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Healthy rangelands are essential for ensuring grazing and forage productivity, reducing wind erosion and wildfire risks, and supporting wildlife ecosystems.

ARS scientists develop monitoring system to support farmers in their effort to protect the Chesapeake Bay

Aquaponic systems may help sweetpotato industry and feed ‘urban deserts.’

ARS researchers in Boise, ID, are studying prescribed fires in western juniper type landscapes to better understand how this land management tool affects the hydrology, habitat, and overall ecosystem of this land type.

ARS researchers are studying the potential benefits of reversing soil erosion on hilly lands

Disposable Consumer Products May Sprout Antimicrobial Resistance

More greenhouse gas comes from water than land.

Scientists are investigating how farmer can maximize profitability with limited water.

Scientists work to define how agriculture affects greenhouse gasses and more

ARS project begins to refill water source beneath Mississippi Delta.

Researchers use long-term data to assess organic practices.

Study shows that the old rule of thumb may not apply to all situations.

Growing switchgrass in non-irrigated pivot corners may help make farmers’ ends meet

This year marks the Agricultural Research Service's 70th anniversary.

The ARS Three Sisters Project plants the seeds of agricultural science careers.

ARS researchers help students understand the world around them.

BlueSTEM, Oklahoma schools are partnering with ARS to cultivate curiosity

See how ARS researchers are using insects to reduce the presence of Arundo, a fast-growing invasive grass.

A site in the middle of Missouri provides critical agricultural research on the national scale.

ARS researchers are downscaling climate data to improve modeling techniques.

A new workshop unites practice with research on the beneficial effects of fire.

New uses for leftover agricultural products promise more revenue and less waste.

Before you know it, you might be fueling your car from a tree or bale of hay.

Advanced research and technology could squeeze every drop from feedstocks.

Small herbivores consider restoration seedlings a delicacy.

Alligator weed works its way into Northern California. ARS researchers are seeking biocontrol agents.

New online tool helps California farmers reduce the risks of climate change.

ARS scientists explain how farmers can use nitrogen while both saving money and protecting the planet.

Dr. Pugh made major advances in understanding the role of the bacterium that can cause pinkeye in cattle.

ARS scientists chart course of water management.

ARS is pioneering a way to move water through a technology known as Managed Aquifer Recharge.

ARS scientists identified a source of contamination in Kewaunee County, WI, groundwater.

ARS scientists are employing manure to help dairy farmers tackle climate change.

The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence, catalog, and characterize the genomes of all known organisms.

Remote sensing is quickly becoming a major tool for ranchers for adaptive management.

ARS's decades long turfgrass research focuses on seed production, disease resistance, and more.

No grass: no functioning ecosystems, forage quality lacking; wildlife and livestock would not survive.

The Agricultural Research Service celebrates Earth Day 365 days a year.

Interview with Lisa Ainsworth, molecular biologist at the Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit.

ARS is helping to solve the problem of 1.2 million acres of abandoned mined land across Appalachia.

Mississippi Delta farmers may reap the benefits for flooding their fields during the fall and winter.

Researchers are studying genetics of the African Baobab tree to determine how to protect it for generations.

How to build and maintain a snow monitoring station using automated trail cameras.

Who was "Moldy Mary"? The unknown heroine in the mass production of penicillin.

ARS is working with researchers in Ireland to reduce excess phosphorus from fertilizer leaching into lakes and rivers.

A decade ago, ARS began a project to photograph the effectiveness of an ancient erosion-control technique.

ARS soil scientist Hal Collins is studying the impacts of retaining carbon in soil.

The 17-year periodical cicada known as Brood X will appear in mid-May.

We're reflecting on what we at ARS accomplished during 2020 as we gear up for 2021.

An ARS team is studying the effects of biochar on poor-quality or significantly degraded land.