Way to go! Two of our researchers, Dr. Judy Chen and Dr. Jay Evans, made the Top 6 finalists for the #Sammies2024 People’s Choice Award for the development of solutions to improve the health of our essential #bees and #pollinators. Learn more and show your support. VOTE for them daily https://loom.ly/DOcdd1A
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Research Services
Washington, DC 153,372 followers
Revolutionary Research for a Growing World
About us
ARS enjoys deep-historic roots as the principal in-house research agency of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Federally-supported agricultural research dates back to the 1862 Organic Act, which established what is now the USDA. The Organic Act charged the then-Commissioner of Agriculture “To acquire and preserve… all information he can obtain by means of books and correspondences, and by practical and scientific experiments…” ARS was founded in 1963 with the vision of leading America towards a better future by fulfilling this charge through agricultural research and information. ARS employs 2000 scientists and post-docs at over 90 locations across the country. Collectively, our scientists are engaged in almost 700 cutting-edge research projects at any given moment. Projects range from how to reduce nitrate runoff on Midwest farms, to best practices for Honey Bee management. The information, technology, and improved techniques originating in the ARS scientific community have profound and wide-ranging impacts on all consumers domestic and abroad.
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http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm
External link for US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1953
- Specialties
- Agricultural Research, Animal Production & Protection, Nutrition, Food Safety & Quality, Crop Production & Protection, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, International Agriculral Research, Pest Management Policy, and Scientific Communication
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Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250, US
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George Washington Carver Center
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, Maryland 20705, US
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Employees at US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Updates
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ARS partnered with technology leaders, academia, and USDA to create the Partnership for Data Innovation (PDI). This collaboration focuses on addressing the biggest challenges facing the agricultural community. One project involves using data innovation to help save the billion-dollar citrus industry from the devastating citrus greening disease. https://lnkd.in/eJKmjfu8
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Sherry Hunt, Supervisory Civil Engineer for the Agroclimate and Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit of the USDA-ARS Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center, nominated for the Robert M. Tobias Certificate of Achievement Award. 👏 Read about her achievements and contributions here https://lnkd.in/eRXJZ-_t
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In this full season of Science in Your Shopping Cart, we dive into the world of seafood production in the US and explain how research facilities are innovating with new fish farming techniques and creating sustainable methods for raising finfish and shellfish. https://loom.ly/GFoQssQ
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USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Director Lisa Ramirez welcomes 32 faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions and school districts to the 2024 class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows. Fellows will spend one week in Washington, DC meeting with leaders from different USDA agencies to learn more about national and regional issues, policy making and research. https://lnkd.in/exU7AjmX
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Meet the four-legged guardians of citrus orchards! Specially trained dogs are being considered to detect citrus greening disease and help protect citrus trees in a new and innovative way. https://loom.ly/dAKjIDE For more on our citrus greening research, visit https://loom.ly/uwZ1stQ
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Join us on July 22-23, 2024, for the Wisconsin Indigenous Students' Soil Health Retreat (Field Day & Career Roundtable)! The USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center based in Madison, WI and its partners, the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are hosting a two-day soil health retreat for Indigenous students enrolled at Tribal Colleges and Universities and other institutions of higher education. Learn about Indigenous farming practices, cover crops, perennial grains, and precision technology. Network with Tribal, federal, university, non-profit and other professionals and learn about the federal job application process and how to build a resume. 📍Where: Prairie du Sac and Wisconsin Dells, WI For more information and to register https://loom.ly/pMji_1M
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It Podcast Tuesday! Learn how ARS scientists are working with Oregon State University to produce new strains of the Pacific oyster and protect them from a serious disease that’s recently been invading our waters. Listen now https://lnkd.in/egarcCTT
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Scientists are on a mission to create HLB tolerant citrus trees that are resistant to citrus greening disease and produce fruit ideal for juicing. A recent genetic discovery is paving the way for the development of hybrid citrus trees that could revolutionize the citrus industry! Read about it here https://loom.ly/a5sT6t8 For more on our citrus greening research, visit https://loom.ly/uwZ1stQ
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Join us on July 18, 2024, from 2 PM to 6 PM CDT for Friends and Neighbors Day at the USDA Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan, ND. Come enjoy the fun while learning about what we do, current research projects, and those who perform the research in support of agriculture on the northern great plains. https://loom.ly/pQQhZc4
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