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Season 12: Cheers To Wine Grapes | Episode 8: Robots & Wine

ARS researcher Lance Cadle-Davidson, a research plant pathologist at ARS’s Grape Genetics Research Unit in the finger lakes region in Geneva, NY, is helping protect wine vineyards that produce European style wines in the U.S. Cadle-Davidson and his team have created an automated ... Show more

. 10min 50sec

Season 11: Wholesome, Nutritious Grains | Episode 3: Nutrient Packed Ancient Grains

Ancient grains refers to a category of grains – particularly pseudo-cereals – that possess a very unique health benefit that provide essential nutritional requirements for our health. ARS Research Leader, Dr. Sean Liu at the Functional Foods Research Unit in Peoria, Illinois ...

. 9min 53sec

Season 7: Sports and Science | Episode 7: Nutrition is Part of Training Too

Wendy Shaw, a registered dietitian formerly with the National Agricultural Library, discusses the importance of nutrition, from the world’s elite athletes to the weekend warriors. Give it a listen.

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. 18min 24sec

Season 9: Healthier & Tastier – It's All In The Formula | Episode 5: Waxing Poetic About Healthy Oils

Wouldn’t it be great if the oils and margarines you cook with were actually healthy for you and still enhanced the flavor of your foods? Researchers at ARS’s Functional Foods Research Unit in Peoria, Illinois, are mixing common cooking oils with natural waxes to create oleogel ...

. 6min 38sec

Season 1: Tomatoes, Potatoes & Spinach | Episode 2: Potatoes

“I’m your huckleberry.” Learn about the origins of the Huckleberry Gold Potato and other interesting facts about potatoes.

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. 4min 23sec