New Technologies

ARS scientists are taking on a grand challenge to develop innovative, scalable solutions for agriculture’s biggest issues.

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

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

ARS researchers in Boise, ID, are using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) to help prevent wildfires.

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

ARS and university researchers in East Lansing, MI, developed a dual-arm robot to help fruit growers save time and labor costs.

ARS researchers developed a risk-based survey to help Southern California stop the spread of a disease devastating citrus trees.

ARS researchers have developed an improved method for finding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging.

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

ARS scientists have developed a novel tool that uses data visualization to show soil temperature trends and help farmers and ag advisors in the Midwest.

ARS researchers are developing an environmentally friendly and effective bait for controlling fire ants.

ARS developed sensors and automated irrigation control systems that will result in significant savings and increases efficiency for farmers.

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 are employing artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate breeding for new plant varieties that will greatly benefit farmers.

ARS-funded scientists developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-aided computer vision system for real-time monitoring of fish in recirculating aquaculture systems.

Scientists developed a method to analyze PFAS in foods including chicken, pork, beef, catfish, and eggs.

ARS researchers in Albany, CA, are developing a new technology that could "freshen up" the frozen fruit and vegetable market. 

ARS researchers worked with the produce industry to develop a food-safe, compostable adhesive formulation for price look-up labels on produce.

ARS scientists used artificial intelligence to develop image-based identification for five common stored grain insect species.

ARS researchers and the USDA Southwest Climate Hub developed a new set of tools aiming at helping farmers, ranchers, and other stakeholders plan for serious environmental challenges.

Grass-Cast uses historical data about weather and vegetation growth to predict how much grass will be available for livestock grazing during the upcoming summer.

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.

Researchers worked with the Quapaw tribe to create high-resolution digital maps of soil properties for their tribal lands.

Scientists have assembled a collection of yeasts that convert agriculture waste into bio-oil, which is then easily converted into biodiesel or renewable jet fuel.

ARS scientists are sounding out a new way to improve biogas production and help the environment.

A stabilizer created using corn starch and vegetable oil opens the door to all sorts of useful food-grade and industrial applications.

ARS researchers used computer modeling to predict the limited potential of livestock transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers developed a cool new intervention technology involving the use of cold plasma and hydrogen peroxide aerosols.

ARS’s Office of Technology Transfer is, in essence, the bridge that connects ARS scientific technologies to homes across the Nation.

ARS scientists have developed a new test to quickly detect Zika virus in mosquitos.

Scientists developed a effective, energy-saving technology to help keep microbes and mycotoxins off almonds.

ARS scientists at the Food Safety and Intervention Technologies Laboratory have hatched a way to produce safer eggs without jeopardizing quality.

ARS researchers have created silver nanoparticles whose antimicrobial properties can be passed directly into the cotton fibers that make up fabrics and textiles.

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

ARS is helping to protect our troops overseas by developing repellent treatments for military clothing.

The USDA Branded Food Products Database contains nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods available at restaurants and grocery stores.

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

Farmers can better determine how much or how little nitrogen to apply for optimal crop yields by using "Soil-Test Biological Activity" approach.

ARS Electron and Confocal Microscopy Research Unit helps expand the scientific understanding of microbes, pests, and pathogens that attack crops, infect livestock, and sicken thousands of people each year.

Researchers are exploring the use of robots to take on hazardous duties related to studying wind erosion of soils and the expansion of deserts.

Researchers developed state-of-the-art sensors that estimate soil water levels using readings from electromagnetic pulses.

ARS researchers teamed with University of California-Davis scientists to devise a thriftier way to dry walnuts.

A team led by ARS scientists in Wooster, OH, developed and tested the smarter sprayer technology.

Researchers have developed a self-propelled apple-harvest and in-field-sorting prototype machine.

ARS scientists investigated using a robotic vision system, RoTSE, to prune fruit trees during the winter.

Work by the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, an ARS-led coalition, has reduced scab losses eightfold since 2004.

ARS scientists have developed a biodegradable edible film from casein, a milk protein, which can be used as a food wrap.

ARS scientists have made breakthroughs in producing passenger tires with guayule rubber.

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 researchers developed a new heat treatment for use during the sugarcane juice clarification process to eliminate microbial contamination.

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