The Agricultural Research Service (ARS)is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table. Here's a few rough numbers to illustrate the scope of our organization:
1,200 research projects within 21 National Programs
2,100 scientists
6,000 other employees
100 research locations including a few in other countries
$1.1 billion fiscal year 2009 budget
ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to:
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, and
provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole.
Clipfish challenges in Brazil: Port bureaucracy stops millions worth Brazil
More and more clipfish containers are being stopped in Brazilian ports.
- Complicated regulations make market access challenging, to say the least, say Norwegian exporters who risk large losses.
Bra...
Catches in the Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea Russia Fed.
Situational update as of 03/24/2024
Source: Stockfile FIS
Sea of Okhotsk (pollock)
According to OSM data in the Sea of Okhotsk, pollock catch (industrial and coastal fisheries) as of March 24, 20...
Productive Development of the Fishing Activity Peru
Fishing Sector Bulletin - January 2024
The landing of hydrobiological resources registered a negative interannual variation of 62.7%, as a result of the lower landing of fishing resources for indirec...
NGO Sues UK Government Over International Fishing Quotas United Kingdom
Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to health, has launched legal proceedings over the government’s decision to set fishing opportunities, for more than half UK st...
Copyright 1995 - 2024 Seafood Media Group Ltd.| All Rights Reserved. DISCLAIMER