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Inside the Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture is responsible for all the laws and regulations related to food and farming in the United States. While working to ensure the safety of the food we eat and beverages we drink, the Department of Agriculture also does all it can to promote the work of the country's ranchers and farmers, control trade, and protect our nation's natural resources. Every day, you're interacting with the work of the Department of Agriculture. Each time you have a snack or sit down to a meal, wear a cotton shirt, or admire the flowers planted in your garden, you're seeing the work of the Department of Agriculture. Readers will learn more about what this department does, and how its work impacts our lives in big and small ways.
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Inside the Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture is responsible for all the laws and regulations related to food and farming in the United States. While working to ensure the safety of the food we eat and beverages we drink, the Department of Agriculture also does all it can to promote the work of the country's ranchers and farmers, control trade, and protect our nation's natural resources. Every day, you're interacting with the work of the Department of Agriculture. Each time you have a snack or sit down to a meal, wear a cotton shirt, or admire the flowers planted in your garden, you're seeing the work of the Department of Agriculture. Readers will learn more about what this department does, and how its work impacts our lives in big and small ways.
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Inside the Department of Agriculture

Inside the Department of Agriculture

by Jennifer Peters
Inside the Department of Agriculture

Inside the Department of Agriculture

by Jennifer Peters

Overview

The Department of Agriculture is responsible for all the laws and regulations related to food and farming in the United States. While working to ensure the safety of the food we eat and beverages we drink, the Department of Agriculture also does all it can to promote the work of the country's ranchers and farmers, control trade, and protect our nation's natural resources. Every day, you're interacting with the work of the Department of Agriculture. Each time you have a snack or sit down to a meal, wear a cotton shirt, or admire the flowers planted in your garden, you're seeing the work of the Department of Agriculture. Readers will learn more about what this department does, and how its work impacts our lives in big and small ways.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780766098855
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 07/30/2018
Series: Understanding the Executive Branch Series
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 10 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 The Origins of the USDA 6

Chapter 2 What Does The Secretary Of Agriculture Do? 15

Chapter 3 Keeping America's Farms Functioning 22

Chapter 4 Modern Farming 29

Conclusion 34

Chronology 36

Bibliography 41

Glossary 43

Further Reading 45

Index 47

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