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ARS is helping to protect our troops overseas by developing repellent treatments for military clothing.

ARS scientists are using a device known as "SHIME," to study the influence of dietary changes on the activity of these microbes in a simulated environment outside the human digestive tract.

The USDA Branded Food Products Database contains nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods available at restaurants and grocery stores.

ARS scientists have linked excessive consumption of foods with higher calories, sodium, saturated fat, and trans-fat with increased disease risk.

ARS scientists designed and developed portable and stationary LED-light grading systems and developed a computerized software system.

Collaboration between ARS scientists and more than 30 national and international institutions resulted in two new pollinator bee genome sequences.

"Grass Roots", an exhibit developed by ARS scientists, educates the public on the importance, diversity, and benefits of turfgrass and their crop relatives.

Farmers can better determine how much or how little nitrogen to apply for optimal crop yields by using "Soil-Test Biological Activity" approach.

ARS researchers in New Orleans, LA, looked for an environmentally friendly, biobased alternative for cleaning cotton.

ARS Electron and Confocal Microscopy Research Unit helps expand the scientific understanding of microbes, pests, and pathogens that attack crops, infect livestock, and sicken thousands of people each year.

ARS researchers compared egg storage methods to verify the benefits of egg washing and refrigerated storage.

Researchers are exploring the use of robots to take on hazardous duties related to studying wind erosion of soils and the expansion of deserts.

35 years of research in turfgrass breeding and genetics has improved the very surface of the earth we walk on.

ARS physiologists found that not all those calories may be available for uptake and use by the body.

ARS nutrition researchers combined seven different analytical methods to resolve conflicting information about vitamin D levels needed for a healthy diet.

Researchers developed state-of-the-art sensors that estimate soil water levels using readings from electromagnetic pulses.

ARS researchers in Oregon have bred more than 20 varieties of hops since the 1950s.

The researchers found that raising the temperature in stored peanuts solved the mold problem without affecting peanut quality.

Researchers discovered the amino acid, L-glutamine shows potential to serve as a natural antibiotic alternative to promote growth and well-being in piglets.

ARS researchers helped evaluate new strains of tilapia that can resist the bacteria that cause the deadly fish disease streptococcosis.

ARS researchers teamed with University of California-Davis scientists to devise a thriftier way to dry walnuts.

ARS researchers have fitted beef cattle with special collars to monitor their movements and behavior.

A team led by ARS scientists in Wooster, OH, developed and tested the smarter sprayer technology.

Researchers have developed a self-propelled apple-harvest and in-field-sorting prototype machine.

ARS scientists investigated using a robotic vision system, RoTSE, to prune fruit trees during the winter.

ARS researchers have been on the forefront of studies to diagnose prion diseases in vulnerable livestock.

The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center provides scientific information and new technologies that can be utilized on problems affecting the beef, sheep, and swine industries.

ARS scientists are exploring ways to convert household waste into methane and ethanol that can be used to power trucks or generators

ARS chemists found the byproducts of wine-making can be made into a health-promoting flour.

ARS researchers are focusing on the honey bee “microbiome”—the bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the insect's gut.

An ARS team devised a two-step system that dries fruits and vegetables using 75 percent less energy than traditional methods.

ARS researchers have been on the forefront of studies to diagnose prion diseases in vulnerable livestock.

ARS scientists have come up with a game-changing water purification technology to remove nitrogen from wastewater at one-third the cost of existing technologies.

Work by the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, an ARS-led coalition, has reduced scab losses eightfold since 2004.

In an effort to reduce cooking time, ARS scientists discovered that genetic differences exist among beans that determine how long it takes the bean to cook.

ARS scientists are making catfish operations more efficient, profitable, and environmentally friendly by developing new systems that recirculate water.

Scientists have saved millions of gallons of water by developing an automated irrigation scheduling system that targets water to where and when it is needed most.

Scientists developed an effective vaccine that could be produced and stored in the United States in the event of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

ARS scientists have developed management strategies that reduce the buildup of dry plant material that fuels large wildfires.

ARS scientists have developed a biodegradable edible film from casein, a milk protein, which can be used as a food wrap.

ARS scientists are working with satellite imagery in collaboration with grape growers to improve irrigation water management on vineyards that stretch across thousands of acres.

Two oilseed crops that are good for pollinators—pennycress and camelina—can fit into profitable rotations with corn and soybeans.

ARS scientists have shown that anaerobic soil disinfestation is a promising alternative to methyl bromide fumigation.

ARS and USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service continue to collaborate on preventing the spread of screwworms from South America.

ARS scientists have worked with public and private partners to develop animal vaccines, antibody therapies, and strategies for enhancing the immune systems of farm animals.

ARS researchers are at the forefront of cutting-edge genomics research that is providing breeders with the molecular tools they need to improve on key traits such as disease resistance.

ARS is helping protect U.S. cattle against ticks that spread cattle fever disease.

ARS scientists have made breakthroughs in producing passenger tires with guayule rubber.

ARS has developed the LandPKS app to help farmers better monitor their soil and crop conditions to make better decisions about irrigating, weeding, and fertilizing crops.

ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes—'Clearwater Russet' and 'Blazer Russet'—that will be used by McDonald's for French fries.