As the principal in-house research arm of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a mission to conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provides information access and dissemination:
· ensure high-quality, safe food and other agricultural products
· assess the nutritional needs of Americans
· sustain a competitive agricultural economy
· enhance the natural resource base and the environment
· provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole
