United States. Agricultural Research Service
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Governmenal body
- Phone call to Science and Education, 3/24/83(Science and Education Administration changed name to Science and Education. Agricultural Research of Science and Education Administration changed to Agricultural Research Service of Science and Education)
- Intl Sym. on Forage Cell Wall Structure and Digestibility (1991 : Madison, Wis.). Forage cell wall structure and digestibility, 1993:CIP t.p. (USDA-Agricultural Research Service)
- Gleaning at ARS, harvesting all the benefits of agricultural research, 1997:t.p. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Research, Education, and Economics, Agricultural Research Service)
- USDA agencies and staff offices, via USDA web site, 11/4/97(Research, Education, and Economics; [subord. unit] Agricultural Research Service)
- Sustainable dryland agroecosystem management, 1997:t.p. (USDA-Agricultural Research Service) cover (USDA/ARS)
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. ARS is charged with extending the nation's scientific knowledge and solving agricultural problems through its four national program areas: nutrition, food safety and quality; animal production and protection; natural resources and sustainable agricultural systems; and crop production and protection. ARS research focuses on solving problems affecting Americans every day. The ARS Headquarters is located in the Jamie L. Whitten Building on Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., and the headquarters staff is located at the George Washington Carver Center (GWCC) in Beltsville, Maryland. For 2018, its budget was $1.2 billion. For 2023, the budget grew to $1.9 billion.
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