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The team building the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility continues to take challenges in stride. 

ARS researchers are working to combat the invasive pest guava root-knot nematode.

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.

A biobased kitty litter is made from eastern red cedar flakes and other biodegradable ingredients.

ARS scientists have identified a method to improve the safety of ready-to-eat foods.

ARS scientists make important advancements against ASF virus which causes a deadly disease in pigs.

Eliminating screwworms from the United States saves nearly $900 million in lost livestock each year.

ARS recently developed a strategic vision for improved models to predict erosion and how to control it.

ARS scientists are looking to alternative grains as a key to making foods both healthy and tasty.

ARS is leading a nationwide effort to improve and expand the use of cover crops in agriculture.

ARS has helped numerous small businesses, such as Ripple Foods, turn ideas into products for the consumer.

An ARS researcher has developed a way to turn unwanted chicken feathers into biodegradable plastics.

Researchers found a way to preserve purple sweetpotatoes’ beneficial anthocyanin levels during processing.

The National Agricultural Library Special Collections houses thousands of treasures that are irreplaceable.

The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is a world-class science facility.

ARS is at the forefront of cutting-edge research to improve quality of life for people with peanut allergy.

ARS helped a small company to develop a healthy new snack food made from groats.

ARS is helping farmers correct and analyze their yield data more efficiently and effectively.

Developing superior new pear rootstocks is a research priority at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository.

Now is a good time to take a virtual trip to the U.S. National Arboretum.

Researchers are working to develop a processing method to economically dry and mill spent grain into flour.

ARS scientists at the Great Basin Rangeland Research Laboratory in Reno, Nevada are researching wildfire mitigation.

ARS scientists are part of a team working to develop new methods to accelerate selective breeding of oysters.

ARS scientists examining how nutrients from agricultural lands can affect the water quality of watersheds.

The National Agricultural Library’s exhibit “How Did We Can” gives us an appreciation of how canning evolved.

ARS researchers are focusing on perennial warm season grasses for bioenergy.

ARS’s Office of International Research Engagement and Cooperation commemorates its 20th anniversary.

Apple orchards today can produce about 10 times more than they did 100 years ago, thanks to ARS.

Specially trained canines may be used to detect citrus greening in orchards.

The LandPKS mobile app can also be used to identify soil and monitor vegetation in suburban yards.

ARS researchers are helping prevent the spread of citrus pathogens.

Trap controls Asian citrus psyllids in citrus trees growing in residential and commercial landscapes.

Many ornamental trees and shrubs found throughout the U.S. were developed by the U.S. National Arboretum.

One of the most aggressive invasive weeds in the southeastern United States may have met its match.

ARS researchers are working to understand the impact of a changing climate on bee health.

ARS research focuses on safe reuse of wastewater for irrigation and groundwater recharge.

An ARS scientist in the Pacific Northwest has joined the hunt for the infamous Asian giant hornet.

New plant contains twice the amount of artemisinin used to manufacture therapies against malaria.

ARS researchers are working to fight the spread of Lyme disease through the control of deer ticks. 

ARS launches its first-ever Hackathon against the most challenging agricultural issues.

USDA’s Caribbean Climate Hub has worked overtime to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands recover.

The National Agricultural Library has an online exhibit about the U.S. Victory Garden program.

ARS scientists are studying carbon sequestration.

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service play a vital role in protecting our environment.

ARS laboratory houses the world’s largest collection of genetic resources gathered under one roof.

The USDA-ARS Sugarcane Field Station, in Canal Point, FL, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

ARS scientists are looking for ways to keep strawberries mold free without fungicides.

Plum pox virus—a serious disease capable of devastating stone fruits—has been eliminated in the U.S.

Female monarchs prefer some milkweed species over others.