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2018 News Archive
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                           USDA Agricultural Research Service Ready for 2019 after Stellar 2018 PerformanceDecember 19
                           Genome Published of the Small Hive Beetle, a Major Honey Bee ParasiteDecember 18
                           Crops’ Unruly Cousins Get Royal Treatment in New Book by ARS and Co-authorsNovember 19
                           USDA Scientist Receives Daniel E. Salmon AwardOctober 31
                           Coconut Oil Compounds Repel Insects Better than DEETOctober 24
                           Scientists Identify Genes and Proteins Plants Use to Redirect NitrogenSeptember 10
                           White-Tailed Deer: A Potential Host for Rift Valley FeverAugust 30
                           USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field AwardAugust 27
                           Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to RiceAugust 21
                           James N. Seiber Delivers 2018 ARS Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecture at ACS National MeetingAugust 6
                           Innovative Approach to Breeding Could Mean Higher Yields and Better CropsAugust 3
                           July 2018 ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Now AvailableAugust 2
                           International Research Team Finds Correlation Between Genetics and Obesity Is Modified by DietAugust 1
                           Sir Peter Crane Delivers 2018 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS ConferenceJuly 16
                           New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in SoilJuly 2
                           Species Shifts in the Honey Bee Microbiome Differ with Age and Hive RoleJune 14
                           Scientists Refine 'Profile' of a Fungal Tree KillerJune 12
                           USDA Agency Captures Science in Action with New Featured Photos PageJune 11
                           Steven B. Heymsfield Presents 2018 ARS W.O. Atwater Memorial LectureJune 8
                           ARS Scientists Are Working to Ensure Safe Waterways in GeorgiaMay 23
                           Previously Unknown Rice Blast Resistance IsolatedMay 22
                           Grass-Cast: A New, Experimental Grassland Productivity Forecast for the Northern Great PlainsMay 8
                           USDA Scientist Named Finalist for Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Groundbreaking Food Allergy WorkApril 24
                           Tick Control Program Reveals High Level of Infection in White-Footed MiceApril 23
                           Earth BioGenome Project Could Hold Solutions for Agriculture's FutureApril 18
                           Food Waste Resonates Beyond the Trash BinApril 9
                           Affinity for Alcohol Could Lead to a Control Mechanism for Ambrosia BeetlesApril 4
                           New Trap Better at Snaring Stable FliesMarch 29
                           Soil Bacterium Tapped for Penicillin Guard DutyMarch 26
                           Research Reveals a New Direction for Halting the Citrus Greening EpidemicMarch 22
                           Nuts for Calories!March 15
                           All Hail the Whole Grain!March 14
                           Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce ProductivityMarch 13
                           ARS Scientist Leads $1 Million Funded Consortium to Seek Honey Bee Disease ControlsMarch 8
                           More Definitive Food ProfilesFebruary 26
                           ARS Hall of Fame Scientist Ernest James Harris DiesJanuary 26
                           January 2018 ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs IssuedJanuary 24
                           Alternative Antibiotic Gives Piglets a Boost


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