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Researchers developed a forecast tool to determine which areas have the highest probability of a large rangeland fire.

Scientists are taking grazing to a new level by developing sheep that prefer or tolerate the bitter taste of plants.

ARS and University of California-Berkeley scientists are evaluating the potential of a parasitoid wasp to control the fruit fly, spotted wing drosophila.

ARS scientists are combatting pests and diseases affecting avocado production in the U.S.

In the search for natural enemies of the emerald ash borer, one promising candidate is a tiny 5-7 millimeter-long parasitic wasp that lays its eggs on EAB larvae.

ARS researchers in Temple, TX, employed adaptive nutrient management to determine preferred balances on farms.

A team of researchers and their partners have found another way to conserve water: late planted corn.

ARS researchers have developed a unique mobile system that assesses and maps out soil carbon to a depth of 30 centimeters (the plow layer) – all in real time.

Beef producers in the western United States have been searching for alternatives to nitrogen-rich fertilizers .

ARS is working with the Washington State Departments of Health and Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to prevent the northern giant hornet, formerly known as Asian giant hornet, from becoming established in the United States.

ARS scientists and the Foundation for the Study of Invasive Species in Argentina, conducted research to further understand tawny crazy ant behavior.

ARS scientists studied Puerto Rican fungal strains as possible biological control agents for managing the coffee berry borer in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Researchers discovered that sending cattle to feedlots earlier than the traditional timing of October may provide a two- fold benefit.

A team of ARS scientists in cooperation with Pacific Biosciences published the first genome of the invasive spotted lanternfly.

ARS researchers helped the United Kingdom improve the accuracy of its widely used weather-forecasting models.

Scientists are using dogs to sniff out citrus orchards for the devastating pathogen HBL, also known as Citrus Greening.

ARS is helping lead the mapping of the first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet.

ARS researchers and their collaborator have demonstrated that an areawide mating disruption approach could control peach tree pests.

ARS scientists are looking into “attractive” ways to kill brown marmorated stink bugs.

Cheatgrass outcompetes native plants for nutrients and water and deprives animals of dietary variety and quality as well as habitat.

Electrodialysis may not only benefit farmers, but also the environment by reducing nitrogen runoff from farms.

ARS researchers are working to counter Emerald Ash borers with releases of the parasitic wasp Tetrastichus planipennisi and gene-based control.

ARS researchers and APHIS colleagues developed a new test that quickly identifies red imported fire ants

35 years of research in turfgrass breeding and genetics has improved the very surface of the earth we walk on.

ARS scientists have made significant progress in helping Florida's citrus growers by providing management approaches for controlling citrus greening.

ARS scientists are working with satellite imagery in collaboration with grape growers to improve irrigation water management on vineyards that stretch across thousands of acres.

ARS has developed the LandPKS app to help farmers better monitor their soil and crop conditions to make better decisions about irrigating, weeding, and fertilizing crops.

ARS scientists and collaborators have developed two new tools to improve water hyacinth control.

ARS scientists made significant enhancements to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool.