Department of Agriculture
Noun
Meaning
the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
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• Detailed listing of the Farm-to-market road projects under the Department of Agriculture is now found in Volume II-A of the GAA. This is used to be a lump sum appropriation Mr. President both under the NEP and the GAB.
We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers.
At President Obama's direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture is working hard to unleash the power of America's innovators and entrepreneurs to build a green energy economy.
According to Aida Pagtan, information officer of the Department of Agriculture Cordillera, vegetable traders can apply for a food pass from the agriculture offices in their towns or province of origin.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), feral hogs cause more than $1.5 billion in damages to property, agricultural interests (crops and livestock), native wildlife and ecosystems as well as cultural and historic resources.
According to a release from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, trees and boughs can be used by diseases and invasive species to move to another landscape.