Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine
You’ll find information on food safety, antimicrobial resistance and animal drug approvals.
FDA-Approved Animal Drug Products On-Line Database System
This online database is maintained at Virginia Tech University.
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The USDA home page contains current news releases, a calendar of USDA-related events and links to other USDA agencies.
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Agricultural Marketing Service - mission to facilitate the strategic marketing of agricultural products in domestic and international markets ensuring fair trading practices and promoting a competitive and efficient marketplace to the benefit of producers and consumers.
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Agricultural Research Service - the main in-house research arm of the USDA.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants, improving agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and contributing to the national economy and the public health.
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Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service - has research and education information about many subjects.
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Economic Research Service - provides economic analysis on efficiency, efficacy, and equity issues related to agriculture, food, the environment and rural development to improve public and private decision-making.
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Farm Service Agency - supports American farmers through commodity loan programs, farmer operating and emergency loans, conservation, domestic and overseas food assistance and disaster programs that improve the economic stability of agriculture and the environment.
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Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Service - ensures access to nutritious, healthful diets for all Americans.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service - the public health agency in USDA responsible for ensuring the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome and correctly labeled and packaged.
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Foreign Agricultural Service - an agency of USDA that represents the diverse interest of U.S. farmers and the food and agricultural sector abroad.
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Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration - facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds and related agricultural products and promotes fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.
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National Agricultural Library - the nation's primary source of agricultural information.
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National Agricultural Statistics Service - contains publications, graphics, historical data, state information, statistical research and more.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service - works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources.
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Plant Protection and Quarantine - provides information on activities and permits, as well as relevant directions and regulations.
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Risk Management Agency - created by Congress in 1996 to administer the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation programs.
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Rural Development - supports public facilities and services, promotes economic development and offers technical assistance and information.
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Rural Housing Service - makes rents affordable for people living in rural areas by providing direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants and technical support to help housing developers create clean and safe housing.
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Rural Utilities Service - the federal "point" agency for rural infrastructure assistance in electricity, water and telecommunications.
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World Agricultural Outlook Board - coordinates USDA's commodity forecasting program; monitors global weather and analyzes its impact on agriculture; and coordinates USDA's weather, climate and remote sensing work.
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Check out the latest news on genome mapping, research programs in genetics and breeding, nutrition, animal health, reproduction, meat science, production systems and biological engineering
Consumer Expenditure Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
