Saving costs with cover crops
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a cost-saving strategy for cotton growers in Alabama who use cover crops.
Environment
May 2, 2017
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The first sequencing of a channel catfish genome
A fish named "Coco" is at the center of the first genome sequence for any catfish species.
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2017
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A better way to pasteurize eggs
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist in Pennsylvania and his colleagues have developed a technology that rapidly pasteurizes eggs and could sharply reduce the number of illnesses caused each year by egg-borne ...
Other
Apr 25, 2017
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Making the bed just right for alkali bees
Last summer, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Jim Cane spent a week visiting alfalfa fields near the town of Touchet, in Walla Walla County, Washington. He wasn't scouting for insect threats or damage to the ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2017
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Making products more biodegradable with starch
A new starch-based film, or coating, developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, can make paper and other materials more water resistant and biodegradable. The film can potentially be used in food packaging, ...
Materials Science
Apr 11, 2017
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Improved variety of guayule plant as a natural source of tire rubber
Rubber is a substance usually made from petroleum or from the Asian rubber tree plant. But rubber can also be produced from a domestic plant called "guayule." Guayule is a woody desert shrub cultivated in the southwestern ...
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2017
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Maximizing profits using poultry litter as fertilizer
A Mississippi-based Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researcher has learned that using poultry litter as fertilizer can help cotton growers in the Southeast maximize profits.
Environment
Mar 17, 2017
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Extracting heavy metals with vegetable oils
Dangerous lead levels in drinking water in cities across the nation have recently made national headlines. Water contaminated with lead, mercury, or other heavy metals poses serious problems for not only our health but also ...
Materials Science
Aug 18, 2016
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Flushing Huanglongbing out of citrus trees
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist is providing citrus growers with much-needed guidance about the best times to use insecticides to control Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2016
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New faba beans offer multiple benefits
Four winter-hardy faba bean germplasm lines developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators are now available for further development.
Biotechnology
Jul 28, 2016
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