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Agriculture

Farm programs, food safety, nutrition assistance, rural development, and the national forests.

Agricultural Research Service
The USDA's in-house scientific research agency, with labs and field stations across the country
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The USDA agency that guards American livestock and crops against pests and diseases and enforces the Animal Welfare Act
Farm Service Agency
The USDA agency that runs farm commodity payments, farm loans, disaster aid, and the Conservation Reserve Program through county offices
Food Safety and Inspection Service
The USDA agency that inspects the nation's meat, poultry, and processed egg products
National Agricultural Statistics Service
The USDA statistical agency that publishes crop and livestock estimates and runs the Census of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The USDA agency born of the Dust Bowl that helps farmers and ranchers conserve soil, water, and habitat on private land
Risk Management Agency
The USDA agency that runs federal crop insurance through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and private insurers
The Department of Agriculture
Farm programs, food stamps, meat inspection, rural loans, and the national forests, all under one roof
The Food and Nutrition Service
The USDA agency behind SNAP, school meals, and WIC, which together feed more than one in eight Americans
The U.S. Forest Service
The agency that manages 193 million acres of national forests and fights most of the nation's wildfires
USDA Rural Development
The USDA mission area that lends and grants money for rural housing, utilities, broadband, and businesses