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USDA Agricultural Research Service
June 22, 2012
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Treating mastitis with vitamin D:
A natural remedy that delays and reduces the severity of mastitis infection in dairy cattle is being investigated by USDA scientists. (6/18) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120618.htm

Keeping the green in putting greens:
When a patch of unwanted grass discolors a putting green, it can cause headaches for golf course managers and for the sod farmers who supply them. But a USDA scientist has developed a tool to help minimize the damage. (6/21) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120621.htm
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