(the) Department of Agriculture

(the) Department of Agriculture
the US government department that helps farmers and controls agricultural practices. It is in charge of research into such problems as plant diseases and better ways to use the land. The Department also helps the public through programmes such as its approval marks on meat and information concerning food safety.

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