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Eyes in the Sky Keep Tabs on America’s Grazing Lands
natural resourcesRemote sensing is quickly becoming a major tool for ranchers for adaptive management.
Apr 27, 2022 -
Grass: Life’s All-Purpose Carpet
natural resourcesARS's decades long turfgrass research focuses on seed production, disease resistance, and more.
Apr 26, 2022 -
Behold, the Power of Grass
natural resourcesNo grass: no functioning ecosystems, forage quality lacking; wildlife and livestock would not survive.
Apr 25, 2022 -
Earth Day: Investing in Our Planet
natural resourcesThe Agricultural Research Service celebrates Earth Day 365 days a year.
Apr 22, 2022 -
The Role of Agriculture in Earth Preservation
natural resourcesInterview with Lisa Ainsworth, molecular biologist at the Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit.
Apr 21, 2022 -
Room to Grow: Turning Desolate Land into Beauty and Prosperity
natural resources plantsARS is helping to solve the problem of 1.2 million acres of abandoned mined land across Appalachia.
Feb 14, 2022 -
Flooding Fields May Be a Win-Win For Farmers and Birds in the Mississippi Delta
natural resources plantsMississippi Delta farmers may reap the benefits for flooding their fields during the fall and winter.
Jan 31, 2022 -
Conserving the Tree of Life
natural resourcesResearchers are studying genetics of the African Baobab tree to determine how to protect it for generations.
Jan 18, 2022 -
A New Snowtography Handbook Puts Water Data into the Hands of Small Farmers and Ranchers
natural resourcesEasy-to-understand instruction on how to build and maintain a snow monitoring station using automated trail cameras.
Jan 10, 2022 -
International Partnership Keeps Northern Ireland Green, But Not Too Green
natural resourcesARS is working with researchers in Ireland to reduce excess phosphorus from fertilizer leaching into lakes and rivers.
Nov 08, 2021 -
Low-Tech Method Restores Eroded Lands
natural resourcesA decade ago, ARS began a project to photograph the effectiveness of an ancient erosion-control technique.
Jul 19, 2021 -
The Significant Impacts of Carbon Sequestration on Soil Health
natural resourcesARS soil scientist Hal Collins is studying the impacts of retaining carbon in soil.
Jun 07, 2021 -
Exploring the Benefits of Biochar
natural resourcesAn ARS team is studying the effects of biochar on poor-quality or significantly degraded land.
Feb 01, 2021 -
ARS Doubles Down on Soil Erosion Understanding, Modeling
natural resourcesARS recently developed a strategic vision for improved models to predict erosion and how to control it.
Dec 28, 2020 -
Wildfire Mitigation
natural resourcesARS scientists at the Great Basin Rangeland Research Laboratory in Reno, Nevada are researching wildfire mitigation.
Sep 22, 2020 -
High-Tech Tools To Study Chesapeake Bay Watershed
natural resourcesARS scientists examining how nutrients from agricultural lands can affect the water quality of watersheds.
Sep 08, 2020 -
Reusing Water For Field Irrigation
natural resourcesARS research focuses on safe reuse of wastewater for irrigation and groundwater recharge.
Jun 15, 2020 -
Caribbean Climate Hub Still Helping Hurricane Recovery
natural resourcesUSDA’s Caribbean Climate Hub has worked overtime to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands recover.
May 11, 2020 -
USDA-ARS Scientists Study Carbon Sequestration
natural resourcesARS scientists are studying carbon sequestration.
Apr 27, 2020 -
Our Planet Earth: Looking to the Future
natural resourcesScientists with the Agricultural Research Service play a vital role in protecting our environment.
Apr 20, 2020 -
Cheating Cheatgrass
natural resourcesControlling cheatgrass to restore rangelands, reduce wildfires and increase sustainable grazing resources.
Oct 07, 2019 -
Healthier Waterways, Healthier You
natural resourcesARS researchers studied bacterial levels in the waters collected by the Upper Oconee Watershed Network.
Sep 30, 2019 -
Gone with the Wind?
natural resourcesHow a robot may show us why soils are disappearing.
Sep 03, 2019 -
Fungus Fights Oxygen-Sucking Water Weed
natural resourcesGiant salivnia damages aquatic ecosystems by outgrowing and replacing native plants.
Aug 12, 2019 -
Long-Term Data, Real-World Results
natural resourcesLTAR research provides a greater understanding of the complexity of agroecosystem landscapes.
Jul 25, 2019 -
Two ARS Scientists Received the Arthur S. Flemming Award
animals natural resourcesTwo scientists are honored for outstanding scientific achievements in animal health and remote sensing.
Jun 04, 2019
