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USDA Agricultural Research Service researchers from the Bee Research Laboratory found some natural products' medicinal properties reduced virus levels and improved gut health in honeybees. Among the study's results, researchers found a significant reduction in virus levels in bees fed raw cacao and hesperidin, a plant chemical commonly found in citrus fruits and other fruits and vegetables ... Re

ARS scientists announced last week a new experimental vaccine to protect cattle from the bacterium that causes Johne’s disease. The disease is a chronic intestinal disorder that can cause diarrhea, weight loss, poor health and sometimes death in cattle. In ...

A new grant at Washington State University will allow undergraduate students from WSU, Eastern Washington University, Lewis-Clark State College, and Gonzaga University get real-world agricultural research experience. The Research and Extensions Experiences for Undergraduates grant, made possible by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture will put students to work on field research an

The Department of Agriculture Thursday announced that an African Swine Fever Virus vaccine candidate has been adapted to grow in a cell line. The announcement means those involved in vaccine production will no longer have to rely on live pigs and fresh cells for vaccine production ...

The America Grows Act of 2021 was introduced in the Senate earlier this week. It would significantly increase U.S. public investment in agricultural research and development. The bill would increase funding for agricultural research by 5% every year on an inflation-adjusted basis at four USDA agencies over the next decade ...

For years, climate researchers have said compared to 50 years ago, temperatures across the west are higher, rain amounts lower, and a recent study indicates, "longer drought periods between rainfall events" according Joel Biederman with ARS ...

Agricultural and food research and development will be one of the main areas of focus as construction of the 2023 Farm Bill gets underway. Andy LaVigne of the American Seed Trade Association says continued support of genetic research through USDA and ARS is essential ...

When COVID-19 took over every aspect of our lives in the U.S., scientists at USDA's agricultural research service ramped up their focus on the Coronavirus. "what we did have was a level of expertise in the agency that we were able to re-direct some of our animal research scientists to this effort," said ARS Administrator, Chavonda Jacobs-Young ...

When the Washington state Department of Agriculture worked to find the Asian Giant Hornet in early 2020, they turned to USDA's Agricultural Research Service. So, how did ARS help local officials? With a trap. "That trap helped lead us to the nest, the first nest of this invasive insect ...

Backed by a more than $3 million fund created by potato growers, processors and suppliers, Washington State University recently created a new Distinguished Endowed Chair that will focus on Soil Health for Potato Cropping Systems. The primary focus of the position launched late last year will be studying not only the health of soil, but how to make soils more sustainable and productive ... Read Mo