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Explore Our Discoveries
Take a look across the country to see what ARS scientists are doing to enrich our lives
Pacific West
![Pacwestcard Purple grapes growing in a vineyard](/sites/scientific-discoveries/files/styles/region_card_image/public/media/2lxb3r2m/pacwestcard.jpg?itok=zckLnXqX)
Pacific West Area produces over 400 different types of crops.
Plains
![Plainscard Bison on the Plains](/sites/scientific-discoveries/files/styles/region_card_image/public/media/wjibecv5/plainscard.jpg?itok=9AL1e0SI)
Plains Area has the largest land holdings dedicated to range and livestock research in ARS.
Midwest
![MidwestCard Rows of crops growing in front of a barn and silo.](/sites/scientific-discoveries/files/styles/region_card_image/public/media/3ezddq0g/card.jpg?itok=dRiv1Gum)
Midwest Area has a long history of developing new and improved food and non-food products.
Northeast
![Northeastcard Autumn fog in the village of Tyringham in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts](/sites/scientific-discoveries/files/styles/region_card_image/public/media/sd5lmq00/northeastcard.jpg?itok=Aj8DbOFb)
Northeast Area focuses on solving agricultural and human health problems of high national priority.
Southeast
![Southeast Sugarcane](/sites/scientific-discoveries/files/styles/region_card_image/public/media/otflxlfx/southeast.jpg?itok=DMwLqZ1k)
Southeast Area plays a major role in improving productivity of major commodities.
ARS by the Numbers
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ARS Awards
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Learn about some of the prestigious awards our ARS scientists have been awarded.
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