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For other uses, see USDA (disambiguation).

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How to say "United States Department of Agriculture" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	美國農業部
	(German)	Landwirtschaftsministerium (Vereinigte Staaten)
	(French)	Département de l'Agriculture des États-Unis

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Chip Pickering

Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering, Jr. (born August 10, 1963) has represented Mississippi's district #3 in the United States House of Representatives since being elected in 1996. He previously served as an United States Department of Agriculture appointee. His father is Charles Pickering, Sr., a...

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Devin Nunes

United States Department of Agriculture before entering the House... Devin Nunes (born October 1 1973), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 21st District of California. He was...

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Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is a relatively small government agency in the United States Department of Agriculture currently comprised of about 12,000 employees. Its mission is... partnership with local and state agencies. While its primary focus has been agricultural lands, its many...

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Plum Island Animal Disease Center

United States Department of Agriculture to the United States Department of Homeland Security... Plum Island Animal Disease Center (aerial view) The Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of animal diseases, particularly foreign...

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Classical swine fever

1978, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. It was believed to have been eradicated... swine fever ( CSF ) or hog cholera is a highly contagious disease of pigs and wild boar. It causes... symptoms are indistinguishable from those of African swine fever. The disease is endemic in much of...

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Howard Scott Gentry

authority on the agaves. He worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, and was a research botanist with the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona after 1971. He also collected many of the specimens now at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. His 1942 study of the...

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North River (Tennessee)

area; for the vast majority of its length it is parallel by Forest Road 217, also called North River Road, managed by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. It flows very... The North River of Tennessee is a major tributary of the Tellico River. It rises in the Unicoi...

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4-H

The 4-H youth organization, now administered by the United States Department of Agriculture...). Still, 4-H retains a real connection to its roots in agriculture and associated values of thrift... in agriculture-related arts and sciences and encourage fellowship and service opportunities. With...

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is an operating unit of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It was originally part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). APHIS' mission (2003): To protect the health and value of American agriculture and natural...

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Ann Veneman

Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) is the current and 27th Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). She was appointed by President George W. Bush, confirmed... Undersecretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs from 1989 to 1991. She joined...

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