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The '''Farm Service Agency''' ('''FSA''') is the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] agency that was formed by merging the farm loan portfolio and staff of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). 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. The Administrator of FSA reports to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. The current administrator is Zach Ducheneaux.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williamson |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-04-19 |title=A Death in Dairyland Spurs a Fight Against a Silent Killer |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/farmer-suicide-depression-wisconsin-rural.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The FSA of each state is led by a politically appointed State Executive Director (SED). | The '''Farm Service Agency''' ('''FSA''') is the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] agency that was formed by merging the farm loan portfolio and staff of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). 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. The Administrator of FSA reports to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. The current administrator is Zach Ducheneaux.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williamson |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-04-19 |title=A Death in Dairyland Spurs a Fight Against a Silent Killer |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/farmer-suicide-depression-wisconsin-rural.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The FSA of each state is led by a politically appointed State Executive Director (SED). | ||
== Political appointee positions == | |||
[[List of political appointee positions#Farm Service Agency]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||