Agricultural Research Service: Difference between revisions

The '''Agricultural Research Service''' ('''ARS''') is the principal in-house research agency of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA).<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ars.usda.gov/about-ars/headquarters-information/|title=Headquarters Information: USDA ARS|publisher=US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service |access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> For 2018, its budget was $1.2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Servick | first = Kelly |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/advocates-celebrate-funding-bump-usda-funded-research |title=Advocates celebrate funding bump for USDA-funded research |date=2018-03-23 |work=Science |publisher= [[American Association for the Advancement of Science|AAAS]] |access-date=2018-04-13|language=en |doi=10.1126/science.aat6839 |doi-broken-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>