Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently discussed the latest Technology Transfer Report <Link >. He reported 320 new inventions from USDA laboratories in fiscal 2018, along with 471 licenses, 120 patent applications and 67 actual patents. Feedstuffs’ Jacqui Fatka shares the new developments and the potential economic impact.
Source: Feedstuffs, July 3, 2019. Link. USDA issues the report each year on technology transfer activities for:
- USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service
- Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
- ARS
- Economic Research Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Food Safety & Inspection Service
- Forest Service
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Institute of Food & Agriculture
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Rural Development
INSIGHTS: Some of these inventions will affect animal health and food safety.