United States Department of Agriculture

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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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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

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Mendocino National Forest governingBody United States Department of Agriculture
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Division of Agriculture cooperatesWith United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Division of Agriculture (Alaska)
Agricultural Act of 1970 implementedBy United States Department of Agriculture
Public Law 95-113 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of Alabama cooperatesWith United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry partOf United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry parentAgency United States Department of Agriculture
FDA CFSAN collaboratesWith United States Department of Agriculture
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Public Law 81-439 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Act of 1948 implementedBy United States Department of Agriculture
CCC parentOrganization United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC partOf United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC regulator United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act enforcedBy United States Department of Agriculture
Food for Progress administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Market Access Program partOf United States Department of Agriculture
Market Access Program sponsor United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Market Development Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Market Development Program sponsor United States Department of Agriculture
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
PSA administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
Title II – Conservation administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Title III – Trade administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Title VII – Research, Extension, and Related Matters administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Title IX – Energy administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Area Risk Protection Insurance administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (policy and product support role) administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Federal Crop Insurance Act administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Food Security Act conservation provisions administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
EQIP administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Great Plains Conservation Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Water Quality Incentives Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Integrated Farm Management Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Rural Clean Water Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
EQIP Classic administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
EQIP National Water Quality Initiative administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
EQIP High Tunnel Initiative administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
EQIP Wildlife Habitat Incentive Area administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Regional Conservation Partnership Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
SBP administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: School Breakfast Program
USDA nutrition assistance programs administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
SFSP administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
USDA commodity foods administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
FMNP administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Food Stamp Act of 1977 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
USDA Child Nutrition Programs administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Public Law 89-642 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture