USDA Agencies

  • Farm Service Agency (FSA)
    https://www.fsa.usda.gov/
    The Farm Service Agency implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity, disaster and farm marketing programs through a national network of offices.
  • Forest Service (FS)
    https://www.fs.fed.us/
    FS sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.
  • National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
    https://www.nass.usda.gov/
    NASS serves the basic agricultural and rural data needs of the country by providing objective, important and accurate statistical information and services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and public officials. This data is vital to monitoring the ever-changing agricultural sector and carrying out farm policy.
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
    https://nifa.usda.gov/
    NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture.
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
    https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/
    NRCS provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.
  • Rural Development (RD)
    https://www.rd.usda.gov/
    NRCS provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.