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Web links to stories issued July 7-11, 2014 ___________________________________________

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USDA Agricultural Research Service
July 11, 2014
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Environmentally friendly pickling:
USDA scientists have developed a way to help pickle producers replace most of their pickling salt with calcium chloride. This is helping turn an environmental problem into an environmental plus for the pickle industry. (7/7) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/140707.htm

Test helps cut back on fertilizers:
A USDA scientist has developed a soil test that takes into account how soil microbes tend to increase the amount of nitrogen available to plants. This allows farmers to generally apply less fertilizer than they normally would, cutting costs and reducing runoff into water supplies. (7/10) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/140710.htm

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