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Agricultural Research Service

Also Known As ARS
National Agricultural Research Institutes

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. It is charged with extending the nation's scientific knowledge and solving agricultural problems through four national program areas: nutrition, food safety and quality; animal production and protection; natural resources and sustainable agricultural systems; and crop production and protection.

Facts
Founding Year
1953 1
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States 1
Classification
Kind
National Agricultural Research Institute 1
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  • lead paragraph, REST summary extract
    The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  • History section, article wikitext
    Finally, in 1953 the Agricultural Research Service was created to be the USDA's primary scientific research agency.
  • lead paragraph, REST summary extract, headquarters clause
    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.
  • lead description (institution-kind)
    The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area.
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