The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-05-22
Time is of the Essence: 100 Years of Data Identify the Right Time to Regenerate Perennial Grasses
Perennial grasses are economically and biologically important in the Southwest U.S. region, but the abundance of these plants can change dramatically over time. There is concern that declines in... Read more
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2024-05-16
A Purrr-fect Use for Soy Waste?
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are
building a better mouse trap when it comes to cat litter. And in the process, they hope
to kill two birds with one stone. Read more
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2024-05-15
Timing Matters When Reducing Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Barley
When Fusarium head blight (FHB) threatens winter barley, the best time to apply a fungicide is about six days after full barley head emergence, according to a recent
study published in
Plant... Read more
2024-05-13
No Love for Mealybug Menace of Vineyards
Fake pheromones offer a way to foil the love lives of vine mealybugs and keep populations of these prolific, soft-bodied insect pests from reaching damaging levels in vineyards of wine, raisin and... Read more
2024-05-09
Scientists Use Gene-Editing Technology to Produce First Calf Resistant to Major Viral Disease
Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that costs the U.S. cattle sector billions of dollars annually. Read more
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2024-05-08
USDA-ARS Research Entomologist Named Finalist in the Samuel J. Heyman Service To America Medal
Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, a research entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, is being honored today as a finalist for a 2023 Samuel J. Heyman Service to... Read more
2024-05-08
New Research Reveals How Grazing Management Practices Affect Cattle Weight Gain by Altering Foraging Behavior
Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production? Read more
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2024-05-08
USDA's Research Chemist Named Finalist in The Science, Technology and Environment Category For Samuel J. Heyman Service To America Medal
Vincent Edwards, a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist, is being honored today as a finalist in the Science, Technology and Environment... Read more
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2024-05-07
USDA-ARS Innovators Honored as Finalists of Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals for Transformative Contributions to Science and Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) announces the recognition of three scientists as finalists for the 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America... Read more
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2024-05-06
USDA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Innovation Campus Break Ground for New Research Center on Precision Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), and Nebraska Innovation Campus held a groundbreaking ceremony today to... Read more
2024-04-25
Keeping Corn from Frequenting the Phosphorus Buffet Line
When it comes to food, plants can "eat" more than they need—just like the diner who can't resist another stop at the buffet line despite already feeling full. Indeed, with respect to phosphorus,... Read more
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2024-04-25
USDA-ARS Inducts Veterinary Medicine Expert into Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 – The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) inducted
David Suarez, Research Leader for the
Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Disease Research Unit at the U.S. National... Read more