Department of Agriculture

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that institutes and administers all federal programs dealing with agriculture. USDA

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Department of Agriculture Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch that provides services for farmers, including agricultural research, soil conservation, and efforts to regulate and stabilize the farming economy.

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Etymology

Origin of Department of Agriculture

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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Department of Agriculture

Elsewhere in Washington, the now-defunct US Institute of Peace was renamed after Trump, and his face stares down from huge banners outside the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Department of Agriculture and collaborating institutions describe such a tool in the journal Horticulture Research.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

The Department of Agriculture increased its projections for corn and soybeans from South America this year, citing favorable harvesting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in the umbilical area of a bovine in Zavala County, Texas, more than 60 miles from the northern Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Nevertheless, the planes hired by the United States Department of Agriculture and the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets in 1957 showered down the prescribed DDT-in-fuel-oil with impartiality.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson