The latest news from the agricultural sector
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
2024-04-24
Sorghum Bran Rises as an Ingredient for Enhancing Gluten-Free Bread
Sorghum bran, often a low-cost byproduct of sorghum milling, can enhance gluten-free bread's nutritional value without compromising its flavor, according to a
study published in the
Journal of... Read more
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2024-04-24
USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the Year
USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the Year Read more
2024-04-19
USDA-ARS Names Two Scientists To Hall of Fame
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will induct two scientists into its
Science Hall of Fame for scientific achievements in developing innovative biobased products and leveraging genomic tools... Read more
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2024-04-18
USDA Scientists Honored as AAAS Fellows
April 18, 2024 – Two scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have been named 2023 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science... Read more