Abstract:
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's main in-house scientific research agency. The agency's job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table:
Protecting crops and livestock from pests and disease,
Improving the quality and safety of agricultural products,
Determining the best nutrition for people from infancy to old age,
Sustaining our soil and other natural resources,
Ensuring profitability for farmers and processors,
Keeping costs down for consumers, and
Providing research support to other federal agencies.
Lasting solutions to these problems are unlikely to have a quick commercial payoff that might otherwise convince private industry to do the research. ARS works toward solutions by pursuing scientific discoveries then transfers these discoveries to society as useful technology and knowledge.
ARS frequently collaborates with research partners from universities, companies, other organizations and other countries.
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