United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
	Seal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
	Logo of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
	Flag of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency overview
Formed	May 15, 1862; 163 years ago; Cabinet status: February 15, 1889
Preceding agency	Agricultural Division
Jurisdiction	U.S. federal government
Headquarters	Jamie L. Whitten Building; 1301 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.
Employees	105,778 (June 2007)
Annual budget	US$151 billion (2017)
Agency executives	Brooke Rollins, Secretary ; Jewel H. Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary
Website
	USDA.gov

The United States Department of Agriculture (also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA) is a United States Federal Executive Department (or Cabinet Department). Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on farming, agriculture, and food.

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United States Department Of Agriculture Media

Jamie L. Whitten Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture’s Division of Chemistry (third from the right) with his staff, not long after he joined the division in 1883. Wiley’s scientific expertise and political skills were a key to passage of the 1906 Food and Drugs Act and the creation of FDA.
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The Jamie L. Whitten Building in Washington D.C. is the current USDA headquarters.
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Black farmers protested at Lafayette Park across from the White House, on September 22, 1997, against USDA.