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New scanner can monitor children’s fruit and vegetable intake.

Scientists in potato country have found many new threats to the nation’s spuds

ARS research shows physical activity and diet may affect cell activity.

Project examines the role of prebiotics in healthy gut microbiota.

A recently discovered compound in peppers may help counter the adverse effects of some diabetes medications.

Studies suggest increasing vitamin K may help muscles, bones, memory, and more.

Scientists use Louisiana-grown crops to create foods with health-promoting properties.

Scientists work to define how agriculture affects greenhouse gasses and more

ARS scientists are innovating fruit packaging to drastically extend shelf life and reduce food waste.

A 1925 film of USDA plant explorers David Fairchild and Palemon Dorsett's collecting trip has been found.

A test kit developed by ARS can help protect food from mycotoxins.

It is a question anyone who has ever eaten or cooked an egg might want to ask: How should we store them?

An ARS entomologist is focused on finding natural ways to control stink bugs.

ARS researchers play a role in enhancing the quality of the hops and barley needed to produce beer.

The spotted lanternfly, first sighted in Pennsylvania, is an invasive pest to the United States.

Clip taken from the 1925 silent film “Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java.”

Q & A About Storing Eggs Safely

ARS research shows tree nuts provide fewer calories than shown on labels.

ARS scientists are developing methods for testing, controlling, and mitigating boxwood blight.

ARS scientists are studying declining populations of the lady beetle.

Production and demand-oriented research work in concert to boost profits

ARS researchers use biocontrol methods to manage fire ant populations.

Venom found in nestmates’ digestive systems could be key ingredient.

An ARS entomologist is utilizing fire ants as biocontrol to help save sugarcane fields from the sugarcane borer.

Electricity makes fire ants release pheromone that attracts natural predators.

DNA analysis continues to improve efficiencies in crop breeding.

Chimney bees successfully augment declining honeybee pollination.

Researchers use long-term data to assess organic practices.

New research sheds light on how plants navigate complex challenges.

When selecting UV absorbers, go natural.

A new approach to tackling the spotted-wing drosophila involves manipulating the behavior of these insects.

ARS project begins to refill water source beneath Mississippi Delta.

Being overweight may predispose mothers to pass health challenges to their children.

Researchers develop new method to catalog and share wild plant genomes.

Researchers find that temperament predicts weight gain.

The infamous spike protein doesn’t just help spread viruses – it can also be weaponized to stop them.

Research and commerce use a two-pronged ‘fork’ approach to deal with invasive fish

Adding catfish bone powder to breading mix increases profits, nutrition, and sustainability

Unique antibodies found in camels could be used to produce nanobodies that quickly block pathogens.

BRIDGEcereal quickly and accurately analyzes genomic data for cereal crops to improve crops.

Advanced research and technology could squeeze every drop from feedstocks.

Before you know it, you might be fueling your car from a tree or bale of hay.

New uses for leftover agricultural products promise more revenue and less waste.

The black soldier fly can reduce waste, serve as feed, and reduce emissions.

A new workshop unites practice with research on the beneficial effects of fire.

Researchers fine-tune taste buds and train discriminating palates.

ARS researchers look to improve diagnosis, testing, and vaccines for leptospirosis.

ARS researchers are working on improving fish fillet quality.

ARS researchers are downscaling climate data to improve modeling techniques.

A site in the middle of Missouri provides critical agricultural research on the national scale.