ARS has a variety of online tools to assist news media and other professional journalists in covering ARS research and the agricultural sciences. Among our main products and services of interest to journalists:

• Public Affairs contact list for every ARS laboratory
   
• The latest ARS news
   
• Subscriptions to our e-mail news products
   
• Photo resources (digital images, low and high resolution)
   
• ARS Administrator's Council (member photos for media release)
   
• AgResearch magazine
   
• RSS feeds
   
• Social Media
     

Contacts for major Office of Commmunications services and responsibilities:

• Director of Office of Communications
  • JD Wyllie, (301) 504-1636
• Chief, Information Products and Services Branch (information products)
  • Tara T. Weaver-Missick, (301) 504-1663
• Freedom of Information Act
  • Cristina Abello (301) 504-1655
• News-Related Web pages
  • Nancy Vanatta (301) 504-1610
• Social Media
  • Tara T. Weaver-Missick, (301) 504-1663