FSIS/USDA

FSIS/USDA

Introduction

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a component of the executive branch of the U.S. government. Its chief executive is the Secretary of Agriculture, who serves as a member of the Cabinet of the President of the United States. As well as administering price support and nutrition programs, USDA has a wide range of responsibility for funding and regulating science as it applies to the production, distribution, and consumption of agricultural crops and animals, and in some cases to the management of additional renewable resources.

Discussion

The USDA sponsors scientific research through a number of initiatives, but two programs constitute the largest ...