Items Tagged with 'ARS'

Chris Adamo is now the head of global sustainability impact and B Corp at Danone and Andy Curliss has been hired by the National Pork Producers Council.

The USDA Agricultural Research Service revealed that researchers have condensed the categorization of African Swine Fever virus strains from 25 to just six distinct genotypes.

Construction is underway in Lexington, Kentucky, on a facility that will focus on forage research for the livestock sector.

New information from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service suggests eating the recommended daily amount of vegetables has a positive correlation with an adult's mental health.

If current environmental trends continue through the end of the century, the world could see corn production decline by 40 percent but wheat yields gain 30-40 percent, according to a top NASA scientist.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service has released the first high-quality genome of the desert locust, which researchers hope will help reduce dependence on pesticides to control the pest.

Scientists with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and USDA's Agricultural Research Service have developed seven new types of edamame soybeans that are resistant to diseases and insects. 

Department of Agriculture scientists say a vaccine to combat African Swine Fever is now closer to commercial availability following the clearance of a key regulatory hurdle.

A new variety of almond that does not rely on bees or an adjacent, different almond tree for pollination is now available.

Scientists at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service say they have created a vaccine that is shown to offer protection from African swine fever.