United States Department of Agriculture

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federal executive department government agency

The United States Department of Agriculture is a federal executive department responsible for developing and executing national policies on farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food safety.

Aliases (9)

U.S. Department of Agriculture ×10
Department of Agriculture ×3
USDA ×2
Department of Agriculture of the United States ×1
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ×1
U.S. Department of Agriculture (as a home demonstration agent) ×1
USDA agencies ×1
USDA officials ×1
United States Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics mission area ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department → government agency →
abbreviation	USDA →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America →
country	United States of America →
foundedBy	Abraham Lincoln →
hasCabinetPosition	United States Secretary of Agriculture →
hasCabinetRank	Cabinet-level department →
hasMotto	“Agriculture is the foundation of manufacture and commerce” →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1862 →
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
offersProgram	Conservation Reserve Program → National School Lunch Program → Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program → Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program → crop insurance programs → farm credit and loan programs →
officialLanguage	English →
oversees	Agricultural Research Service → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → Economic Research Service → Farm Service Agency → Food Safety and Inspection Service → Food and Nutrition Service → Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration → National Agricultural Statistics Service → National Institute of Food and Agriculture → Natural Resources Conservation Service → Office of Inspector General → Office of the Chief Economist → Office of the General Counsel → Risk Management Agency → Rural Development → United States Forest Service →
parentOrganization	Government of the United States →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
regulates	agricultural commodities → animal health standards → plant health standards →
responsibleFor	agricultural policy of the United States → farming policy → food labeling standards for meat and poultry → food safety policy → forestry policy → inspection of meat, poultry, and egg products → nutrition assistance programs → rural economic development policy →
seatHeldBy	United States Secretary of Agriculture →
website	https://www.usda.gov →

Referenced by (102)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agricultural Adjustment Administration → Agricultural Marketing Service → Agricultural Research Service → Commodity Credit Corporation → Commodity Stabilization Service → Farm Security Administration photographers → Food Safety and Inspection Service → Food and Nutrition Service → Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration → National Agricultural Statistics Service → National Institute of Food and Agriculture → Natural Resources Conservation Service → Office of the Chief Economist → Office of the General Counsel (USDA) → PMA → Production and Marketing Administration → Resettlement Administration → Risk Management Agency → Rural Electrification Administration → U.S. Forest Service → War Food Administration →	parentOrganization
Agricultural Marketing Service → Agricultural Research Service ("United States Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics mission area") → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → Bureau of Biological Survey → Commodity Stabilization Service → Economic Research Service → Food and Nutrition Service → National Agricultural Statistics Service → National Institute of Food and Agriculture → Office of the Chief Economist → Office of the General Counsel (USDA) → PMA → Pacific Southwest Region (USFS Region 5) → Risk Management Agency → Rural Electrification Administration → Rural Utilities Service → U.S. Forest Service → War Food Administration →	partOf
Agricultural Act of 1949 → Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 → Conservation Reserve Program → Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) → Food Stamp Act of 1964 → Food Stamp Act of 1964 ("USDA") → Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 → National Recreation Trail ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") → Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 → Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program → United States federal farm programs →	administeredBy
Giant Sequoia National Monument ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") → Gifford Pinchot National Forest ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") → Stanislaus National Forest ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") → U.S. National Forest ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") → White Mountain National Forest →	governingBody
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → Bureau of Biological Survey → Economic Research Service → Farm Service Agency → Rural Utilities Service →	parentAgency
Center for Veterinary Medicine ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") → Council on Environmental Quality → Institute of Agriculture → United States Department of Housing and Urban Development →	collaboratesWith
Claude R. Wickard → Clinton Hart Merriam → Sewall Wright →	employer
National Agricultural Statistics Service → Office of the Chief Economist → usda.gov →	operatedBy
Office of the General Counsel (USDA) ("USDA agencies") → Office of the General Counsel (USDA) ("USDA officials") →	advises
Environmental Defense Section → Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture →	represents
PMA → Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture →	usedBy
United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") →	abbreviation
Economic Research Service →	affiliation
Wallace’s Farmer ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") →	associatedWith
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 →	authorizes
executive branch of the United States ("Department of Agriculture") →	contains
Civilian Conservation Corps ("Department of Agriculture of the United States") →	coordinatedBy
Office of Field Operations ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") →	coordinatesWith
United States Secretary of Agriculture →	department
Lacey Act ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") →	enforcedBy
Agricultural Marketing Service →	foundedBy
Zigzag Ranger District →	hasParentAgency
Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture →	hasText
United States Secretary of Agriculture →	headOf
SecAg →	heads
Public Law 73-10 →	implementedBy
Cabinet of the United States →	includesOffice
United States Secretary of Agriculture →	officeHolderOf
Bureau of Biological Survey →	originallyPartOf
SecAg →	oversees
usda.gov →	owner
Small Business Innovation Research program ("Department of Agriculture") →	participatingAgency
Let's Move! ("U.S. Department of Agriculture") →	partner
Office of the Chief Economist ("Office of the Secretary of Agriculture") →	subordinateTo
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 ("Department of Agriculture") →	transferredFunctionsFrom
Amelia Boynton Robinson ("U.S. Department of Agriculture (as a home demonstration agent)") →	workedAt
United States Trade Representative →	worksWith