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Welcome to Scientific Discoveries

Revolutionary Science for a Growing World

ARS National Program Areas

Improving

Our Nation's Livestock

Supporting

Our Nation's Health

Protecting

Our Nation's Crops

Restoring

Our Nation's Natural Resources

Discovering

Scientific Discoveries Abroad

Explore Our Discoveries

Take a look across the country to see what ARS scientists are doing to enrich our lives

Pacific West

Purple grapes growing in a vineyard

Pacific West Area produces over 400 different types of crops.

Plains

Bison on the Plains

Plains Area has the largest land holdings dedicated to range and livestock research in ARS.

Midwest

Rows of crops growing in front of a barn and silo.

Midwest Area has a long history of developing new and improved food and non-food products.

Northeast

Autumn fog in the village of Tyringham in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts

Northeast Area focuses on solving agricultural and human health problems of high national priority.

Southeast

Sugarcane

Southeast Area plays a major role in improving productivity of major commodities.

ARS by the Numbers

ARS Awards

Joon Park, Archie Tucker, Joan Lunney, Matias Vanotti, Mark Williams and Doug Gladue — Learn about the prestigious awards received by some of ARS's scientists.

Prefer to explore our discoveries offline? Download a pdf of the entire publication or find pdfs from previous years.