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THE 50 SOVEREIGN STATES
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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Department of Agriculture (1882)

Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Johanns

The Department of Agriculture works to improve and maintain farm income and to develop and expand markets abroad for agricultural products. The Department helps to curb and to cure poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. It works to enhance the environment and to maintain production capacity by helping landowners protect the soil, water, forests, and other natural resources. Rural development, credit, and conservation programs are key resources for carrying out national growth policies. Department research findings directly or indirectly benefit all Americans. The Department, through inspection and grading services, safeguards and ensures standards of quality in the daily food supply.

The Secretary of Agriculture reports directly to the President and is responsible for the direction and supervision of all operations and activities of the Department.