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Agricultural Research Service, USDA

Mission statement:

We are the U.S. Department of Agriculture's main in-house scientific research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table -protecting crops and livestock from pests and disease, improving the quality and safety of agricultural products, determining the best nutrition for people from infancy to old age, sustaining our soil and other natural resources, ensuring profitability for farmers and processors, keeping costs down for consumers, and providing research support to other federal agencies.

Contact Information:

Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington DC 20250

Internet address: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm

Phone number(s):

(202) 720-3656

Fax number:

(202) 720-5427

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• BODY MASS INDEX / BMI
• DIET/FOOD
• NUTRITION
• SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS

NWHIC record number O-3616