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1935 Henry A. Wallace,
Secretary of Agriculture,establishes a
“National AgriculturalResearch Center”
at Beltsville, MD to focus on a more “basic”
research approach in solving agricultural
problems.
Current view of Henry A. WallaceBeltsville Agricultural Research Center
eastern borderAdministration
Building
1953Agricultural Research Servicewas established to conduct
research to develop & transfersolutions to agricultural
problems of high national priority
Through the years,new USDA agencies and
new government Departmentswere created to carry out
the other functions