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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
May 27, 2011

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Survey reports on bee losses during the 2010/2011 winter:
Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by ARS and the Apiary Inspectors of America. (5/23) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110523.htm

Why keeping dairy cows outside the barn is better for the environment:
Computer simulation studies by ARS scientists suggest that a dairy cow living year-round in the great outdoors may leave a markedly smaller ecological hoofprint than her more sheltered sisters. (5/24) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110524.htm

Pinpointing why blueberries burst:
ARS researchers and a university colleague have identified several factors that play a role in blueberry splitting, a significant problem that can cause losses of $300 to $500 per acre. (5/26) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110526.htm

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