United States Secretary of Agriculture
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The United States Secretary of Agriculture is a cabinet-level position, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, the secretary heads the Department of Agriculture, which is oncerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development.
The department includes several organizations. The 190 million acres (770,000 km²) of national forests and grasslands are managed by the United States Forest Service. The safety of food produced and sold here is ensured by the United States Food Safety and Inspection Service. Advice for farmers and gardeners is provided by the United States Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Related articles
- Cabinet
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Secretary of Agriculture
- Extension Service of the USDA
- Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
- Risk Management Agency (RMA)
- Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
- Forest Service (FS)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
- Office of Community Development (OCD)
- Rural Housing Service (RHS)
- Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
- Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
- Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
- Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
- Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
- Economic Research Service (ERS)
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
- United States Secretary of Agriculture
References
- This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "United States Secretary of Agriculture"
External links
- United States Department of Agriculture
- History of American Agriculture
- USDA National Nutrient Database
- eLook Nutrition - Provides the complete USDA nutritional database online along with search feature.
- National Archives document of the USDA's origins
- Report: USDA Regulatory Policy Has Been 'Hijacked' by Agribusiness Industry - July 23, 2004.