Are you working on taking care of your mental health? Add another serving of vegetables to your dinner plate. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. We’ve heard that …
Breeding Better Potatoes for Better Potato Chips
Breeding better potatoes for better potato chips. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Americans eat more potato chips than any other nation; more than four pounds a person …
ARS Scientists Improve Nutrients Adding Value to Rice Crop
Improvements to a worldwide food staple. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Rice, already the primary staple for half the world’s population, is getting a makeover from a …
New Ways to Track COVID in Animals
The USDA is developing new ways to track COVID in wild and domestic animals. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are …
Research into Bee Health May Lower Winter Colony Losses
New research may help lower winter bee losses. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Agricultural Research Service scientists and their Chinese colleagues have identified a specific metabolic pathway …
Virus Undercuts Fungus’s Attacks on Wheat
A virus could help fight fungus on wheat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A naturally occurring virus co-discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists may …
Electronically Sniffing Out Tomato Plant Pests
A new device created by USDA’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) and university scientists from Ohio has the ability to sniff out pests on plants. Whiteflies are pests that infect tomato …
FVIAC to Hold Virtual Meeting November 3-4
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will be holding a virtual meeting on November 3-4. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is …
USDA Announces ASF Vaccine Candidate
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced that one of its vaccine candidates can prevent and protect against African swine fever. Specifically, the vaccine shows effectiveness against the current Asian and European …
New Resource for Science-Education Available from USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new online resource available aimed at providing additional science-education. The new AgLab tool from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is now available for students …
ARS Scientists Look At Potential of Various Microbes to Fight Disease in Carrots
Researchers have begun work looking at microbes that may help to combat diseases in carrots. A team of university and Agricultural Research Service scientists have reported on some of their …
Ag Biotech and Traditional Controls Combine to Eradicate Harmful Pest
Ag biotech used in combination of traditional control methods have helped to eradicate a harmful pest. According to a new study by the Agricultural Research Service and the University of …
New Blackberry Varieties Released by Agricultural Research Service
Three new blackberry varieties have recently been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. The best genetics of eastern and western blackberries were combined to develop the Eclipse, …
If It Smells Like a Petunias or Shampoo, It Might Be a Pesticide
from USDA Agricultural Research Service A scent that petunias and snapdragons release to attract pollinators may be an environmentally friendly control for pests like the spotted wing drosophila fly (SWD) and …
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