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The Agricultural Research ServiceThe Agricultural Research Service
Steven R. ShaferSteven R. ShaferDeputy AdministratorDeputy AdministratorNatural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural SystemsSystems
1862-2008 1862-2008 146 years of “practical 146 years of “practical and scientific and scientific experiments” by USDAexperiments” by USDA
Mission Areas Within Mission Areas Within USDAUSDA
Under Secretary forM arketing & Regulatory Programs
Under Secretary forFood, Nutrition,
& Consum er Services
Under Secretary forFarm & Foreign
Agricultural Services
Deputy Under Secretary forRural Developm ent
Under Secretary forFood Safety
Under Secretary forNatural Resources
& Conservation
Under Secretary forResearch, Education,
& Econom ics
Secretary of Agricu lture
Research, Research, Education, and Education, and EconomicsEconomics
USDASecretary of Agriculture
Under SecretaryFor
Research, Education,and Economics
2,200+ scientists2,200+ scientists 9,000 employees9,000 employees 100+ laboratories100+ laboratories $1.1 billion $1.1 billion
annual budget annual budget (FY08)(FY08)
International International collaborationcollaboration
Partnerships with Partnerships with universities and universities and industryindustry
In-house scientific In-house scientific research arm of research arm of USDAUSDA
Farm-to-table Farm-to-table research scoperesearch scope
Information and Information and technology technology transfertransfer
22 National 22 National ProgramsPrograms
1,100+ projects1,100+ projects
ARS ProfileARS Profile
Mission of ARSMission of ARS
•To conduct research to:To conduct research to:• Ensure high quality, safe food and other Ensure high quality, safe food and other
productsproducts; ;
• Assess the nutritional needs of AmericansAssess the nutritional needs of Americans;;
• Sustain a competitive agricultural Sustain a competitive agricultural economyeconomy; ;
• Enhance the natural resource base and Enhance the natural resource base and the environmentthe environment; and ; and
• Provide economic opportunities to rural Provide economic opportunities to rural citizens and society as a wholecitizens and society as a whole..
How Do We Meet Our How Do We Meet Our Mission?Mission?
Through National Programs
–A National Program is a set of research projects directed toward common goals to solve agricultural problems of high National priority.
•National Programs are outcome driven, e.g., “A safer food supply”
Role of National Program Role of National Program StaffStaff
Maintain relevance of Maintain relevance of research program research program through:through:– Priority settingPriority setting– Budget Budget
developmentdevelopment– Program analysisProgram analysis– Reporting to Reporting to
Congress and Congress and stakeholdersstakeholders
– Program Program coordinationcoordination
ARS National Programs
• Food Animal Production
• Animal Health
• Arthropod Pests of Animals and Humans
• Aquaculture
• Water Availability and Water Availability and Watershed Watershed ManagementManagement
• Global Change, Soil Global Change, Soil and Emissionsand Emissions
• Bioenergy and Bioenergy and BioproductsBioproducts
• Agricultural Waste Agricultural Waste and Byproduct and Byproduct UtilizationUtilization
• Pasture, Forage and Pasture, Forage and Range Land SystemsRange Land Systems
• Agricultural System Agricultural System Competitiveness and Competitiveness and SustainabilitySustainability
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Animal Production & Protection
Natural Resources & Sustainable Agric.
Sys.
• Plant, Microbial & Insect Germplasm Conservation & Development
• Plant Biological & Molecular Processes
• Plant Diseases
• Crop Protection & Quarantine
• Crop Production
• Methyl Bromide Alternatives
Crop Production& Protection
• Human Nutrition
• Food Safety• New Uses, Quality
& Marketability of Plant & Animal Products
Nutrition, Food Safety & Quality
Under Under recruitmenrecruitmen
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Agriculture & Natural Agriculture & Natural Resources: MissionResources: Mission
To develop scientific knowledge To develop scientific knowledge and technology to ensure safe and and technology to ensure safe and affordable food, feed, fiber, and affordable food, feed, fiber, and sustainable energy supplies, while sustainable energy supplies, while enhancing the environment and enhancing the environment and quality of life for producers, rural quality of life for producers, rural communities, and the Nation.communities, and the Nation.
