U.S. Dept. AgricultureAgricultural Research Service

Rob Griesbach Technology Transfer Coordinator

Beltsville Area

• Nutrition, Food Safety/ Quality

• Animal Production & Protection

• Crop Production & Protection

• Natural Resources & Sustainable

Agricultural Systems

ARS National Research Programs

~2300 Permanent Full-Time Scientists~100 Locations

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

Robotics

Genomic Research

Automated Systems

BioProducts

Feathers Plastic Pots

Walt SchmidtEnvironmental Management & Byproduct Utilization LabBeltsville, MD

Starch Cutlery & Plates

Bill OrtsWestern Regional Research Center Albany, CA,

George InglettBiopolymers Research Lab Peoria, IL

hulls of oats, soybeans, peas & ricebran from corn or wheat

Z-Trim natural dietary fiber fat replacer

Remote Sensing

Jack MorganCrops Research LabFort Collins, CO

Very-Large Scale Aerial Photographyto Monitor Watersheds

Paul PinterU.S. Water Conservation LabPhoenix, AZ

Satellite imagery & crop modelingto predict yield

$200 MillionEconomic loss leafy

spurge. Developed a new remote sensing method

for detection and is developing software that predicts its occurrence.

Remote sensing Invasive species

Greg McCartyHydrology & Remote Sensing Lab.Beltsville, MD

The AgScanner™ System•Agricultural remote sensing•Low-cost•UAV-based

Ray HuntHydrology & Remote Sensing LabBeltsville, MD

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

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

BARC MD Partners

David Nicholson - PWA510-559-5641David.Nicholson@ars.usda.gov

Bryan Kaphammer - NPA / SPA970-229-5528Bryan.Kaphammer@.ars.usda.gov

Renee Wagner - MWA309-681-6565Renee.Wagner@ars.usda.gov

Vic Chavez- NAA215-233-6610Vic.Chavez@ars.usda.gov

Thomas Valco- Cotton Technology662-686-5255CTTEC@ars.usda.gov

Don Nordlund- SAA / MSA706-546-3496Don.Nordlund@.ars.usda.gov

Rob Griesbach - BA301-504-6421Robert.Griesbach@ars.usda.gov