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Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 4: Peas & Chickpeas: More Than Salad Toppers & Stew Fillers

We visit the ARS Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, where researchers live and breathe pulse crops—peas, lentils, and chickpeas.

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 3: A Tough Nut To Crack For Peanut Farmers

ARS Researchers are breeding peanuts that are resistant to diseases that greatly impact peanut quality and yield. Connect with us:   Twitter: @USDA_ARS Facebook: @Agri...

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 2: New Orange & Avocado Varieties Shine For The Florida Citrus Industry

Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB, is a vector borne disease that has devastated the citrus industry here in Florida. There is no cure, but ARS resea...

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 1: The History of Food Cultivation? It Starts with the Seed

Imagine a library… but instead of books, it holds seeds, cuttings, and living plants from every corner of the world. Today, we’re stepping into a living library to tel...

Season 7: Sports and Science | Episode 1: Batter Up

The sport of baseball is woven into America’s culture like the uniforms worn by the players. Baseball has been around for nearly 150 years, and in that time we’ve seen...

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