 Former logo of the Agricultural Research Service | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | November 2, 1953 |
| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 7,379 employees (September 2017)[1] |
| Annual budget | $1.1 billion (FY14) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | United States Department of Agriculture |
| Website | ars.usda.gov |
| Footnotes | |
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The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] For 2018, its budget was $1.2 billion.[5]
- ^ "Data, Analysis & Documentation:Raw Datasets". U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Agricultural Research Service". US Department of Agriculture.
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- ^ Servick, Kelly (2018-03-23). "Advocates celebrate funding bump for USDA-funded research". Science. AAAS. doi:10.1126/science.aat6839 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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