ARS (Agricultural Research Service, USDA)

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The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.

The ARS mission is to find solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table.

Here's a few rough numbers to illustrate the scope of the Agricultural Research Service:

1,200 research projects within 21 National Programs
2,100 scientists
6,000 other employees
100 research locations including a few in other countries
USD 1.1 billion fiscal year 2009 budget

Product Types offered by this company

- Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (R&D)

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april 20, 2019

New type of zebra chip disease discovered in potato fields of Oregon

ARS Researchers studied potato tubers from the Klamath Basin in Oregon infected with the causal bacteria of zebra chip disease. They confirmed the presence of the pathogen but did not identify the sample as one of the six known varieties (haplotypes).

augustus 06, 2018

ARS scientists streamline process to introduce multiple genes - as is required to make potatoes resistant to late blight

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant. Simplot is planning to use it to introduce multiple genes into potatoes to make them resistant to late blight

oktober 05, 2017

Idaho Potato Breeders aim to develop PCN Resistant Russets

A project underway in Aberdeen, Idaho, aims to develop russet potatoes with resistance to pale cyst nematode, while identifying new molecular markers associated with resistance.

McDonald's accepts additional potato varieties for its fries

november 29, 2016

McDonald's accepts two new potato varieties for its fries: Blazer Russet and Clearwater Russet

In September, McDonald's approved two relatively new potato varieties for the production of their french Fries. They only allow seven varieties now, four of which were developed by the Tri-State Program