Executive Department
Department of agriculture
Main purposes
What does this department/agency do today? Helps farmers improve their incomes and expand their markets.
Mission
- We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.
History
(May 15 1862) Helps farmers improve their incomes and expand their markets and to provide financial credit.
Abraham Lincoln invented it.
Head of Department
Tom Vilsack Is the secretary
To safe guard are food supply and they must know things about agriculture.
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry, and food
Structure
150th Anniversary of the United States Department of Agriculture