United States Department of Agriculture Law and Legal Definition
The United States Department of Agriculture is a federal executive department of the U.S. It is informally known as the USDA or the Agriculture Department. The USDA is tasked with the responsibility of developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food.
The USDA aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and abroad.
Some agencies under the USDA are:
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Food Safety And Inspection Service
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Forest Service (FS)
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Legal Definition list
- United States Customs Service
- United States Court of Military Appeals
- United States Court of International Trade
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
- United States Department of Justice Civil Division
- United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
- United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
- United States Department of State
