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Using Moths To Control Crop Damage
USDA is looking at new ways to use moths to a control a crop damaging pest.
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USDA-ARS Monitoring Water Quality Using Drones
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service are using drones to sample irrigation ponds for e-coli. This could give farmers a new tool to avoid spraying potentially harmful bacteria on crops. USDA’s...
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USDA-ARS Partners to Produce Low Glycemic Sweetener
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service has partnered with private industry to create a low glycemic sweetener that can help diabetics. USDA's Patrick O'Leary has the story from the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research...
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Training the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
USDA has announced funding under the new Farm Bill to train and educate the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
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The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - An Overview
The Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This helps plant breeders and researchers develop superior crops for today and tomorrow.
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A Flash of Food Safety Active Cooling with a Chill Stick
Cooling food properly is essential to keeping food safe. Active cooling methods cool food quickly to prevent the growth of harmful microbes that cause foodborne illness. A Flash of Food Safety is a video series designed for school...
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Work Of USDA Food Research Pioneer Continues In Peoria
A pioneering USDA chemist was at the center of two agricultural discoveries that literally changed the world.
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Bringing Jobs Back To The U.S.
A Pennsylvania company brought jobs back from overseas with the help of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.
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Grow and Tell: Oregon Microbe Farmer
Oregon farmer Jen Aron knows a secret – if you feed soil microbes, they’ll help your plants grow.
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USDA Rural Development investing in Rural America with Broadband
Innovative technologies and modern infrastructure are crucial components of job creation, new market development, and the ability to compete in today’s economy. The USDA Rural Development Broadband program makes significant contributions...
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USDA Responds to Opioid Crisis in Rural America
The Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are making funds available to fight the "crisis next door," in response to the opioid epidemic in rural America.
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Ranger Cattle – Joshua Eilers - Austin,Texas
USDA programs assist new, beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers like Joshua Eilers of Ranger Cattle in Austin, Texas. As a Sergeant, Eilers served as team leader in the U.S. Army’s elite First Ranger Battalion. Although raised in a...
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World Farm - New Jersey
World Crops Farm is a specialty crops producer of West African vegetables. Located in southern New Jersey, owner and farmer Morris Gbolo is a refugee from Liberia who had one dream in relocating to the United States; to be a farmer....
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Keeping Bees Buzzing And Busy
USDA researchers are working to help people learn about bees while trying to figure out why some bee colonies are disappearing.
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Temperature Readings
Tom explains tricks of the trade that can help you get safe, quality produce.
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Bear Creek Organics
Bear Creek Organics is a specialty producer of organic leafy greens, herbs, mixed vegetables, garlic seed, honey, and cut flowers in Emmet County, Michigan. Through USDA programs, Bear Creek Organics has been able to expand their...
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Helping Gulf Coast Farmers Achieve Greater Environmental Benefits
A USDA initiative along Florida's Gulf Coast is helping farmers there make improvements in their operations to help prevent runoff and erosion from ultimately reaching the Gulf.
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USDA-ARS Breakthrough “Super Slurper” Launched Absorbents Industry
USDA-ARS researchers broke ground in the field of absorbents. But they didn’t stop there. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has more from Peoria, Illinois.
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Bee Research and Education At USDA
USDA continues to research problems facing bees.
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Sonny Perdue Begins Back to Our Roots Tour in 5 Midwestern States
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue traveled to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana to gather input on the next farm bill.
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A Flowering of Success in Hawaii
USDA helped a farmer in Hawaii build hoop houses to improve her operation.
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Kudzu Spreads North
Kudzu, the vine that ate the South, is spreading north and west these days, and a USDA researcher tells us why he thinks this is happening.
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Finding Fall Colors
You can follow fall colors across the nation as part of the U.S. Forest Service Fall Foliage Hotline.
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Body Weight Planner
Everybody's different and a new health resource from USDA and NIH takes that into account.