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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
United States Department of Agriculture canonical	325
U.S. Department of Agriculture	36
Department of Agriculture	6
USDA	6
United States Department of Agriculture headquarters	3
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture	2
USDA agencies	2
Department of Agriculture of the United States	1
Establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture	1
U.S. Department of Agriculture (as a home demonstration agent)	1
USDA economists	1
USDA leadership	1
USDA officials	1
United States Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics mission area	1
United States Department of Agriculture officials	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T27992 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Department of Agriculture
Context triple: [Cabinet of the United States, includesOffice, United States Department of Agriculture]

A. usda.gov
usda.gov is the official website of the United States Department of Agriculture, providing information, services, data, and resources related to farming, food, nutrition, rural development, and agricultural policy.
B. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
C. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a U.S. federal scientific agency focused on understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, and managing and conserving marine and coastal resources.
D. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
E. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Department of Agriculture
Target entity description: 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.

A. usda.gov
usda.gov is the official website of the United States Department of Agriculture, providing information, services, data, and resources related to farming, food, nutrition, rural development, and agricultural policy.
B. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
C. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a U.S. federal scientific agency focused on understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, and managing and conserving marine and coastal resources.
D. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
E. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Department of Agriculture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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	United States government ⓘ surface form: Federal government of the United States
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
offersProgram	Conservation Reserve Program ⓘ Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ surface form: National School Lunch Program Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ surface form: United States Forest Service
parentOrganization	United States government ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (388)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commodity Credit Corporation → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Pacific Southwest Region (USFS Region 5) → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Talladega National Forest → governingBody → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Nixon Reorganization Plan creating EPA → transferredFunctionFrom → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Agriculture

ARS → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: Agricultural Research Service

ARS → isPrincipalInHouseResearchAgencyOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: Agricultural Research Service

National Arboretum → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: United States National Arboretum

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center → ownedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center → affiliation → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Resource and Rural Economics Division → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Resource and Rural Economics Division → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Resource and Rural Economics Division → client → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: USDA leadership

George Washington National Forest → governingBody → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Presidency of Abraham Lincoln → significantEvent → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture

Hans Albert → employer → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: Hans Albert Einstein

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bureau of Dairy Industry → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Bureau of Dairy Industry → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Bureau of Dairy Industry → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Administration → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Agricultural Research Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Agricultural Library → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Agricultural Library → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Agricultural Library → operator → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Agricultural Library → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Plum Island Animal Disease Center → formerOperator → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Programs in Crop Production and Protection → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Programs in Animal Production and Protection → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Programs in Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Programs in Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

GIPSA → parentAgency → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

GIPSA → affiliation → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Department of Agriculture South Building, Washington, D.C. → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Department of Agriculture South Building, Washington, D.C. → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

ERS → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: Economic Research Service

ERS → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: Economic Research Service

ERS → foundedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject surface form: Economic Research Service

Market and Trade Economics Division → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Market and Trade Economics Division → affiliation → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: USDA

Information Services Division → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Information Services Division → parentAgency → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Federal Meat Inspection Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

FNS → parentAgency → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

FNS → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National School Lunch Program → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National School Lunch Program → nutritionStandardsSetBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

School Breakfast Program → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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