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ARS scientists conducted a study of essential oil from dried pineapple weed for repelling mosquitoes.

Researchers developed an improved line of trout germplasm that the nation’s second largest commercial egg retailer is selling to trout farmers.

A new fish food made from fly frass is helping fish farmers raise larger, healthier catfish.

Researchers are bringing high-tech tools to the fight against cattle fever ticks along the U.S.-Mexico border and in Puerto Rico.

Scientists recently looked at the temperature preferences of sows, with an eye toward keeping them more comfortable before and during pregnancy.

ARS scientists have made two important advancements against African swine fever virus which causes a lethal disease in swine.

Learn how scientists are finding alternatives to chemical insecticides to control flies.

ARS scientists have teamed with the University of Arkansas to introduce veterans to the farming profession and teach them basic agricultural practices.

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

Researchers discovered the amino acid, L-glutamine shows potential to serve as a natural antibiotic alternative to promote growth and well-being in piglets.

ARS researchers helped evaluate new strains of tilapia that can resist the bacteria that cause the deadly fish disease streptococcosis.

ARS researchers have fitted beef cattle with special collars to monitor their movements and behavior.

ARS researchers have been on the forefront of studies to diagnose prion diseases in vulnerable livestock.

The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center provides scientific information and new technologies that can be utilized on problems affecting the beef, sheep, and swine industries.

ARS researchers are focusing on the honey bee “microbiome”—the bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the insect's gut.

ARS researchers have been on the forefront of studies to diagnose prion diseases in vulnerable livestock.