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<title>Grain Moisture Measurements May Divert Mold, Insect Infestation</title>
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			     Monitoring carbon dioxide&#151;along with the
				  standard humidity and temperature&#151;may help detect insect and mold problems
			     more effectively. Photo courtesy of Microsoft Clipart.   
		   
		   
			 
				
				   
				 
				  Newly renovated ARS grain
					 research center dedicated &nbsp; 
				  ARS-adapted grain sorter
					 sees fungal poisons under "new light"  &nbsp; 
				  Optical sensors help
					 farmers find high-quality wheat  
				  
		   
		 
		Grain Moisture Measurements May Divert Mold,
		  Insect Infestation   By
		Sharon Durham August 28, 2008 
		Grain storage bins are routinely monitored for temperature to
		  control insect and mold problems. Now an Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
		  scientist and his colleagues at Kansas State
		  University (KSU) have preliminary research findings showing that monitoring
		  carbon dioxide--along with humidity and temperature--also may help detect
		  problems more effectively. 
		Grain moisture content and temperature are the primary factors
		  affecting grain deterioration in storage. If these factors are not properly
		  monitored and controlled, grain quality can deteriorate quickly due to mold
		  growth and insect infestation. 
		ARS engineer
		  Paul
		  Armstrong at the agency's
		  Grain
		  and Marketing and Production Research Center in Manhattan, Kan., and Haidee
		  Gonzales and Ronaldo Maghirang at KSU monitored a simulated grain storage bin
		  during aeration to determine if high-moisture grain, or adverse storage
		  conditions, in the bin top could be detected using sensors to measure relative
		  humidity, temperature and carbon dioxide levels. 
		Relative humidity and temperature can be used to estimate grain
		  moisture, while carbon dioxide levels indicate the amount of respiration due,
		  primarily, to molds. Current technology allows relative humidity and
		  temperature sensors to be placed at multiple points within the grain mass.
		  Carbon dioxide sensing is more feasible at an aeration duct. 
		In the study, sensors were placed at different depths in the bin.
		  High-moisture grain-- comprising about 11 percent of the volume--was placed at
		  the top of the bin and produced high amounts of carbon dioxide, which in most
		  cases was easily detectable during aeration. 
		Lowering grain temperature with aeration diminished the amount of
		  carbon dioxide produced, making it more difficult to detect unless the carbon
		  dioxide sensor was located very close to the wet grain. 
		Relative humidity and temperature sensing gave good estimates of grain
		  moisture for all conditions, but under some grain conditions, high carbon
		  dioxide levels persisted for grain considered to be at safe moisture and
		  temperature conditions. Combining relative humidity, temperature and carbon
		  dioxide measurements gave reasonably accurate measurements of grain moisture
		  content as well as overall storage conditions. 
		ARS is the U.S. Department of
		  Agriculture's scientific research agency.  
    
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<title>ARS Scientists Test MRI Device to Measure Body Fat in Piglets</title>
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				 A new device can more
				  accurately and precisely measure total body fat, lean tissue mass, free water
				  mass and total body water in piglets and may have future applications for human
				  pediatric use. Click the image for more information about
				  it. 
		   
		   
			 
				
				   
				 
				  Scientists study excess
					 fat in chickens &nbsp; 
				  Pig gene database supports
					 human nutrition, immunity studies  &nbsp; 
				  DXA measures meat, fat
					 composition in pork 
				 
		   
		 
