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

Example Sentences

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Department of Agriculture

U.S. farmers may produce less corn on their land than forecast earlier this year, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

In the Big Apple, a box of 12 eggs reached an average price of $8.47 according to a note issued by the US Department of Agriculture in February 2025.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Australia's import requirements for dogs are based on biosecurity risk, not the intended use of the animal," Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry told a Senate inquiry in June.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Department of Agriculture that livestock had been inhumanely slaughtered during a May event at Shahnawaz Ranch for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, and that the operation had sold the meat without required federal inspection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Yet drastic action was suddenly taken against them, under the end-justifies-the-means philosophy that has too long directed the control divisions of our Department of Agriculture.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson