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Season 9: Healthier & Tastier - It's All In The Formula | Episode 6: Wrapping Up More Flavor
Dr. Tara McHugh may be the GOAT when it comes to creating foods that are both healthy and tasty. Dr. McHugh and her team have a created a variety of delicious treats ...
Season 8: Wearable Science | Episode 2: Getting Cozy with Wool
Did you know that many of the advances in wool and leather clothing were developed in Wyndmoor, PA, including a technique to get rid of the yellowing of wool?Connect w...
Season 9: Healthier & Tastier – It's All In The Formula | Episode 2: Cheers To A Heartier New Hop
We travel to Corvallis, Oregon, to meet with ARS research geneticist John Henning. Here at the Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, John and his team recently releas...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 5: Managing Vineyards From Space
ARS researcher Bill Kustas, a Research Hydrologist and Distinguished Senior Research Scientist at ARS’s Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory in Beltsville, MD, is p...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 2: Shucking A Nasty Fungus
Corn is grown all over our planet and is an important crop in all parts of our lives. ARS Research Entomologist Xinzhi Ni, at ARS’s Crop Genetics and Breeding Research...
Season 9: Healthier & Tastier – It's All In The Formula | Episode 3: These Peaches Are A Real Joy
We travel to Byron, Georgia, to the ARS Fruit and Tree Nut Research Unit, and visit with Research Horticulturist Chunxian Chen. Dr. Chen and his group recently release...
Season 4: Berries | Episode 4: Strawberries
Check out our newest strawberry, and hear how new strawberry cultivars are created.Connect with us: Twitter: @USDA_ARSFacebook: @AgriculturalResearchServiceLinkedIn: @...
Season 4: Berries | Episode 1: Blueberries
Learn how a USDA breeding program was responsible for the development of the blueberry growing industry in the southeastern United States and how ARS scientists have d...
Season 1: Tomatoes, Potatoes & Spinach | Episode 1: Tomatoes
Where was the Roma tomato developed? Rome? Nope, the answer may surprise you. Learn this and more interesting facts about the Roma tomato.Connect with us: Twitter: @U...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes
ARS researchers make sure the science, chemistry, and math all add up to great wine grape production across the U.S. Learn about ARS’s crucial roles in wine grape pro...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 10: Turning Wine Waste Into Healthy Food Products
ARS researchers Nancy Keim and Wally Yokoyama are looking to turn wine waste – mainly pomace or what the researchers call marcs – into healthy food products that end u...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 9: Building A Sustainable Future For Vineyards
ARS researcher Kerri Steenwerth, a research soil scientist with the Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit in Davis, CA, battles weather extremes and ways to keep ...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 8: Robots & Wine
ARS researcher Lance Cadle-Davidson, a research plant pathologist at ARS’s Grape Genetics Research Unit in the finger lakes region in Geneva, NY, is helping protect wi...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 7: Tracking Water Usage With AI
ARS researcher Bradley King, a research agricultural engineer at ARS’s Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research lab in Kimberly, ID, is utilizing AI technology to help ...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 6: Wine Charms
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) protects and helps the wine industry thrive in the United States. Learn some fun facts to share at your next wine tast...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 4: Unintended Consequences
ARS researchers are working with the National Grape Research Alliance (NGRA) to help wine grape growers adapt to ever-evolving weather patterns as well as extreme weat...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 3: Fatal Attraction
Meet ARS researcher Jacob Corcoran, a research molecular biologist at ARS’s Biological Control of Insects Unit in Columbia, MO. Corcoran and his team are working on a...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 2: Smoke On The Grapevine
ARS researcher Arran Rumbaugh, a research chemist at the Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit in Davis, CA, is studying how smoke from wildfires can affect the c...
Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Epsiode 1: Where Wine Grape Research Is Needed Most
ARS researchers work with the National Grape Research Alliance (NGRA) to initiate novel research projects and programs to solve industry challenges. And there’s no big...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains
ARS researchers have been instrumental in developing cereal crops and enhancing food for the American people. In this season of Science in Your Shopping Cart, we’re ta...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 8: Building A Fortress Around Barley
ARS Research Geneticist, Dr. Dolores Mornhinweg at the Peanut and Small Grains Research Unit in Stillwater, OK is developing new Barley crop lines that are resistant t...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 7: Those Despicable Weeds
ARS Ecologist, Martin Williams at ARS’s Global Change and Photosynthesis Unit in Urbana, IL is researching ways to help farmers to deal with their weeds. Williams’ res...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 6: Negotiating With Diseases
ARS research leader Shahryar Kianian and his colleagues at ARS’s Cereal Disease Lab in St. Paul, MN are leaning on the art of negotiation to help oat producers deal wi...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 5: Fun Facts About Cereal Crops
ARS researchers have developed and strengthened our food supply. Listen to learn some fun facts about cereal crops and other foods that can enhance your diet.Connect w...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 4: The Emperor’s Rice
At the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas, ARS geneticist Shannon Pinson studies specialty rice that is beneficial to human health. Her ...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 3: Nutrient Packed Ancient Grains
Ancient grains refers to a category of grains – particularly pseudo-cereals – that possess a very unique health benefit that provide essential nutritional requirements...
Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 1: Kicking Off The Rust In Wheat
Wheat is a big crop in the United States. Stripe rust is one of the most important diseases for wheat. ARS Research Plant Pathlogist, Xianming Chen and researchers w...
Season 10: The Buzz Around Bees
Honey bees and their pollinating cousins are essential to human life. Without honey bees, we cannot grow a lot of the food we love. Honey bees have been around for mil...
Season 10: The Buzz Around Bees | Episode 11: Breeding A Better Bee
Humans have been breeding honey bees for centuries to help them adapt to new environments, and with technology improving at a rapid pace, breeders may now have the too...
Season 10: The Buzz Around Bees | Episode 10: A Perfect Symbiosis
ARS research entomologist Dr. Shawn Steffan works in cranberry country, USA – aka Madison, WI. Here, bees are vital to cranberry production, so keeping them healthy an...
