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ARS has developed a series of four ornamental pepper cultivars named Christmas Lights.

A sprayable bioplastic helps deliver beneficial microbes to fight aflatoxins and other pathogens and pests.

ARS scientists are trying to ensure a sustainable future for cranberries.

Learn more about molecular biologist Lisa Ainsworth's work on crop responses to global atmospheric change.

The ARS National Peanut Research Laboratory celebrates 50 years of research on the popular legume.

The Agricultural Research Services strikes gold with a new potato variety.

An ARS scientist developed monoclonal antibodies that screen for botulinum toxin.

A mobile system removes phosphorus from manure offering flexibility in using nutrient to fertilize crops.

The ARS Bee Research Lab maintains a Pollinator Garden as an educational tool.

A newly developed rotating cross-arm trellis and cane-training system helps blackberry growers. 

By tapping into the vibrational signals they use as mating calls.

ARS scientists are on the forefront of research to provide growers and consumers with the very best berries.

ARS researchers are exploring ways to make battered catfish that’s tasty, crispy, and more appealing.

ARS scientists play an essential role in bringing products to your grocery store shelves. 

ARS scientists have a new job for lactic acid bacteria: turning sucrose into a sugar called isomelezitose.

The seeds of a purple-flowered annual known as cuphea could be the source of another insect repellent.

ARS scientists developed a nonwoven cotton gauze that quickly stanches bleeding and promotes healing.
 

Growing companion plants with crops creates a “push-pull” effect on pests.

ARS researchers play a role in enhancing the quality of the hops and barley needed to produce beer.

Each year, ARS researchers evaluate about 6,000 samples of malting barley.

ARS scientists are using drones to sample irrigation ponds for E. coli. 

A 1925 film of USDA plant explorers David Fairchild and Palemon Dorsett's collecting trip has been found.

Clip taken from the 1925 silent film “Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java.”

ARS continues to deliver scientific solutions to national and global agricultural challenges.

For groundbreaking work on addressing feeding the world in the face of global climate change.