Wheat
In 2016, wheat generated $8.9 billion in farm cash receipts. Wheat is the third-largest field crop produced in the U.S., the majority of which is used to produce bread flour.
Stories about Wheat
Colorado State University
As home to one of the nation’s best-known wheat-breeding programs, Colorado State University has...
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Wheat provides 20 percent of the protein and 20 percent of the calories consumed by humans...
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Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research dryland wheat variety nursery near Bushland is being monitored...
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University of California, Davis
Fifty years ago, Norman Borlaug toiled for a decade to breed more productive varieties of wheat....
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scientists now have a new tool to predict the future effects of climate change on crop yields....
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Kansas State University
Kansas State University scientists are part of a breakthrough study in which an international...
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Kansas State University
Kansas State University researchers say their work to improve genes in wheat varieties using a...
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Purdue University
In 1889, a physician studying beriberi (now called thiamin deficiency) discovered that the...
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Colorado State University
Drivers heading south on East Drive or north on Mason Street in Fort Collins may not know that...
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Kansas State University
Kansas State University scientists, in collaboration with the International Wheat Genome...
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Funded by USDA, the International Wheat Yield Partnership Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP)...
Read MoreOranges
Oranges are valued at around $1.9 billion annually and an excellent source of Vitamin C. Researchers are currently working to address Citrus Greening Disease, which represents a serious threat to U.S. production.
Stories about Oranges
University of Florida
Some people like to wake up and drink a glass of fresh Florida orange juice. With the greening...
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University of Florida
After 100 years of assertions about the roots of citrus, a global group of scientists – including...
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University of Florida
In Florida, agriculture is diversifying. Farmers in the state produce the most oranges,...
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Texas A&M University
In a landmark step in the fight against citrus greening disease, the U.S. Environmental...
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University of Florida
At University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, researchers are working...
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The Florida citrus industry, directly and indirectly, generates approximately 45,000 full-time...
Read MoreDairy
Dairy products are an excellent source of nutrients, vitamin D, and protein and are associated with better bone health, especially in children. Valued at $35 billion, there are over 40,000 dairy farms in the U.S.
Stories about Dairy
The dairy industry is committed to reducing GHGs associated with milk production. The researchers...
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Dr. Misztal and a team of international researchers are working to simplify genetic analyses for...
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Michigan State University
For decades, animal breeders have benefited from databases of livestock performance information...
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Dr. White focuses on precision animal nutrition to improve livestock health and the efficiency of...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
“On average, only about a quarter of the crude protein in a dairy ration goes to milk,” says...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
When the city girl decides to study lactation, she must first learn to milk a cow. Laura...
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Purdue University
A rapid heating and cooling of milk significantly reduces the amount of harmful bacteria present,...
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Fort Valley State University
Colorado State University
Antimicrobial resistant-microbes (AMRs) pose a serious threat to public health. AMRs are found in...
Read MorePork
The U.S. is the world's largest exporter of pork. Nationwide, more than 60,000 pork producers annually market more than 115 million hogs. The industry generates nearly $19 billion in cash receipts.
Stories about Pork
Michigan State University
Growing concern over the welfare of agricultural animals has led many states to pass legislation...
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Raising pigs is a tricky business. High production costs place a premium on effective breeding...
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Biosecurity protocols and vaccinations help prevent or reduce disease in pigs, but some animals...
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Kansas State University
A Kansas State University swine scientist says that advances in how pigs are raised have led to...
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Colorado State University
Antimicrobial resistant-microbes (AMRs) pose a serious threat to public health. AMRs are found in...
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Texas A&M University
A 14 percent decline in U.S. consumer meat consumption over the past decade has caused alarm with...
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University of Tennessee
Across the U.S., there is a growing market for organic forages due to increased consumer demand...
Read MoreEggs
Eggs are a good source of protein and essential vitamins. In just one month, the U.S. egg industry can produce over 7.5 billion eggs. This industry generated $6.5 billion in cash farm receipts in 2016.
Stories about Eggs
Washington University in St. Louis
Immune cells patrol the gut to ensure that harmful microbes hidden in the food we eat don’t sneak...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
People who consume 18 grams of protein from whole eggs or from egg whites after engaging in...
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