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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
March 29, 2013
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Enhancing yogurt with oat fiber:
Small amounts of beta-glucan, a fiber-rich component of oats, can be added to low-fat yogurt without noticeably affecting the texture or other key characteristics of this increasingly popular dairy food, according to USDA studies. (3/25) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130325.htm

Fighting climate change:
USDA scientists and their partners are providing guidance to growers in Montana and the Dakotas on how they can use some tried-and-true agricultural practices to reduce their climate change footprint. (3/28) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130328.htm

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