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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Public Law 113-79 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Risk Coverage program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Price Loss Coverage program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
ACEP administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
USDA conservation programs administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Grassland Reserve Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Wetlands Reserve Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Conservation Stewardship Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Evans-Allen Act of 1977 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Hatch Act agricultural research programs administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
OREI administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Organic Transitions Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Title I – Commodity Programs administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Title X – Horticulture and Organic Agriculture administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Average Crop Revenue Election program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Biomass Crop Assistance Program administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
PPA administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Plant Protection Act
Federal Plant Pest Act administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Seed Act administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
AHPA administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
subject surface form: Animal Health Protection Act
NVAP administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific Ranger District administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
U.S. Utility grades administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
United States land-grant university system administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Hatch Act of 1887 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Warehouse Act of 1916 administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Wholesome Meat Act administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
Liberal Food Plan administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture