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USDA is an executive department of the US government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promote agricultural trade and production, assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger. It is headed by the secretary of agriculture, who reports to the president and is a member of the Cabinet.
FNS is a USDA agency that administers domestic nutrition assistance programs, such as SNAP, WIC, and school meals. FNS helps to address hunger and food insecurity in the US, and provides nutrition education and promotion materials.
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS conducts scientific research to solve agricultural problems and provide information access and dissemination to the public.
The USDA will temporarily reopen almost half of its Farm Service Agency offices to provide certain services as the partial government shutdown wears on. USDA calls employees back to work to help ...
FSIS is a USDA agency that regulates meat, poultry, and egg products for safety and labeling. It also inspects food-related establishments and imports from countries with equivalent systems.
National Finance Center (NFC) is a USDA agency that provides HR, financial and administrative services for federal organizations. NFC is located in New Orleans and operates payroll, health benefits and other systems.
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the largest intramural research agency of USDA. ARS has a workforce of around 8,000 employees, including 2,500 life and physical scientists who represent a wide range of disciplines and who work at more than 100 locations across the country and at five overseas laboratories.
APHIS stands for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, a federal agency under the US Department of Agriculture. It protects and promotes U.S. agricultural health, regulates genetically engineered organisms, administers the Animal Welfare Act and carries out wildlife damage management activities.