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ARS scientists have linked excessive consumption of foods with higher calories, sodium, saturated fat, and trans-fat with increased disease risk.

ARS scientists designed and developed portable and stationary LED-light grading systems and developed a computerized software system.

"Grass Roots", an exhibit developed by ARS scientists, educates the public on the importance, diversity, and benefits of turfgrass and their crop relatives.

Reducing tillage timing and frequency on 4 million acres of low-precipitation-zone wheat can save 1.75 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.

Scientists have found a relationship between cognitive control and emotional eating behavior in preschool children.

ARS, in collaboration with NASA, developed the iSnobal model--a new technology for forecasting water supply derived from melting snow.

The "Haney Test" is an award-winning soil health tool that major soil testing laboratories are quickly adopting to determine optimal soil fertilizer rates.

A new garbage-processing technology reduces the municipal solid waste disposal in landfills and generates a co-product that can be used to reclaim damaged soils.

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

Researchers found that children who were overweight or obese gained more weight during the summer than during the school year

ARS has developed an improved cotton-based, blood-clotting wound dressing.

ARS scientists, in collaboration with the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, developed a low-calorie, fruit-based snack bar fortified with micronutrients and fiber.

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

ARS helped the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the launch of SMAP , a new satellite measuring the amount of water in top soil layers around the world.

ARS collaborated with the FDA to develop a low-cost, portable detection system that can differentiate between active and non-active toxins in food samples