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USDA Agricultural Research Service
May 25, 2012

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Irrigation research-good to the last drop:
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping ensure that farmers in the Pacific Northwest benefit from every drop of crop irrigation water, with the development of new irrigation guidelines to protect soil structure, maintain soil quality, sustain soil resources, and improve the delivery of water distributed via sprinkler irrigation to the root zones of growing crops. (5/22) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120522.htm

Studies link gene flow between weedy and domesticated rice to rising carbon dioxide levels:
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies confirm that rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide facilitate the flow of genes from wild or weedy rice plants to domesticated rice varieties, and as a result, domesticated plants could take on undesirable weedy characteristics that may interfere with future rice production. (5/23) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120523.htm

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