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ARS scientists and university partners collaborated to develop strategies that reduce Aspergillus flavus infections in corn, helping prevent harmful aflatoxin contamination that threatens food safety, animal health, and farm profitability.

ARS researchers have created new chemical attractants to detect, monitor, trap, or control the cotton seed bug (CSB), an emerging threat to cotton, okra, hibiscus, and other host crops in the mallow family.

ARS researchers have developed new pest control methods for America’s farmers.

ARS researchers have an exciting new product for America’s rice growers.

ARS scientists in Lincoln, NE released new lines of common and durum wheat with resistance to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB).

ARS researchers have found a new virus playing hide and seek with the melon industry.

ARS researchers have found a way to take the fear out of weed potential for farmers.

ARS researchers are employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help wine grape growers enhance the quality of their grapes.

ARS researchers in Beltsville, MD, have made an exciting development – they have propagated a “prince” of an ornamental pepper, called Purple Rain.

ARS researchers throughout the United States are helping growers innovate corn agriculture to boost yields, lower costs, and reduce environmental impacts.

ARS researchers are harnessing the power of AI to enhance the efficiency and resilience of our most important crops.

ARS researchers are helping farmers save on water usage costs while maintaining good crop yields.

ARS scientists in Pullman, WA, have been developing new lines of wheat that are resistant to stripe rust.

ARS researchers in New Orleans, LA, have found a new way to enrich soils and boost cotton yields – with sugar.

ARS researchers have developed a new lettuce variety that’s packed with vitamins and minerals.

ARS researchers developed an affordable precision sprayer using stereo vision technology to help small and medium-sized farms reduce pesticide waste and costs.

ARS researchers discovered a new biocontrol technique to reduce one of the biggest pests to wheat growers.

ARS researchers are laying the groundwork for cotton breeding to develop cultivars with superior fiber yield, quality, and agronomic performance.

ARS researchers found that growing plants in white pots can help nurseries save money and time.

ARS researchers have developed a tool that can provide more precise answers that lead to healthier plants and greater yields.

ARS researchers are helping corn growers save their crops through artificial intelligence (AI).

ARS researchers in Fort Pierce, FL, are advancing research that will contribute to combatting a disease that has been devastating the U.S. citrus industry.

ARS scientists have developed yellow bean varieties that contain more absorbable iron.

ARS scientists in collaboration with Israeli partners, developed a new formulation to protect beneficial fungi and nematodes from UV radiation.

A team from ARS and the University of Minnesota tested soil additives containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in a 3-year field study.

ARS researchers tested natamycin as a postharvest treatment to control and reduce fruit rot in blueberries.

A team of ARS researchers is providing farmers in Hawaii with new apps to help manage threats to their crops.

ARS scientists are examining one of the things that makes sorghum naturally resistant to weeds — a natural herbicide the plant secretes from its roots.

Researchers are developing techniques to trap and transfer earwigs from stone fruit orchards to the pome fruit orchards where they are beneficial.

Developed by ARS's researchers, symbiont technology can be delivered to citrus trees in the field and is scalable from a few to millions of trees.

Scientists at the Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, OH, are discovering that silicon could be a key contributor to agriculture.

ARS researchers recently developed and released three new pea cultivars that can be grown in the cooler months.

In recent years, farmers in the southeastern United States have struggled with the invasive guava root-knot nematode.

Scientists have identified a tomato gene that's responsible for the softening process in the fruit as it matures, and found a way to inhibit the gene, keeping tomatoes firmer, longer.

ARS researchers examined rhododendron plants growing in native stands, looking for microbes that cause diseases that affect other plants.

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

Research at the ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center revealed that consuming a new type of wheat may help control blood sugar.

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

Scientists are producing new strains of cotton that offer both quality and abundance.

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

ARS scientists found that methyl benzoate can repel, and even kill, other insects and pests, including the spotted wing drosophila fly.

A new variety of sugarcane has high fiber content, excellent regrowth ability, high stalk population, cold tolerance, disease resistance, and excellent biomass yield.

ARS has been a central player in the Wheat Productivity Enhancement Program for Pakistan, a decade-long international collaboration.

Learn about the Keepsake strawberry developed by ARS

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

Researchers found a way to distinguish between two citrus diseases that are similar in appearance, but dangerously different.

A way to control mold while keeping the strawberries fresh and tasty.

ARS scientists recently released “Contender” peanut, which is high in oleic fatty acids.

The National Plant Germplasm System--a collection of seeds, cuttings, bud wood, rootstocks, and other plant material--has had over 209,700 accessions shipped to 81 countries.

ARS researchers decided to examine the genetics that underpin broccoli's ability to cope with heat stress.

ARS researchers in Oregon have bred more than 20 varieties of hops since the 1950s.

ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes—'Clearwater Russet' and 'Blazer Russet'—that will be used by McDonald's for French fries.

ARS scientists and collaborators developed and released the new OLé peanut.