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Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 6: Lettuce with a Nutritional Boost (opens the original)
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Salinas Valley in Northern California is better known as the salad bowl of the world. It’s where cool coastal air meets rows of green plots, and where ARS researchers are turning some of your favorite vegetables into nutritional powerhouses. Connect with us: Twitter: @USDA_ARS Facebook: @AgriculturalResearchService LinkedIn: @usda-ars
Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 5: In Search of the Perfect Rice (opens the original)
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There are rice producers all over the country, but the main producer of rice in the United States might surprise you. In this episode, we share what makes for ideal rice growing conditions. We also discover a new type of rice that might make you wonder if you have wandered into a movie theater. Connect with us: Twitter: @USDA_ARS Facebook: @AgriculturalResearchService LinkedIn: @usda-ars
Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 4: Peas & Chickpeas: More Than Salad Toppers & Stew Fillers (opens the original)
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We visit the ARS Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, where researchers live and breathe pulse crops—peas, lentils, and chickpeas. Connect with us: Twitter: @USDA_ARS Facebook: @AgriculturalResearchService LinkedIn: @usda-ars
Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 3: A Tough Nut To Crack For Peanut Farmers (opens the original)
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ARS Researchers are breeding peanuts that are resistant to diseases that greatly impact peanut quality and yield. Connect with us: Twitter: @USDA_ARS Facebook: @AgriculturalResearchService LinkedIn: @usda-ars
Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 2: New Orange & Avocado Varieties Shine For The Florida Citrus Industry (opens the original)
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Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB, is a vector borne disease that has devastated the citrus industry here in Florida. There is no cure, but ARS researchers and their colleagues are developing an arsenal of solutions that will sweeten the citrus industry here in the sunshine state. Connect with us: Twitter: @USDA_ARS Facebook: @AgriculturalResearchService LinkedIn: @usda-ars
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