		ARS Scientists Test MRI Device to Measure Body Fat in Piglets
		By Sharon
		Durham August 27, 2008 
		A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based device--more advanced
		  than the technology used today for body composition tests--can accurately and
		  precisely measure total body fat in piglets using the principles of
		  quantitative magnetic resonance (QMR), according to
		  Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
		  scientists who evaluated the new technology. 
		The new device, called EchoMRI, was tested by ARS researchers to
		  measure not only total body fat, but lean tissue mass, free water mass and
		  total body water in piglets. The research was done under a grant from the
		  National Institutes of Health, which wants to
		  know if the new technology could have future applications for human pediatric
		  use.  
		Standard MRI systems are commonly used to scan and visualize tissue in
		  humans. However, when used for body composition analysis, imaging systems are
		  subject to substantial error rates caused by the interpretation of visual
		  images using software that relies on population averages. 
		EchoMRI uses a new type of QMR methodology to obtain body composition
		  results. Its measurement principle depends on the density of hydrogen nuclei
		  and the physical state of the tissue.  
		ARS animal scientist
		  Alva
		  Mitchell at the
		  Animal
		  Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., tested the
		  device, developed by Echo Medical
		  Systems, to determine EchoMRI's precision and accuracy in piglets as
		  compared to dual x-ray (DXA) technology and chemical analysis.  
		Twenty-five piglets, each weighing between 3.5 pounds and 8 pounds,
		  were screened live, anesthetized, and post-mortem, using a prototype EchoMRI
		  device for infants. The piglets were also scanned using DXA and then subjected
		  to chemical analysis.  
		After DXA scans, EchoMRI screenings, and chemical analyses were
		  completed, EchoMRI was found to be a precise and accurate method suitable for
		  measuring piglet whole body composition, total body fat, lean tissue mass, free
		  water mass, and total body water. While these studies were conducted on
		  piglets, EchoMRI may be transferable to market-weight pigs.  
		EchoMRI allows for measurements to be conducted in only a few minutes
		  without anesthesia or sedation, is radiation-free, and does not require the
		  subject to remain completely motionless. This facilitates convenient,
		  low-stress repeated tracking of small changes in body composition and can be
		  advantageous to researchers to optimize feed utilization. It could also help
		  researchers identify high-value hogs for breeding.  
		ARS is a scientific research agency of the
		  U.S. Department of Agriculture. 
    
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<title>&#x22;Fingerprinting&#x22; Helps Make Great Grapes</title>
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				 Genetic
				  fingerprints, now being developed for the 2,800 wild, rare and domesticated
				  grapes in ARS's northern California genebank, will help grape breeders pinpoint
				  unusual characteristics. Click the image for more information about
				  it.  
		   
		   
			 
				
				   
				 
				  Autumn King seedless
					 grapes: Big and luscious!  &nbsp; 
				  Thomcord grape: Flavorful,
					 attractive&#151;and seedless!  &nbsp; 
				  Sweet Scarlet grape: New
					 variety readied for growers 
				  
		   
		 
		&#147;Fingerprinting&#148; Helps Make Great
		  Grapes  By Marcia
		Wood August 26, 2008 
		At about this time next year, nearly all of the 2,800 wild, rare and
		  domesticated grapes in a unique northern California genebank will have had
		  their "genetic profile" or &#147;fingerprint&#148; taken. These fingerprints
		  may help grape breeders pinpoint plants in the collection that have unusual
		  traits--ones that might appeal to shoppers in tomorrow's supermarkets. Other
		  grapes might be ideal for scientists who are doing basic research. 
		That&#146;s according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant
		  geneticist
		  Mallikarjuna
		  Aradhya. He's heading the grape fingerprinting venture. 
		The grape collection that Aradhya is fingerprinting encompasses
		  vineyards and screened enclosures, called &#147;screenhouses." It is part of
		  what&#146;s officially known as the ARS
		  National
		  Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit and Nut Crops and Grapes, in
		  Davis, Calif. 
		To glean a distinctive genetic fingerprint of each member of the
		  collection, Aradhya uses pieces of genetic material--or DNA--known as
		  microsatellite markers. Eight markers are all that are needed for a genetic
		  fingerprint of more familiar grapes, like close relatives of those already used
		  for making wine or raisins or for eating out-of-hand. 
		But the lesser-known ones--wild grapes and some prized types from
		  China, for instance--require twice as many markers for reliable identification.
		  That&#146;s due, in part, to the fact that the taxonomy, or relatedness of one
		  kind of grape to another, is quite jumbled, Aradhya noted. 
		He has already fingerprinted 1,100 better-known grapes and 300 wild
		  specimens. 
		ARS is a scientific research agency of the
		  U.S. Department of
		  Agriculture. 
    
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<title>Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Studied</title>
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<description><![CDATA[
    
       




Researchers are now identifying nitrogen-fixing
bacteria that release all of the hydrogen the microbes produce, which could
lead to a new hydrogen source for fuel cells. Photo courtesy of Department
of Energy.






