The United States Department of Agriculture, known in verbal and written shorthand as the USDA, is responsible for strengthening the nation’s agricultural system, work to build up rural America, and support biotechnology, or genetic modification of crops and livestock.
Recommended Resources
The United States Department of Agriculture’s project to dictate what types of food Americans eat is on display here. Offers a tip of the day, news about nutrition, daily food plans, and videos about the program.
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
The government agency in charge of farms, crops, food and nutrition, and marketing and trade in those areas maintains this site which shares with the world details about mad cow disease and other food-borne illnesses, and rural assistance available through its various programs.
http://www.usda.gov/
Contains news and information about the Forest Service, with sections dedicated to fire and aviation, policies, state and private forestry,and a photo and video gallery.
http://www.fs.fed.us/
