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The New Wave of Wheat: Increasing Resistant Starch to Improve Health Benefits

May 26, 2015 Amanda M. Hils, NIFA Public Affairs

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. Bread and pasta are mealtime favorites and household staples for many, but carbohydrates may also present a problem for many...

Research and Science

Transferring Dead Trees from Source of Wildfire Fuel to Biofuel

May 26, 2015 William Goldner, Acting Director for the Division of Sustainable Bioenergy, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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. Trees killed by bark beetles have, for years, been a source of fuel for forest fires. Now, those very trees are being turned...

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)...

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Industry & Government Benefit from Streamlined User-Fee Rulemaking

May 13, 2015 Rex Barnes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides voluntary grading, inspection, laboratory analysis, audit verification and certification services for meat, poultry and egg establishments, fruit and vegetable handlers and processors, dairy processors, cotton producers and other parts of the...

Research and Science

Bridging the Language Barrier for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

May 12, 2015 Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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. The Asian-Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is projected to reach 35.6 million in the next 40 years, making...

Research and Science

Serving Up Statistics More Efficiently

May 12, 2015 Joseph T. Reilly, Administrator, USDA National Agricultural Statistics 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. On any given day, a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) employee or representative might be contacting a...

Research and Science

USDA Supports Production Research, Helping the Walnut Industry Thrive

May 07, 2015 Michael Durando, Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program Marketing Order and Agreement Division Director

Production research is critical for the success of plants for a number of reasons. The resulting data helps growers adjust to the needs of the plant environment and develop best practices to efficiently use water and energy, mitigate pest damage, minimize diseases, and improve productivity. The...

Research and Science

USDA Celebrates the Public Service of 12 Unsung Heroes

May 06, 2015 Assistant Secretary for Administration Dr. Gregory Parham

Every day, USDA employees are hard at work providing safe, nutritious food for our families and children; conserving our land and natural resources; supporting our nation’s farmers and ranchers; expanding market opportunities for American agriculture at home and abroad; and investing in our rural...

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Measuring Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices

May 05, 2015 Tynisha Tolbert, Agricultural Statistician

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 profile. Have you ever heard the saying, “In God we trust, all others bring data?" Those are the words of William Edwards Deming, a...

Conservation Research and Science

Honduran Agronomy Students Tour Unique USDA Laboratory

May 05, 2015 Dennis O'Brien, 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 profile. This was not your typical class trip. The group of agriculture students from Honduras who visited USDA’s National Soil...

Research and Science

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