Switchgrass: Bridging
bioenergy and conservation
&nbsp;
Biofuel crops double as
greenhouse-gas reducers
&nbsp;
Making gas from crop
residue




Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean Energy 

By Rosalie Marion
Bliss
August 25, 2008 A new &quot;green&quot; technology
developed cooperatively by scientists with the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and
North Carolina State University (NC State)
could lead to production of hydrogen from nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Renewable sources of energy&#151;such as hydrogen&#151;that don't produce
pollutants or greenhouse gases are needed to solve global energy shortages.
Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are nonrenewable energy sources
implicated in global warming. 
The invention holds promise as a source of hydrogen for use in fuel cell
technology. Fuel cell devices combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce
electricity and water, and are considered efficient, quiet and pollution-free.
Fuel cells are now being tested in a range of products, including automobiles
that release no emissions other than water vapor.
ARS inventors Paul Bishop and
Telisa
Loveless and NC State inventors Jonathan Olson and Jos&eacute;
Bruno-B&aacute;rcena developed the patent-pending technology.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria play a key role in agriculture. They live in soil
and on certain plant roots, and convert nitrogen from the air into a chemical
form that plants can use to grow. The researchers developed a way to identify
strains of these bacteria that produce hydrogen gas. 
Bishop first demonstrated novel aspects of bacterial nitrogen-fixing more
than two decades ago. Building on that work, the team developed a method that
uses a selecting agent to identify these special hydrogen-producing strains.
The selecting agent allows researchers to identify these bacterial strains
without the need for genomic sequencing or genetic modification.
Using the selecting agent, the inventors identified a gene that inactivates
the bacteria's hydrogen uptake system so that all of the hydrogen produced is
released. Because the bacterial cells cannot recycle the hydrogen, the hydrogen
they produce can be captured and used as a fuel whose byproduct is water and
heat.
Licensing information can be obtained by contacting the
ARS
Office of Technology Transfer or the Office of Technology Transfer at NC State. 

ARS is a scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    
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<title>Chickpea Fungus Investigated</title>
<link>http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/080822.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[
    
       




Chickpeas. Photo courtesy of
USDA/GIPSA. 






Likeable legume snacks
from ARS research
&nbsp;
Meeting showcases
anti-Sclerotinia research
&nbsp;
New chickpea variety
available for legume lovers 




Scientists Tie Chickpea Disease to Fungal Culprit

By Jan Suszkiw
August 22, 2008 The fungus Sclerotinia
trifoliorum plagues legume crops worldwide. But chickpeas seem to have
escaped its wrath, with the exception of Australia's crop. Now, that's no
longer the case, report Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) and collaborative university scientists.
During the 2005-06 chickpea growing season in central California, the team
observed stem and crown rots reminiscent of Sclerotinia infection. But
subtle irregularities in the symptoms led the researchers to believe their
prime suspect&#151;S. sclerotiorum, which infects more 400 plant
species&#151;had an accomplice, namely S. trifoliorum.
ARS research plant pathologist
Weidong
Chen led the team, which included Fred Muehlbauer (now retired) with the
ARS
Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research Unit in Pullman, Wash., and
University of California-Davis
and Washington State University researchers.

They examined 10 Sclerotinia isolates from their collection from
chickpea stems and subjected each to three identification criteria: growth
rate, ascospore morphology and DNA markers indicative of S. trifoliorum.
The team's analysis showed that S. trifoliorum isolates were
slower-growing, displayed &quot;ascospore dimorphism,&quot; which is the
formation of two versions of the same spore type, and harbored a set of group I
intron markers while S. sclerotiorum did not. 
Chen suspects S. trifoliorum's occurrence on central California
chickpeas stems from prior plantings of alfalfa&#151;another legume
host&#151;and not an accidental introduction from Australia, the only continent
where the fungus has previously been reported on chickpea. Identification of
this new chickpea pathogen should aid in improving disease-management practices
and developing resistant chickpea cultivars for farmers. 
The research is part of the ARS
National Sclerotinia Initiative. More information on this initiative is
available at: 
http://www.whitemoldresearch.com

The research study was published recently in the journal Plant Disease, and is
available online at: 
http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/interp/10.1094/PDIS-92-6-0917

ARS is a scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

    
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<title>Note to Editors about August 20 Story</title>
<link>http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/080821.2.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[
    
       




Chickpeas. Photo courtesy of
USDA/GIPSA. 






