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EMFSL Visitor Information
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EMFSL scientists are located at multiple facilities across the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). Please contact EMFSL scientists directly by phone or email to discuss arrangements for a possible visit to EMFSL facilities. Scientists must request and receive approval for their visitors in advance of any on-site visits.

International visitors may need to contact their embassy, or the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service at 202.720.6725, for assistance in obtaining approvals for a site visit. For questions relating to ARS international research programs, contact the ARS Office of International Research Programs at 301.504.4545.

Upon arrival, visitors must first obtain visitor badges at the security desk in Building 003, located at 10300 Baltimore Avenue (US Route 1), approximately 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway (I-495).

Use the links on the left side of this page to see BARC visitor policies and maps.