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Animal health officials respond to second detection of New World screwworm in the United States

USDA confirms a second New World screwworm detection in Texas and expands response efforts to contain the pest. Read More

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USDA opens livestock insect research laboratory in Texas 

Animal Health, Beef, Central Region, Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Southern Region, Texas

Texas ag commissioner warns of screwworm threat 90 miles from border 

Insect Frass. (Photo by Taylor Adams, ARS)

No waste left behind: Insect frass can improve soil fertility

Screenshot of the Soil Sample Planning Organizer Tool’s web-based application.

UNL, USDA collaborate to create web-based app to optimize soil sampling

Montana lab recognized by USDA

The USDA-ARS Experiment Lake Dam in Woodward has been redesigned to include a new spillway design to maintain base flow and limit overflow during a flood. The spillway design is based on standardized guidance developed by ARS scientists at the Agroclimate and Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Sherry Hunt, USDA-ARS Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agroclimate and Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit)

Dedication marks modernization of USDA experimental dam

New facility planned for the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture. (Drawing courtesy of HDR.)

Groundbreaking notes start of Nebraska precision ag research center

Tomato plants are prolific, their fruit can be canned, cooked or eaten fresh, and they are a source of vitamin C, making tomatoes the most popular plant in home gardens. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Health benefits of tomatoes

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Genetic sleuthing reveals new weakness in corn’s herbicide armor

(Photo courtesy Timolina on Freepik.)

High-quality potatoes available year-round