Likeable legume snacks
from ARS research
&nbsp;
Meeting showcases
anti-Sclerotinia research
&nbsp;
New chickpea variety
available for legume lovers 




Scientists Tie Chickpea Disease to Fungal Culprit

By Jan Suszkiw
August 22, 2008 The fungus Sclerotinia
trifoliorum plagues legume crops worldwide. But chickpeas seem to have
escaped its wrath, with the exception of Australia's crop. Now, that's no
longer the case, report Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) and collaborative university scientists.
During the 2005-06 chickpea growing season in central California, the team
observed stem and crown rots reminiscent of Sclerotinia infection. But
subtle irregularities in the symptoms led the researchers to believe their
prime suspect&#151;S. sclerotiorum, which infects more 400 plant
species&#151;had an accomplice, namely S. trifoliorum.
ARS research plant pathologist
Weidong
Chen led the team, which included Fred Muehlbauer (now retired) with the
ARS
Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research Unit in Pullman, Wash., and
University of California-Davis
and Washington State University researchers.

They examined 10 Sclerotinia isolates from their collection from
chickpea stems and subjected each to three identification criteria: growth
rate, ascospore morphology and DNA markers indicative of S. trifoliorum.
The team's analysis showed that S. trifoliorum isolates were
slower-growing, displayed &quot;ascospore dimorphism,&quot; which is the
formation of two versions of the same spore type, and harbored a set of group I
intron markers while S. sclerotiorum did not. 
Chen suspects S. trifoliorum's occurrence on central California
chickpeas stems from prior plantings of alfalfa&#151;another legume
host&#151;and not an accidental introduction from Australia, the only continent
where the fungus has previously been reported on chickpea. Identification of
this new chickpea pathogen should aid in improving disease-management practices
and developing resistant chickpea cultivars for farmers. 
The research is part of the ARS
National Sclerotinia Initiative. More information on this initiative is
available at: 
http://www.whitemoldresearch.com

The research study was published recently in the journal Plant Disease, and is
available online at: 
http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/interp/10.1094/PDIS-92-6-0917

ARS is a scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

    
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<title>More Strawberries, More Antioxidant Absorption</title>
<link>http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/080821.htm</link>
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				 Strawberries. Click the
				  image for more information about it.  
		   
		   
			 
				
				   
				 
				  When it comes to red
					 cabbage, more is better  &nbsp; 
				  Watermelon serves up
					 medically important amino acid &nbsp; 
				  New, healthful compound
					 discovered in exotic lentils  &nbsp; 
				  New carrots offer colorful
					 surprises&#151;and health benefits  
				  
		   
		 
		More Strawberries, More Antioxidant Absorption
		    By Rosalie
		Marion Bliss August 21, 2008 
		Agricultural Research
		  Service (ARS) scientists have assessed the human body's capacity for
		  absorbing certain antioxidant compounds in strawberries, and have found that
		  the absorption of one key beneficial plant chemical was not "maxed out" as
		  volunteers ate more of this popular fruit. Foods high in antioxidants may be
		  excellent sources of healthful compounds, and researchers are striving to learn
		  more about their ability to be absorbed and utilized within the human body.
		  
		The study was conducted at the ARS
		  Beltsville
		  Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) in Beltsville, Md., where
		  scientists have pioneered methods for identifying and measuring various plant
		  compounds in fruits and vegetables. Physiologist
		  Janet
		  Novotny, with the BHNRC's
		  Food
		  Components and Health Laboratory, led the study, which was published
		  recently in the
		  Journal
		  of Nutrition. 
		Marketed year-round, strawberries are the fifth most consumed fresh
		  fruit in the United States, and consumption more than doubled in the past
		  decade, according to experts. Strawberry's antioxidants come in the form of
		  both long-established vitamins and newly defined plant chemicals. Berries are
		  particularly well endowed with a series of compounds called anthocyanins--the
		  source of the berries' blue, purple and red pigments. 
		In the study, 12 volunteers consumed three different serving sizes of
		  strawberries during three separate treatment periods. Each two-day meal
		  treatment included either 3.5 ounces, 7 ounces, or 14 ounces of blended
		  strawberries, along with a full diet of carefully controlled foods. Each
		  treatment period was separated by a one-week break. 
		The study showed that the human body is capable of assimilating more
		  anthocyanin pigments as intakes increase. The results will help nutrition
		  scientists evaluate the healthful properties of individual anthocyanins and aid
		  plant breeders in developing varieties with optimal anthocyanin content. 
		ARS is a scientific research agency of the
		  U.S. Department of Agriculture.  
    
