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2015 News Archive
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                           (1996-2023)December 31
                           New Hope for Extending Fresh-cut Vegetable StorageDecember 30
                           A Better Understanding of Rangeland HealthDecember 15
                           Native Vine's Sap Eyed as Potential Gum Arabic AlternativeDecember 10
                           Confirming Nutrient Content of SupplementsDecember 8
                           How Coffee Berry Borers Survive on CaffeineDecember 3
                           Tropical Fire Ant Movement Traced to Spanish ShipsNovember 24
                           Connecting Overeating, Emotions and Cognitive Control in Young ChildrenNovember 20
                           Camelina 'Partnered' with Soybeans for Food and Fuel BenefitsNovember 19
                           Camelina Cover Crops a Boon for BeesNovember 17
                           Solid Fats and Added Sugars in FoodsNovember 13
                           Strip Tillage and Cover Crops Enhance Soil Quality in the Southeast in the Face of Climate ChangeNovember 12
                           Learning What Wood a Termite PrefersOctober 29
                           Ag Utilization Centers Celebrate 75 Years of InnovationOctober 21
                           ACS Names Beltsville Agricultural Research Center as National Historic Chemical LandmarkOctober 20
                           USDA Transfers 3,800 Acres in Brooksville to Florida A&M UniversityOctober 2
                           Toolset Helps Identify Key Water-Conservation OptionsSeptember 29
                           Food Toxin Detector Incorporates CameraSeptember 23
                           New Disease Resistant Pea Now AvailableSeptember 17
                           Wine Grape Flour Reduces Cholesterol in Lab Animal StudySeptember 16
                           Four Scientists Named to Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of FameSeptember 15
                           USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the YearSeptember 11
                           A Wash that Reduces Health Risks in Fresh ProduceSeptember 9
                           Rise in Carbon Dioxide May Boost Anti-Malarial Compound in PlantAugust 27
                           A New Forage Comes to the Midwest, Courtesy of Mother NatureAugust 26
                           Rotating Trellis Boosts Profits for Blackberry GrowersAugust 25
                           Taking the Temperature of Water-Thirsty PlantsAugust 20
                           Introducing Gulfsnow, a New Peach Variety from ARSAugust 19
                           A "One-stop Shop" for Wasp Identity InformationAugust 18
                           Tumlinson Delivers 2015 ARS Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecture at ACS Annual MeetingAugust 5
                           Klee Delivers 2015 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Annual ConferenceAugust 4
                           Consumers Missing Out on Health Benefits of Seafood ConsumptionJuly 30
                           E. coli Gets a Boost from Lettuce DiseaseJuly 28
                           USDA Scientist Helps Texas Sorghum Growers Reduce Water UseJuly 22
                           New Technique for Mining Health-conferring Soy CompoundsJuly 16
                           Organic Seed Coating for Alfalfa Helps Prevent Some Soilborne DiseasesJuly 14
                           Low Vitamin D Linked to Osteoarthritis in the KneeJuly 10
                           July - ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs IssuedJuly 9
                           Egg Cage System May Bolster Native Ladybug's Biocontrol ProspectsJune 30
                           Quick-Serve Foods Slow To ChangeJune 29
                           Reviving Cottonseed Meal's Adhesives PotentialJune 24
                           Allergen-Free Peanuts Lead USDA Report Highlighting New Innovations in AgJune 23
                           Fish Reared in Hard Water are More Susceptible to Columnaris DiseaseJune 19
                           A New Blueberry for Home GrowersJune 11
                           New Tracking Tool for Pathogen InvestigatorsJune 9
                           Yeasts on Plums Have a Plus SideJune 5
                           Growers Use Chart to Help Choose Cover CropsMay 29
                           Smart Phone Apps Series to Help Maximize Land?s Productivity, Protect ResourcesMay 28
                           Natural Enzyme Examined as Antibiotics AlternativeMay 26
                           How to Lure a Pest of Pistachio, Almond and WalnutMay 19
                           Lowering Risk of a Major Eye DiseaseMay 14
                           16 New Lettuce Breeding Lines from ARSMay 13
                           Bee Survey: Lower Winter Losses, Higher Summer Losses, Increased Total Annual LossesMay 12
                           New Begonia Lines both Beautiful and SturdyMay 7
                           Recipe for Flavorful Tomatoes: Heat Before ChillingMay 6
                           Newly Named Bacteria Help Honey Bee Larvae ThriveApril 29
                           New Fruit Fly Lure Developed from Pest?s Favorite ScentApril 28
                           New Issue of Healthy Animals Now OnlineApril 22
                           New Berries from ARSApril 21
                           USDA Scientists, International Colleagues Sequence Upland Cotton GenomeApril 15
                           New Procedure to Test NDV VaccinesApril 8
                           Fast New Approach to Formulating Pest-Killing Fungi on TapApril 2
                           U.S. National Arboretum To Re-Open to the Public Seven-Days A WeekApril 1
                           USDA Agency Retools Its Monthly Science News MagazineMarch 31
                           Slavin Delivers ARS 2015 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture at Experimental BiologyMarch 30
                           Strategies to Control CravingsMarch 27
                           Beneficial Insect Virus Gets Boost as Crop Pest FighterMarch 23
                           Spotting Problems and Targeting Treatments to Where They Are NeededMarch 20
                           A New Vaccine to Fight Poultry DiseasesMarch 18
                           Sniffing Out Overwintering Stink BugsMarch 13
                           Wheat Varieties Make Way to Breads and Malt BeveragesMarch 6
                           Shifting Out of High-Calorie HabitsFebruary 24
                           A New Spanish Peanut Variety for Consumers, GrowersFebruary 18
                           Killing Fish Egg Fungus with a DisinfectantFebruary 13
                           Controlling Stable Flies That Pester Zoo AnimalsFebruary 12
                           USDA Research Yields Cotton Resistant to Top 20 Ag ThreatFebruary 11
                           ARS Study Shows No Damage to Soils from Grazing of Cover CropsFebruary 10
                           ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs IssuedFebruary 6
                           ARS Scientists Develop Higher Yielding Sorghum PlantsFebruary 5
                           Research Shows Honey Bee Diseases Can Strike in All SeasonsFebruary 4
                           Modeling Nutrient Loss from Midwestern Crop FieldsFebruary 2
                           Special Journal Issue Highlights New Perspectives on the Dynamics of Dry LandsJanuary 30
                           A New 'Gem' of a Pear Released by ARS, CooperatorsJanuary 29
                           Infrared-Based Peeling of Tomatoes May Improve Precision, Save WaterJanuary 28
                           Probing Phosphorus Losses from Midwestern Crop FieldsJanuary 14
                           Using Clay to Fight Fish DiseaseJanuary 13
                           NAL Unveils New Search Engine for Published USDA ResearchJanuary 7
                           Physical Activity Intervention for the Elderly


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