
| February 12 |
ARS Scientists Sequence Citrus Disease
Bacterium |
| February 11 |
Inventors Win ARS Technology Transfer Honors |
| February 10 |
ARS Honors Scientists and Support Staff |
| February 9 |
Futuristic Seafood: Raising Delicious Cobia and
Pompano—Inland! |
| February 6 |
New Method Speeds the Detection of Ratoon Stunting
Disease |
| February 5 |
Milkweed Oil Tapped for Sunscreen and Other Products
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| February 4 |
Piglet Feed Supplements Support Immune
Systems |
| February 3 |
Food Choices and Health Indicators |
| February 2 |
Technology Improves Peanut Grading, Moisture
Detection |
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| January 30 |
Neutralizing Acidosis and Bone Loss among Mature
Adults |
| January 29 |
Floating Vegetative Mats May Help Clean Fishery
Wastewater |
| January 28 |
Grass Strips Help Curb Erosion, Herbicide
Transport |
| January 27 |
Reducing Nitrate Discharge to Downstream
Ecosystems |
| January 26 |
Gene Variants Affecting Blood Fats
Identified |
| January 23 |
Canopy Cover Provides Practical Clue to Plants'
Thirst |
| January 22 |
Wastewater Irrigation Effective on Bermudagrass
Hay |
| January 21 |
ARS Research Explains Link between Stink Bug, Cotton
Disease |
| January 16 |
MIRI Method Reduces Water Use in Rice Field
Tests |
| January 15 |
"Hogget" Joins "Nekton"--and More--in New Glossary and
Thesaurus of Agriculture |
| January 15 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now
Online |
| January 14 |
Nutrient Supports Bone Health Over Time |
| January 13 |
From Golf to Gulf, Drainage Industry
Greens |
| January 12 |
Remediated Water Expands Irrigation Options |
| January 9 |
New Test Speeds Triclosan Detection in
Water |
| January 8 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
Issued |
| January 7 |
Scientists Aim to Spike Pest's Biochemical Punch
Bowl |
| January 6 |
Careful Land Management Protects Mississippi
Watersheds |
| January 5 |
Conservation Tactics to Help Fish and Wildlife Thrive
Featured in New Bibliography |
| January 5 |
New Tools Aid Arid-Land Water Management |
| January 2 |
Helping Canneries Make Better Use of Leftover
Water |
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