Secretary Vilsack Announces USDA and FFAR Innovation Challenge to Catalyze Agricultural Solutions
June 11, 2024 15:15 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) today launched a global challenge to advance...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: USDA Agency To Release 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map on Nov. 15
November 08, 2023 14:58 ET | USDA-ARS
Washington, DC, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT:          The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Oregon State University (OSU) will host a virtual press...
USDA Research Identifies and Tracks Moth Species That Can Destroy Packaged Food
July 26, 2023 10:19 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plodia interpunctella, better known as the Indian Meal Moth, is normally found where you store your grains. This means that it can move through tiny...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Cherry Blossom Trees Are Blooming at the U.S. National Arboretum
March 06, 2023 10:16 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The cherry trees at the U.S. National Arboretum (USNA) are beginning to bloom! Spring bloom times for the flowering cherry trees are determined by many...
USDA Scientists Produce Nanobodies in Plant Cells that Block Emerging Pathogens
November 30, 2022 10:03 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently announced that plants could be used to produce...
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LIVE WEBINAR SERIES: Livestock Heat Stress
August 02, 2022 08:29 ET | USDA-ARS
Washington, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT: USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is hosting a free webinar series titled "ARS Research to Mitigating the Impacts of Heat Stress on...
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LIVE WEBINAR SERIES: Livestock Heat Stress
July 27, 2022 16:22 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT: USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is hosting a free webinar series titled "ARS Research to Mitigating the Impacts of Heat Stress on...
Fall Seasonal Effects Connected to E. coli Outbreaks in Bagged Romaine Lettuce
April 12, 2022 14:48 ET | USDA-ARS
Albany, California, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agricultural Research Service scientists have begun to uncover details underlying a pattern of seasonal E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to...
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Facebook Live Event: USDA Researchers Share Best Tips for Raising Healthy Backyard Chickens
March 15, 2022 10:30 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT: More and more people are buying small chicken coops and setting them up in their backyards as pets or for producing farm-fresh eggs. But how...
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Facebook Live Event: USDA Researchers Share Best Tips for Raising Healthy Backyard Chickens
March 10, 2022 10:00 ET | USDA-ARS
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT: More and more people are buying small chicken coops and setting them up in their backyards as pets or for producing farm-fresh eggs. But how...