Portal:Department of Agriculture/Section 1

The USDA is divided into eight distinct mission areas, each of which have at least one agency dedicated to the theme of the mission area:

Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)

• FPAC Business Center
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Risk Management Agency (RMA)
• Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)

• Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

Food Safety (FS)

• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP)

• Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE)

• Forest Service (FS)

Research, Education, and Economics (REE)

• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
• Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• Economic Research Service (ERS)

Rural Development (RD)

• Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
• Rural Housing Service (RHS)
• Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs (TFAA)

• Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)