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2017 News Archive
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                           USDA's Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research AchievementsDecember 18
                           High-Tech Camera Helps Protect Sows and PigletsDecember 13
                           Bringing Space Technology to Water Needs in California VineyardsNovember 21
                           Exploring a World without Food AnimalsNovember 15
                           Bringing Persimmons into the LimelightOctober 30
                           Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food SafetyOctober 23
                           New ARS Website Enhances Access to Scientific InformationOctober 18
                           A Big Step towards Reducing Strep in Farm-Raised TilapiaOctober 16
                           Howard County Deer Do Their Part to Control TicksSeptember 29
                           Soft Durum Wheat Opens Door to Expand Food UsesSeptember 28
                           “i5k” is for InsectsSeptember 27
                           USDA Agency-led Group Profiles U.S. Aquaculture for World ReportSeptember 26
                           Heat-Tolerant Broccoli for the FutureSeptember 21
                           Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS ConferenceSeptember 13
                           Four Scientists Named to ARS Hall of FameSeptember 12
                           USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the YearSeptember 6
                           Rangeland Grasses Recover Quickly After WildfiresSeptember 5
                           Collaring the Mice that Carry Lyme Disease-Causing TicksAugust 30
                           Salmonella Vaccine Reduces Animal Disease and Foodborne IllnessAugust 22
                           Pickett's 2017 ARS Sterling Hendricks Memorial Lecture Suggests Plants Deliver Their Own Pest ControlsAugust 17
                           Detecting Defects Hidden in HidesAugust 14
                           A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process WalnutsAugust 8
                           Controlling Weeds in a Way that Saves the Soil and Costs LessAugust 2
                           Good-Guy Fungus to Take on Killer of Oaks and Ornamental CropsJuly 27
                           Latest ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs IssuedJuly 24
                           New Sensor System for Improved Peanut DryingJuly 17
                           Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce SpoilageJuly 10
                           Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the FutureJune 28
                           Wiping Out Bacteria with Nanoparticle-Cotton FibersJune 19
                           If It Smells Like a Petunia or Shampoo, It Might Be a PesticideJune 12
                           Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and MatsJune 5
                           Eat Your Greens—Microgreens, That is!May 24
                           ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite WorkMay 22
                           Giving Gardeners Information on Potting Media for Trees and ShrubsMay 16
                           Getting Direction and Information from U.S. National Arboretum AppMay 10
                           A Faster, Less Costly Test Detects Foodborne ToxinMay 4
                           National Inventors Hall of Fame Honors ARS ScientistMay 1
                           Saving Costs with Cover CropsApril 28
                           Catfish Genome: A New Tool to Help Improve Catfish ProductsApril 27
                           ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture SciencesApril 25
                           2017 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecturer Renews Call for Excellence in Nutrition ResearchApril 24
                           A Better Way to Pasteurize EggsApril 20
                           ARS Announces New Scientific Impact Video SeriesApril 17
                           Bee "Bed and Breakfast" Gets Helping Hand from ScienceApril 10
                           Making Products More Biodegradable With StarchApril 3
                           Science Confirms - You Really Should Eat Your BrassicaMarch 29
                           Guayule: Past Meets FutureMarch 20
                           Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain BagsMarch 15
                           Maximizing Profits with Poultry LitterMarch 8
                           Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle GenomesMarch 2
                           Making Melons Safer with SteamFebruary 27
                           USDA Scientists and Partners Investigate Hawaiian Tree DeathsFebruary 15
                           Copper Sulfate Kills Fungus on Fish EggsFebruary 13
                           New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs IssuedFebruary 8
                           Cooking Meatballs That Are Safe to EatFebruary 6
                           Scientists Give an Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping HandFebruary 3
                           ARS Genetics Researcher in Miami is Named Fairchild Medal RecipientJanuary 31
                           ARS Leads New Lyme Disease Control Efforts in Howard County, Md.January 30
                           Making Spinach with Low Oxalate LevelsJanuary 25
                           Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and ProductionJanuary 23
                           ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture SciencesJanuary 18
                           Test Uses Novel Antibodies to Detect Shiga ToxinsJanuary 11
                           Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize ResourcesJanuary 6
                           USDA Announces 2016 Appointments to Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board and Subcommittees


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