U.S. flagAn official website of the United States government
                    Here's how you know **Official websites use .gov**
                            
                            A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
 **Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
                            
                            A **lock** (                            
                              A locked padlock                                                      
                            
                            ) or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.


Menu Agricultural Research Service
						
                    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 close



Research
                Research Home
                            National Programs
                            Research Projects
                            Scientific Manuscripts
                            International Engagement
                            Scientific Software/Models
                            Databases and Datasets
                            Office of Scientific Quality Review
            Media
                News & Features
                            Multimedia
                            Briefing Room
                            Down on the Farm
                            Press Room
                            Science in Your Shopping Cart
                            Scientific Discoveries
                            Tellus
                            Under the Microscope
            About ARS
                About ARS Home
                            Staff Directory
                            Labs and Research Centers (Map)
                            Headquarter Offices
                            Organizational Chart
                            Employee Services (REE Employees Only)
                            Office of Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
            Work With Us
                Work With Us Home
                            ARS Vacancies at USAJOBS
                            Careers at ARS Information
                            Scientific Collaborations
                            Extramural Agreements
                            1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical ProgramSearch small
                    Search
            
            ARS Home
                                About ARS
                                Contact Us




ARS Home National Programs Nutrition, Food Safety/Quality





- Jonn Foulk, Lead
- Gene Lester
- Cindy Davis
- Roy Scott
- Mitigating Climate Change Impacts
- Protecting Human and Animal Health
- Action Plans
- Accomplishment Report
- Annual Reports
- Assessment Report
- Strategic Vision
- USDA ARS Wheat Quality Laboratories
- List of Projects in this Program
- List of Project Annual Reports in this program

Strategic Visionheadline barMission Statement
Enhance the marketability of agricultural products, increase the availability of healthful foods, develop value-added food and nonfood products, and enable commercially-preferred technologies for post-harvest processing.
Program Vision
Research is focused on developing knowledge and enabling commercially-viable technologies to (1) measure and maintain/enhance post-harvest product quality, (2) harvest and process agricultural materials, and (3) create new value-added products.
Program Components
Food
Non-Food
BiorefiningProjects in this Program. Click on a colored state to view research projects within the state.


Return to top


Connect with ARS Sign up


ARS Home
                            USDA.gov
                            Plain Writing
                            Policies & Links
                            Civil Rights Statements
                            FOIA
                            Accessibility Statement
                            Privacy Policy
                            Non-Discrimination Statement
                            Quality of Information
                            USA.gov
                            WhiteHouse.gov