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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
April 23, 2010

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Tracing Listeria monocytogenes in a commercial chicken cooking plant:
Incoming raw poultry is the primary source of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in commercial chicken cooking plants, according to a 21-month study conducted by ARS scientists and their collaborators at the University of Georgia. (4/19)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100419.htm

Reducing cattle's ammonia output:
An ARS scientist may have found a way to cut the amount of ammonia produced by cattle, using a key ingredient of the brewer's art: hops. (4/20)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100420.htm

The true value of rice:
Appreciation for rice continues to grow as the U.S. population diversifies, and now a series of rice utilization workshops-cosponsored by ARS and USA Rice Federation collaborators-has led to a better understanding of the health benefits of the satisfying grains. (4/21)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100421.htm

Calculating crop yields, ethanol yields and irrigation needs in four easy steps:
Estimating crop yields based on available water in semi-arid regions has been made easier for several hundred farmers who are using a special calculator computer program developed by an ARS scientist. (4/22)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100422.htm

Helping the NRC look below the surface:
ARS scientists are helping U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission experts model the movement of radioactive materials in the soil, and their findings can be used to fine-tune the risk assessment studies that are an essential component in the development of commercial nuclear facilities. (4/23)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100423.htm

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