U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Summary
Resources
USDA resources describe COVID-19 pandemic impacts on the food chain and food shortages with a Q&A on access to food, infrastructure or our national food production, and a guide to food safety for consumers.
What is the Department of Agriculture? The Department of Agriculture is a federal agency that provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management. They have a vision to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans while also helping feed others throughout the world; and to preserve our Nation’s natural resources through conservation, restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands.
