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Agriculture is a major component of the New York economy. [3] As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of 7 million acres (28,000 km 2) which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy.
The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food is a state agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, headquartered in Concord.The department's mission is "to support and promote agriculture and serve consumers and business for the benefit of the public health, environment and economy."
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; North Dakota Department of Agriculture; O.
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets is housed in this Romanesque Revival building at 116 State Street in Montpelier. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets (VAAFM) or sometimes colloquially the agriculture department, is a Vermont executive agency (or cabinet agency). Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on ...
Established in 1939 by Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace (later Vice President) through the merging and consolidation of various United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) bureaus and programs, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) was tasked with facilitating fair and efficient marketing of American agricultural products, including food, fiber, and specialty crops both ...
The FDA allows food makers to vouch for the safety of ingredients they add to our food, calling them 'generally recognized as safe.'
The ERS was established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1446, supp. 1, of April 3, 1961. [4] It was subsequently consolidated with other USDA units (including the Economic Development Service, established in 1969, and the Economic Management Support Center, established 1974) into the Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service by ...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.