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Climate forecasts are becoming more useful to farmers and ranchers, thanks to research by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their cooperators. Meteorologist Jeanne Schneider, hydraulic engineer Jurgen Garbrecht and hydrologist [...]

A unique way to reduce space-stealing evaporation ponds in California -- and nurture a new crop in the process -- has been developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and cooperators. [...]

Orchardists may soon be able to produce favorite peach varieties -- or best-selling nectarines -- using new rootstocks that result in shorter, easier-to-manage trees. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and [...]

Crunchy, good-for-you walnuts sold in supermarkets across America are typically the English or Persian kind, known to scientists as Juglans regia. This popular nut likely originated from Persia. It's thought [...]

Fruit-loving insects, beware: A new technology called the 'Controlled Atmosphere/Temperature Treatment System' may be coming to a packinghouse or plant quarantine facility near you. Developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists, [...]

The produce industry is working with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to make sure that fruits and vegetables taste as good as they look. They're counting on 'machine vision' tools [...]

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a way to entice male pink hibiscus mealybugs (PHMs) to congregate. That leaves the pesky insects -- which attack more than 200 species [...]