WELCOME TO USDA/ARS IN TIFTON, GEORGIA

2316 Rainwater Road
P.O. Box 748
Tifton, Georgia  31793
Phone: (229) 386-3504
FAX: (229) 386-7225

The Tifton Location is comprised of the following units:

Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Dr. Corley Holbrook Research Leader (229) 386-3176 Corley.Holbrook@ars.usda.gov	Crop Protection and Management Research Dr. Brian Scully Research Leader (229) 387-2330 Brian.Scully@ars.usda.gov
Southeast Watershed Research Dr. Tim Strickland Research Leader (229) 386-3664 Tim.Strickland@ars.usda.gov	Location Support Debbie Padgett Administrative Officer (229) 386-3498 Debbie.Padgett@ars.usda.gov

ARS research at the Tifton Location encompasses broad subject areas of surface and ground water quantity and quality, agrichemical/pesticide management, irrigation and water use management, hydrologic modeling, erosion processes, riparian and watershed management systems; maize, peanut, sorghum, forage and turf breeding and management for improved quality, pest resistance and production efficiency and germplasm enhancement; nematode, weed, and disease management systems for agronomic and horticultural crops; IR-4 nematode, pathogen, insect and weed management projects in minor and specialty crops; IR-4 pesticide use and food safety on minor crops and ornamentals; genetic and cultural methods for managing pests; use and management of animal wastes as associated with water quality (dairy, swine, poultry), plant resistance to insects and aflatoxin contamination; and insect biology and management systems for voracious and mobile insects pests.