2026 USDA Budget Explanatory Notes

Administration

• Preface (PDF, 184 KB)
• Office of the Secretary (PDF, 849 KB)
• Office of Homeland Security (PDF, 307 KB)
• Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (PDF, 358 KB)
• Departmental Administration (PDF, 553 KB)
• Office of Communications (PDF, 315 KB)

Executive Operations

• Office of the Chief Economist (PDF, 427 KB)
• Office of Hearings and Appeals (PDF, 414 KB)
• Office of Budget and Program Analysis (PDF, 306 KB)
• Office of the Chief Information Officer (PDF, 483 KB)
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (PDF, 318 KB)
• Working Capital Fund (PDF, 552 KB)
• Shared Cost Programs (PDF, 212 KB)
• Presidential E-Government Initiatives (PDF, 211 KB)
• Office of Civil Rights (PDF, 317 KB)
• Ag Buildings and Facilities (PDF, 360 KB)
• Hazardous Materials Management (PDF, 296 KB)
• Office of Safety, Security, and Protection (PDF, 302 KB)
• Office of Inspector General (PDF, 523 KB)
• Office of the General Counsel (PDF, 467 KB)
• Office of Ethics (PDF, 325 KB)

Research, Education and Economics

• Economic Research Service (PDF, 420 KB)
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (PDF, 500 KB)
• Agricultural Research Service (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Agricultural Marketing Service (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Food Safety

• Food Safety and Inspection Service (PDF, 833 KB)

Farm Production and Conservation

• Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (PDF, 491 KB)
• Farm Service Agency (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Risk Management Agency (PDF, 648 KB)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (PDF, 7.8 MB)
• Commodity Credit Corporation (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Natural Resources and Environment

• Forest Service (PDF, 3.0 MB)

Rural Development

• Rural Development (PDF, 723 KB)
• Rural Housing Service (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Rural Business-Cooperative Service (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Rural Utilities Service (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

• Food and Nutrition Service (PDF, 1.9 MB)

Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

• Foreign Agricultural Service (PDF, 1.9 MB)

General Provisions

• General Provisions (PDF, 158 KB)

Special Exhibits

• OIG/GAO Reports (PDF, 588 KB)