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ARS scientists are innovating fruit packaging to drastically extend shelf life and reduce food waste.

When selecting UV absorbers, go natural.

Production and demand-oriented research work in concert to boost profits

Researchers use cutting-edge imaging to pre-screen fruit for the marketplace.

ARS technology helps cotton industry eliminate plastic contamination.

Five years on, the ARSX competition continues to drive scientific innovation

Isochoric freezing is offering the promise of longer-lasting, higher-quality food products.

ARS researchers tap into the fungi’s potential to ease many farm-to-fork maladies

Researcher develops technique to turn dairy waste products into bioplastic.

Before you know it, you might be fueling your car from a tree or bale of hay.

Advanced research and technology could squeeze every drop from feedstocks.

ARS researchers are finding new, more sustainable uses for ethanol byproducts.

Researchers turn organic waste into products that protect people and the planet.

Science may boost the cotton nonwoven industry and clean the environment.

ARS researchers use tiny particles to create huge antimicrobial capabilities.

ARS researchers are creating single-use containers that are biodegradable.

Researchers are using peanut skins to fortify milk chocolate increasing the chocolate’s antioxidant levels.

Developing sustainable and commercially viable bioplastics made from agricultural materials.

ARS has developed a “foam charcoal” that eliminates the need for lighter fluid.

A biobased kitty litter is made from eastern red cedar flakes and other biodegradable ingredients.

ARS has helped numerous small businesses, such as Ripple Foods, turn ideas into products for the consumer.

An ARS researcher has developed a way to turn unwanted chicken feathers into biodegradable plastics.

ARS helped a small company to develop a healthy new snack food made from groats.

Researchers are working to develop a processing method to economically dry and mill spent grain into flour.

ARS team are experts at solving food-manufacturing problems by using cutting-edge processing technologies.

ARS is one of the most successful federal agencies in bringing consumers the results of research.

An ARS scientist developed monoclonal antibodies that screen for botulinum toxin.

ARS researchers are exploring ways to make battered catfish that’s tasty, crispy, and more appealing.

ARS scientists play an essential role in bringing products to your grocery store shelves. 

ARS scientists have a new job for lactic acid bacteria: turning sucrose into a sugar called isomelezitose.

ARS scientists developed a nonwoven cotton gauze that quickly stanches bleeding and promotes healing.
 

ARS continues to deliver scientific solutions to national and global agricultural challenges.