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See how ARS researchers are using insects to reduce the presence of Arundo, a fast-growing invasive grass.

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

ARS researchers are downscaling climate data to improve modeling techniques.

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

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

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

Advanced research and technology could squeeze every drop from feedstocks.

Small herbivores consider restoration seedlings a delicacy.

Alligator weed works its way into Northern California. ARS researchers are seeking biocontrol agents.

New online tool helps California farmers reduce the risks of climate change.

ARS scientists explain how farmers can use nitrogen while both saving money and protecting the planet.

ARS scientists chart course of water management.

ARS recently developed a strategic vision for improved models to predict erosion and how to control it.

ARS scientists at the Great Basin Rangeland Research Laboratory in Reno, Nevada are researching wildfire mitigation.

ARS scientists examining how nutrients from agricultural lands can affect the water quality of watersheds.

ARS research focuses on safe reuse of wastewater for irrigation and groundwater recharge.

USDA’s Caribbean Climate Hub has worked overtime to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands recover.

ARS scientists are studying carbon sequestration.

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service play a vital role in protecting our environment.