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The Grass is Cleaner on the Other Side

December 09, 2014 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. Liquid fuel, charcoal, and electric power are all possible byproducts of biomass feedstocks. But what if there was a...

Research and Science

Following the Rails: USDA Tracks Agricultural Exports Across the Border

April 24, 2014 Bruce Blanton, Director of Transportation Services Division, Agricultural Marketing Service

Driving down a rural road, admiring the expansive fields of corn and soybeans, I stopped at a rail crossing to wait for what seemed like an endless train of cars filled with grain. My idle mind wondered, where are all those tons of grain headed, where was its final destination? For anyone else, it...

Trade

The Juice on Summer Peaches and Plums

June 15, 2010

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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M AgriLife CommunicationsA fresh, juicy peach makes a good addition to a summer lunch bag...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science
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