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ARS Employee Volunteers Time, Expertise to Iowa Community Garden

August 05, 2015 Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service

As an agricultural research science technician at the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa, Fred Engstrom’s responsibilities are wide-ranging. They include tasks from managing the station’s nursery and field plots to modifying research...

Conservation

Walnuts Have Fewer Calories than the Label Suggests, ARS Researcher Discovers

December 03, 2015 Dennis O'Brien, ARS Public Affairs Specialist

USDA scientists have found that walnuts have 21 percent fewer calories than previously thought, which is good news for the weight-conscious nut lover! Researchers with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service fed volunteers a controlled diet consisting of walnut halves and pieces (45 grams) for three...

Research and Science

A Banner Year for Research: 5 Innovative Projects Aimed at Helping Growers

December 08, 2015 Kim Kaplan, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

USDA scientists work 365 days to provide safe and sustainable food, water, and natural resources in the face of a changing climate and uncertain energy sources. To recognize the contribution that agricultural science and research makes in our daily lives, this week’s “Banner Year” series features...

Research and Science

Ag Science on Wheels

March 10, 2015 Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Carolyn Menne, an instructor with the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation (MAEF), quieted the kindergartners seated...

Research and Science

USDA Scientist's Discoveries Boost Poultry Health

March 24, 2015 Marcia Wood, formerly with Agricultural Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. When Hyun Lillehoj began her career as a scientist some 30 years ago, she never imagined that someday she’d receive a “thank...

Research and Science

A New Online Tool to Help Growers Select the Right Cover Crop

September 29, 2015 Sandra Avant, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Whether you’re a home gardener or a commercial grower of vegetables, cotton, or other agricultural crops, as soon as the...

Research and Science

USDA-Brazil Team Examines Biodegradable Food Packaging

May 19, 2015 Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. A taste of Brazilian culture is presenting a favorable research environment for USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...

Research and Science

Food Safety is Everybody's Business

August 04, 2015 Rosalie Marion Bliss, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. USDA’s summer road trip may have come to an end, but many folks are still firing up the grills as summer winds down. With...

Health and Safety Research and Science

Preserving "Heirloom" Collections - Microbial, That Is

September 15, 2015 Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. As a plant pathologist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Rice Research Unit in Beaumont, Texas, Toni Marchetti...

Animals Plants Research and Science

Gleaning Sweet Potatoes for a Good Cause

June 11, 2015 Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service

After grading and collecting research data, Larry Adams and his crew fill sweet potato sacks for delivery to the Leland Food Pantry in Leland, Mississippi. There, the freshly dug sweet potatoes will be distributed to low-income families and other needy members of the community. Adams, an...

Food and Nutrition