The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-03-08
The Agricultural Research Service is Breeding a Better Potato for a Better Potato Chip
Potato chips are America's classic snack: crunchy, salty, greasy and tasting of potato or flavored with sour cream, vinegar, BBQ, maple bacon or Cajun dill. And on March 14, chip lovers across the... Read more
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2024-03-06
Researchers Develop Sweetpotato Clones with Improved Insect Resistance and Weed Tolerance
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Clemson University are developing new, insect-resistant, and weed-tolerant sweetpotato germplasm... Read more
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2024-02-28
New Discovery Speeds Scientists’ Push for HLB-Tolerant Citrus
It’s one thing for a hybrid citrus tree to tolerate citrus greening disease (a.k.a. Huanglongbing) and quite another if it also produces orange-like fruit—especially if the juice makes for a delicious... Read more
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2024-02-27
Scientists Find Butyrate’s Possible Anticancer Potential is Cell-Type Specific
Scientists will use this research on butyrate in an upcoming project focusing on the impact of lentil consumption on colon health in models of obesity. (Photo by Keith Weller) Read more
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2024-02-26
USDA Scientists Develop Technology to Reduce Pathogens in Intact Eggs
CDC estimates
Salmonella bacteria causes about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States every year. Despite their appearance in everyday meals and... Read more
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2024-02-23
U.S. National Arboretum Offers Solution to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Pest
Hemlocks,
Tsuga species, are evergreen trees that can be found in forested ecosystems and in landscape plantings. They are in the pine family and often assume a conical shape. Hemlocks are not... Read more
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2024-02-22
Bioluminescence May Shine Light on Roundworm Secrets
Even though roundworms are nearly too small to be seen, they can pose major problems in corn, soybean, peanut and other crops. Collectively, these roundworms are known as plant-parasitic nematodes,... Read more
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2024-02-21
USDA and University of Georgia Break Ground on New Agriculture Research Facility in Tifton, Georgia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Georgia (UGA)
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) hosted a groundbreaking... Read more
2024-02-15
DNA Research Finds Low Genetic Diversity Among U.S. Honey Bees
U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the honey bee (
Apis mellifera L.), as it plays the crucial role of pollinator within the nation's food supply. Some of the nation's food industries rely solely... Read more
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2024-02-14
A Sweet Springtime Reveal for Valentine’s Day
Strawberries are usually the main attraction when it comes to springtime produce. Who can resist a strawberry from the fields on a late spring day? Especially when it is bursting with flavor and can... Read more
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2024-02-07
USDA-ARS Scientists Developing New Tests, New Ways to Track COVID In Wild and Domestic Animals
Scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service are developing new tests to identify the COVID virus and its variants and tools for tracking the virus in wild and domestic animals, thanks to... Read more
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2024-02-06
USDA Names Simon Liu as New ARS Administrator
The U.S. Department of Agriculture named
Simon Liu, Ph.D., the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). In this role, Liu will lead the agency in its efforts to leverage the latest... Read more
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