Because
it is located on the grounds
of the ARS Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center (BARC), with
ARS headquarters staff nearby,
the visitor center offers a
unique opportunity to learn
about ARS. All ARS national
research programs are represented
at BARC. The National Agricultural
Library is also at Beltsville,
and ARS's U.S. National Arboretum
is about 20 minutes away.
NVC
programs are available for
professionals and
the general
public.
For international visitors, click
here for
special instructions.
ARS research
programs include:
• Nutrition,
Food Safety, and Quality
• Animal
Production and Protection
• Natural
Resources and Sustainable Agriculture
Systems
• Crop
Production and Protection
Open Visitor Hours (Drop by to explore exhibits on your own.)
Monday through Friday,
10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
No reservations needed during
regular hours.
Closed Federal holidays.
Contact
us
Programs
for Professionals
NVC staff works with ARS
employees or stakeholder clients
to develop a unique visitor program
that meets stated objectives via
presentations and meetings with
appropriate ARS
administrators and scientific staff. Programs may also include visits
to laboratory and field locations
in Maryland or be coordinated over
multiple ARS locations. No two
visitor programs
are alike.
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Reserve your
date a minimum of 3 weeks in
advance so our staff can develop
a professional program to introduce
ARS and coordinate ARS meetings
that will meet stated objectives
and/or facilitate partnerships
and cooperative research efforts
with ARS.
Please contact
us if you have any questions.
Once you confirm a date with
us, someone on the staff will
work with you to develop a
program that will meet your
objectives.
Programs
for the General Public
Open visitor hours—10:00
am–3:00 pm Monday through
Friday; closed Federal holidays
Explore how ARS
research affects your everyday
life by visiting the ARS National
Visitor Center exhibits in the
historic Log Lodge. No reservations
required.
Thursday
Free Programs at the National
Visitor Center Reservations
required—space
is limited; programs fill quickly.
The 2-hour program includes a 45-minute overview highlighting the importance of ARS research and its impact on Americans’ daily lives. Topics include the food we eat, the water we drink, the clothes we wear, the air we breathe, and the many products we use. The overview is followed by a short break, and a 1-hour windshield tour of ARS’s Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), the largest most comprehensive research center of its kind in the world.
Second
Thursday of each month,
2 hours, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
![NVC tour bus](TourBus.gif)
Fourth
Thursday of each month,
2 hours, 1:00 pm to 3:00
pm
Contact
us
U.S. visitors for professional or Thursday
free programs.
Call 301-504-9403 or e-mail NVC@ars.usda.gov for reservations or information. Please
include in your message a phone number
where you can be reached.
International
visitors for
professional programs
or Thursday free programs.
Your embassy or USDA's Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) must
arrange a program for you. FAS
phone: 202-720-6725; fax: 202-690-1149.
Open visitor hours (10:00 am to 3:00 pm, M-F) to stop by and explore the exhibits (with no program) don't require reservations, or FAS clearance for international visitors.
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