Steam-cleaning kills surface pathogens on cantaloupes and other produce. (Peggy Greb, D3746-1)
ARS agronomist Haile Tewolde inspects cotton fertilized with chicken litter near Coffeeville, Mississippi. (John Brooks, D3747-1)
Cotton boll ready for harvest. (Haile Tewolde, D3748-1)
These bulls look alike, but they may carry different genes that influence disease. ARS research has cut the cost and time to analyze cattle genes. (Mike Heaton, D3750-1)
Agricultural engineer Paul Armstrong and graduate student Naomi Manu use the moisture meter in a bag of grain in Ghana. (Shannon Washburn, D3744-1)
Guayule plants in an ARS research greenhouse. (Byung-guk Kang, D3741-1)
U.S. National Park Service worker with ARS-donated guayule plants in Manzanar, California. (Colleen McMahan, D3742-1)