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From the start, USDA researchers have helped with fruit and vegetable growers meet their biggest challenges.

The 17-year periodical cicada known as Brood X will appear in mid-May.

This Earth Day, find inspiration to curb food loss and waste with tips that have stood the test of time. 

Using leftover ingredients in meals can add nutrition and prevent waste.

ARS is helping soybean farmers in North Carolina by introducing artificial intelligence to their tool kits.

"Yield Editor" provides more reliable yield maps so farmers can customize operations to maximize yield.

ARS researchers are providing pest management solutions for peach tree growers.

Thanks to major clover-centric breakthroughs, we’ve found yet another reason to love clover this March.

George Washington Carver's legacy lives on at the Agricultural Research Service.

Scientists are using ultraviolet light to kill pests of strawberry and other fruit crops.

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative is working to build a better dairy cow.

The team building the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility continues to take challenges in stride. 

ARS researchers are working to combat the invasive pest guava root-knot nematode.

We're reflecting on what we at ARS accomplished during 2020 as we gear up for 2021.

An ARS team is studying the effects of biochar on poor-quality or significantly degraded land.

A biobased kitty litter is made from eastern red cedar flakes and other biodegradable ingredients.

ARS scientists have identified a method to improve the safety of ready-to-eat foods.

ARS scientists make important advancements against ASF virus which causes a deadly disease in pigs.

Eliminating screwworms from the United States saves nearly $900 million in lost livestock each year.