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{{Short description|Agricultural research complex in Beltsville, Maryland, United States}} The '''Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center''' ('''BARC'''), also known as the '''National Agricultural Research Center''',<ref>"[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004667524/ National Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland. 1937. General statement and description (pictures and text) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 16,000 acre-farm]." [[U.S. Library of Congress]]. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.</ref> is a unit of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]'s [[Agricultural Research Service]]. It is located in unincorporated Prince George's County, [[Maryland]],<ref>"[https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md-barc/beltsville-agricultural-research-center/ Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Beltsville, MD]." [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. "10300 Baltimore Avenue Bldg. 003, Rm. 231, BARC-West Beltsville, MD 20705"</ref> with sections within the Beltsville census-designated place.<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2406400_beltsville/DC10BLK_P2406400_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Beltsville CDP, MD]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2406400_beltsville/DC10BLK_P2406400_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2406400_beltsville/DC10BLK_P2406400_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2406400_beltsville/DC10BLK_P2406400_003.pdf 3]</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20030824134945/http://www.mdp.state.md.us/MSDC/census/cen2000/maps/PLC00/prinplc.pdf Census Incorporated Places & Census Designated Places]." Prince George's County. As of August 24, 2003. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. This map shows that sections of the BARC are outside of the Beltsville [[Census Designated Place|CDP]].</ref> The BARC is named for Henry A. Wallace, former United States vice president and secretary of agriculture. BARC houses the Abraham Lincoln Building of the [[National Agricultural Library]]. == Research programs == Among its research programs are * Air Quality * Animal Health * Crop Production * Crop Protection and Quarantine * Food Animal Production * Food Safety * [[Global Change]] * Human Nutrition * Integrated Farming Systems * Manure and Byproduct Utilization * [[Methyl Bromide]] Alternatives * Plant Biological and Molecular Processes * Plant Diseases * Plant Genetic Resources * Genomics, and Genetic Improvement * Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products * Rangeland, Pasture, and Forages * Soil Resource Management * Veterinary, Medical, and Urban Entomology * Water Quality and Management == Trivia == The center's ''[[Harvest for the Hungry]]'' program donates about {{convert|75000|lb|metric ton}} of fruits and vegetables each year for distribution to local charities, in conjunction with volunteers from the community who do much of the labor of harvesting. Each February, BARC hosts the [[Washington's Birthday Marathon]], the eighth oldest marathon in the United States. During the [[tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001]], the BARC facilities sustained extensive damage as the result of an F3 tornado. <ref>[http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/2/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2001/09/0187.html&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM USDA research center severely damaged in tornado]. (press release) United States Department of Agriculture, September 25, 2001. Retrieved on 2008-12-22.</ref> The center is also referenced in local folklore as the creation place of the Goatman, claiming that Goatman was once a scientist who worked at the center before an experiment on goats backfired and mutated the scientist into a half man, half goat creature who aggressively attacks cars in the vicinity of Beltsville.<ref name=WPost2>{{cite news |last=Aratani |first=Lori |title=The Keeper of Local Haunted Lore |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102303620.html |access-date=31 August 2011 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 26, 2008}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Beltsville Small White]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website}} * [https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/ Agricultural Research Service Northeast Area] * {{EBird hotspot|name=Beltsville Agricultural Research Center}} *[https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/stories/turkey The Beltsville Small White: A Heritage Turkey] (A digital exhibit containing information about the Small White and BARC) {{Beltsville, Maryland}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:United States Department of Agriculture facilities]] [[Category:Agricultural research institutes in the United States]] [[Category:Beltsville, Maryland]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Prince George's County, Maryland]] [[Category:Government buildings in Maryland]] [[Category:Agriculture in Maryland]] [[Category:Superfund sites in Maryland]] [[Category:United States National Agricultural Library]] [[Category:Georgian Revival architecture in Maryland]] [[Category:Research institutes in Maryland]]