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Pacific West Area

The work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is divided into 5 geographic areas across the country.

Breeding Insight supports 7 species from the ARS Pacific West area: oat, lettuce, strawberry, salmonids, table grape, blueberry, and alfalfa.

Discover more about each breeding program and its role in U.S. agriculture.

Pilot Species

At Breeding Insight’s inception in 2019, we began with six U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) breeding programs: alfalfa, blueberry, table grape, sweetpotato, rainbow trout and North American Atlantic salmon.

All species and programs included in Breeding Insight are nominated and approved by the USDA-ARS Office of National Programs.

Discover more about the breeding programs for each of these species and their role in U.S. agriculture.