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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.
Department of Economic Affairs, proposed by President Richard Nixon; essentially a consolidation of the Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture. [32] Department of Environmental Protection, proposed by Senator Arlen Specter and others [33] Department of Intelligence, proposed by former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell [34]
Prior to the inception of ARS, agricultural research was first conducted under the umbrella of the Agricultural Department in the U.S. Patent Office in 1839. It was created to collect statistics, distribute seeds and compile and distribute pertinent information. In 1862 the USDA was created and agricultural research was moved to its department.
The position of secretary of agriculture was created when the department was elevated to Cabinet status in 1889. The following is a list of secretaries of agriculture, since the creation of the office in 1889. [8] Parties Democratic (14) Republican (18) Status Acting Secretary of Agriculture Nominee for Secretary of Agriculture
On October 13, 1994, the Department of Agriculture was reorganized under the Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. Under that act, USDA Rural Development was created to administer the former Farmers Home Administration 's (FmHA) non-farm financial programs for rural housing ...
The US Department of Agriculture is set to begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March.
FNS was established on August 8, 1969 as an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The first administrator was Edward J. Hekman, former president of the Keebler Company, who served until the end the Ford administration. [4] In 2018, 11.1% of the US population were deemed as being 'food insecure'. [5]
The new definition reflects the advice offered in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are produced by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services.