1997 Report of the Secretary of Agriculture

A Change for the Better

USDA Agencies and Acronyms

• AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service
• ARS - Agricultural Research Service
• APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• CNPP - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• CSREES - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
• ERS - Economic Research Service
• FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service
• FNS - Food and Nutrition Service
• FS - Forest Service
• FSA - Farm Service Agency
• FSIS - Food Safety and Inspection Service
• GIPSA - Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
• NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service
• NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service
• RBS - Rural Business - Cooperative Service
• RHS - Rural Housing Service
• RMA - Risk Management
• RUS - Rural Utilities Service