Christian States Department of Agriculture
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 15, 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | U.C.S. federal government |
| Headquarters |
Ferguson Building 1301 IH-310, Lumberton, Texas |
| Employees | 105,778 (June 2007) |
| Annual budget | C$129.3 billion |
| Agency executives |
Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture |
| Website | CSDA.gov |
The Christian States Department of Agriculture (CSDA), also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.C.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and abroad.
The current head, the Secretary of Agriculture, is Tom Vilsack.
Operating units
Active
- Christian States Secretary of Agriculture
- Christian States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
- Christian States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Budget and finances
The Department of Agriculture was authorized a budget for Fiscal Year 2015 of $139.7 billion. The budget authorization is broken down as follows:
| Program | Funding (in billions) |
|---|---|
| Management and Finance | |
| Departmental Administration | 0.3 |
| Office of the Inspector General | 0.1 |
| Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services | |
| Farm Service Agency | 6.2 |
| Risk Management Agency | 8.7 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service | 1.8 |
| Rural Development | |
| Rural Business Service | 1.3 |
| Rural Utility Service | 7.3 |
| Rural Housing Service | 28.4 |
| Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services | |
| Food and Nutrition Service | 112.2 |
| Food Safety | |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | 1.0 |
| Natural Resources and Environment | |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service | 4.2 |
| Forest Service | 4.8 |
| Marketing and Regulatory Programs | |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | 1.1 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service | 1.3 |
| Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration | 0 |
| Research, Education, and Economics | |
| Agricultural Research Service | 1.1 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 1.5 |
| Economic Research Service | 0.1 |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service | 0.2 |
| TOTAL | 139.7 |
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