Benefits of National Benefits of National ProgramsPrograms
CCoordinationoordination
CommunicationCommunication
EmpowermentEmpowerment
ARS Partners In ARS Partners In ResearchResearch
USDAUSDA Other Government Other Government
AgenciesAgencies State UniversitiesState Universities International OrganizationsInternational Organizations
– U.N. Food and Agriculture U.N. Food and Agriculture OrganizationOrganization
– World BankWorld Bank– Consultative Group of Consultative Group of
International Agricultural International Agricultural ResearchResearch
– Tropical Ag Research & Tropical Ag Research & Higher Ed CenterHigher Ed Center
– U.S./Israel BARDU.S./Israel BARD
How ARS Plans and How ARS Plans and Sets Research Sets Research PrioritiesPriorities
StakeholdeStakeholder inputr input
Program Program planning planning cyclecycle
ARS Customers & ARS Customers & StakeholdersStakeholders
Action and Regulatory Action and Regulatory AgenciesAgencies
Producers–Farmers Producers–Farmers and Ranchersand Ranchers
IndustryIndustry Non-governmental Non-governmental
Organizations (NGOs)Organizations (NGOs) State and Local State and Local
GovernmentsGovernments ConsumersConsumers
RelevanceRelevance
QualityQuality(Prospective)(Prospective)
QualityQuality(Retrospective)(Retrospective)
OMB Research & Development Investment Criteria
Program Planning & Priority Setting
Scientific Merit Peer Review
Program Assessment
ARS National Program Cycle
ARS Matrix Management Responsibilities
NPS Lead
AD LeadNPS Lead
NPS Lead
PerformancePerformance
Project Implementation
Program Coordination
AD Lead
ARS Scientific Peer Review ARS Scientific Peer Review ProcessProcess
Verify scientific Verify scientific merit and merit and programmatic programmatic relevance.relevance.
At least once At least once every 5 years; every 5 years; majority of majority of reviewers reviewers external external scientists.scientists.
Office of Office of Scientific Scientific Quality Quality Review Review (OSQR) is (OSQR) is Responsible Responsible For:For:
Panel organization & Panel organization & composition composition
Distribution of Distribution of project plans project plans
Reviewer instruction Reviewer instruction and orientationand orientation
The distribution of The distribution of results in ARS results in ARS
Notifies panelists of Notifies panelists of the Agency response the Agency response to recommendations to recommendations
Ad hoc or re-reviews Ad hoc or re-reviews of project plans of project plans
Information Dissemination Information Dissemination and Technology Transferand Technology Transfer
Scientific Scientific PublicationsPublications
Office of Office of Technology Technology TransferTransfer
National National Agricultural Agricultural LibraryLibrary
Information Information StaffStaff
www.ars.usda.gov
Goals of Technology Goals of Technology TransferTransfer Public mission – a problem solving Public mission – a problem solving
agencyagency TransferTransfer of technology is the of technology is the
primary objective --- not incomeprimary objective --- not income Protect intellectual propertyProtect intellectual property onlyonly
if it enhances technology transferif it enhances technology transfer Facilitate development of Facilitate development of
cooperative research agreementscooperative research agreements
Cooperative Research Cooperative Research and Development and Development AgreementsAgreements
ARS Office of ARS Office of Technology Technology TransferTransfer
Additional Additional operating funds operating funds for ARSfor ARS
Projects Projects reviewed for reviewed for benefits to benefits to publicpublic
ARS Program StructureARS Program Structure
Each person supports the
researchprogram of the
scientist
National Program Leaders
Area Directors
Scientist
Lead Scientist
Research Leader
Center, Institute, Laboratory Director