United States Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on farming, agriculture, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities, also to meet the needs of the american people, and end hunger, in America and abroad.

Operating units

• Extension Service of the USDA
• Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
• Risk Management Agency (RMA)
• Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
• Forest Service (FS)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
• Office of Community Development (OCD)
• Rural Housing Service (RHS)
• Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
• Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
• Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
• Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
• Economic Research Service (ERS)
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)