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U.S. Dept. Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

U.S. Dept. Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Rob Griesbach Technology Transfer Coordinator Beltsville Area. ARS National Research Programs. Nutrition, Food Safety/ Quality Animal Production & Protection Crop Production & Protection Natural Resources & Sustainable

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U.S. Dept. Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

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  1. U.S. Dept. Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Rob Griesbach Technology Transfer Coordinator Beltsville Area

  2. ARS National Research Programs • Nutrition, Food Safety/ Quality • Animal Production & Protection • Crop Production & Protection • Natural Resources & Sustainable • Agricultural Systems

  3. ~2300 Permanent Full-Time Scientists ~100 Locations

  4. Science In Your Shopping Cart • Beltsville Turkey • DEET • Seedless grapes • Shrinkproof wool • Roma tomatoes • Poultry nutrition • New Guinea Impatiens • Dehydrated potatoes • Concentrated frozen orange juice • Perma-press fabrics • Lactose-free Milk • Glenn Dale azaleas • Super-absorbents for diapers • Leather tanning

  5. Robotics

  6. Genomic Research

  7. Automated Systems

  8. BioProducts

  9. Feathers Plastic Pots Walt Schmidt Environmental Management & Byproduct Utilization Lab Beltsville, MD

  10. Starch Cutlery & Plates Bill Orts Western Regional Research Center Albany, CA,

  11. Z-Trim natural dietary fiber fat replacer • hulls of oats, soybeans, peas & rice • bran from corn or wheat George Inglett Biopolymers Research Lab Peoria, IL

  12. Remote Sensing

  13. Very-Large Scale Aerial Photography to Monitor Watersheds Jack Morgan Crops Research LabFort Collins, CO

  14. Satellite imagery & crop modeling to predict yield Paul Pinter U.S. Water Conservation Lab Phoenix, AZ

  15. Remote sensing Invasive species $200 Million Economic loss leafy spurge. Developed a new remote sensing method for detection and is developing software that predicts its occurrence.

  16. Greg McCarty Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab. Beltsville, MD

  17. The AgScanner™ System • Agricultural remote sensing • Low-cost • UAV-based Ray Hunt Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab Beltsville, MD

  18. BARC MD Partners 38%BARC researchers agreements MD companies and institutions 96 BARC agreements MD companies and institutions. Involve all but 2 congressional districts $4.5 M Funds received from MD companies and institutions for cooperative research

  19. BARC MD Partners $6 M BARC funds used in agreements with MD companies and institutions $1 M Funds given to MD companies for contract research $569 T Cooperative research funds given to University of MD

  20. David Nicholson - PWA 510-559-5641 David.Nicholson@ars.usda.gov Renee Wagner - MWA 309-681-6565 Renee.Wagner@ars.usda.gov Vic Chavez- NAA 215-233-6610 Vic.Chavez@ars.usda.gov Rob Griesbach - BA 301-504-6421 Robert.Griesbach@ars.usda.gov Don Nordlund- SAA / MSA 706-546-3496 Don.Nordlund@.ars.usda.gov Bryan Kaphammer - NPA / SPA 970-229-5528 Bryan.Kaphammer@.ars.usda.gov Thomas Valco- Cotton Technology 662-686-5255 CTTEC@ars.usda.gov

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