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Remote sensing is quickly becoming a major tool for ranchers for adaptive management.

ARS's decades long turfgrass research focuses on seed production, disease resistance, and more.

No grass: no functioning ecosystems, forage quality lacking; wildlife and livestock would not survive.

The Agricultural Research Service celebrates Earth Day 365 days a year.

Interview with Lisa Ainsworth, molecular biologist at the Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit.

Genes in the European corn borer moth can help them survive variable climate conditions.

ARS researchers are looking at ways to control the crop-feasting bagrada bug.

RNAi technology was used to create a plum variety resistant to Sharka disease caused by plum pox virus.

ARS research shows that eating nuts can change the microbiota that live inside our intestines.

ARS researchers have created an artificial diet to raise the beneficial pink spotted lady beetle.

ARS scientists studied the potential benefits of a yogurt fortified with heart healthy chickpea flour.

Check out a few of our tips for raising healthy chickens.

Sleuths use science to uncover the culprit decimating Hawaii’s nut trees.

Popular sweetener stevia found to have no negative effect on human gut health.

ARS is helping to solve the problem of 1.2 million acres of abandoned mined land across Appalachia.

ARS scientists are interested in how different foods and dietary patterns can improve health.

Mississippi Delta farmers may reap the benefits for flooding their fields during the fall and winter.

Studying and improving all life stages of the Atlantic salmon at a state-of-the-art facility in Maine.

Researchers are studying genetics of the African Baobab tree to determine how to protect it for generations.

How to build and maintain a snow monitoring station using automated trail cameras.

ARS has developed several novel attractants capable of luring in bloodsucking insects--a serious problem in agriculture.