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In this episode, Chef Jessica Botta, demonstrates how to create a Maltagliati pasta using buckwheat flour while discussing the unique properties of buckwheat and its nutritional benefits with Dr. Thomas Bjorkman from Cornell University. Check out the video and recipe to learn more.
In this month's edition, Dr. Bridget Behe, Professor Emeritus of Horticultural Marketing at Michigan State University, takes a journey through the plant buying experience while discussing insights into horticultural marketing, as well as her "eye catching" studies into how to catch the eye of consumers. Learn more.
In an effort to control spotted wing drosophila, a worldwide scourge of fruit-bearing plants, an ARS entomologist is looking to a plant’s own “pharmaceutical factory” to fight the predatory pest. In doing so, he hopes to eschew popular chemical insecticides and provide an alternative that’s less environmentally harmful. Learn more.
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Throwback Thursday! Five years ago, USDA declared the United States free from plum pox virus — a serious agricultural disease capable of devastating stone fruits like peaches, apricots, cherries, and almonds. Download this photo and learn more about plum pox.
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The Agricultural Research Service's Memorial Lectureships recognize scientists who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture.
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