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<title>Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn in Ethanol Production Study</title>
<link>http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/080820.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[
    
       
	  
		 
		   
			  
				
				  Sweet potatoes can yield two to three times as
				  much fuel ethanol as field corn, approaching the amount that sugarcane can
				  produce. Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission.
				   
		   
		   
			  
				
				   
				 
				  Enzymes boost ethanol
					 production efficiency &nbsp; 
				  Breeding soybeans for
					 ethanol and fiberboard &nbsp; 
				  Citrus peel waste a
					 potential source of ethanol 
				 
		   
		 
		Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn in Ethanol Production Study
		By Don Comis
		August 20 , 2008 
		In experiments, sweet potatoes grown in Maryland and Alabama yielded
		  two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol production as field
		  corn grown in those states, Agricultural
		  Research Service (ARS) scientists report. The same was true of tropical
		  cassava in Alabama. 
		The sweet potato carbohydrate yields approached the lower limits of
		  those produced by sugarcane, the highest-yielding ethanol crop. Another
		  advantage for sweet potatoes and cassava is that they require much less
		  fertilizer and pesticide than corn.  
		Lew
		  Ziska, a plant physiologist at the ARS
		  Crop
		  Systems and Global Change Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., and colleagues at
		  Beltsville and at the ARS
		  National Soil
		  Dynamics Laboratory in Auburn, Ala., performed the study. The research is
		  unique in comparing the root crops to corn, and in growing all three crops
		  simultaneously in two different regions of the country. 
		The tests of corn, cassava and sweet potato were in the field at
		  Beltsville, and in large soil bins at Auburn. 
		For the sweet potatoes, carbohydrate production was 4.2 tons an acre
		  in Alabama and 5.7 tons an acre in Maryland. Carbohydrate production for
		  cassava in Alabama was 4.4 tons an acre, compared to 1.2 tons an acre in
		  Maryland. For corn, carbohydrate production was 1.5 tons an acre in Alabama and
		  2.5 tons an acre in Maryland.  
		The disadvantages to cassava and sweet potato are higher start-up
		  costs, particularly because of increased labor at planting and harvesting
		  times. If economical harvesting and processing techniques could be developed,
		  the data suggests that sweet potato in Maryland and sweet potato and cassava in
		  Alabama have greater potential than corn as ethanol sources.  
		Further studies are needed to get data on inputs of fertilizer, water,
		  pesticides and estimates of energy efficiency. Overall, the data indicate it
		  would be worthwhile to start pilot programs to study growing cassava and sweet
		  potato for ethanol, especially on marginal lands. 
		The additional research could help develop new biofuel sources without
		  diverting field corn supplies from food and feed use to fuel. 
		ARS is a scientific research agency within the
		  U.S. Department of Agriculture.
    
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<title>Agricultural Prices</title>
<link>http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/agpr0808.pdf                                                                    </link>
<description><![CDATA[August Farm Prices Received Index Declined 4 Points From Last Month, Prices Paid Index up 2 Points....
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<title>Egg Products</title>
<link>http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/eggs0808.pdf                                                                    </link>
<description><![CDATA[Shell Eggs Broken Up 10 Percent from Last Year....]]></description>
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<title>Peanut Prices</title>
<link>http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/pnpr3508.pdf                                                                    </link>
<description><![CDATA[Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 18.0 cents per  pound for the week ending August 23....]]></description>
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<title>Dairy Products Prices</title>
<link>http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/dppr3508.pdf                                                                    </link>
<description><![CDATA[Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.83 per pound for the  week ending August 23....]]></description>
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