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In response to the increased demand for local and regional foods caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA will prioritize investments that expand the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems and ensure food supply chain resilience for the future.

USDA is taking action to strengthen the rules and enforcement to support farmers and ranchers and create a food system of the future that is fair, competitive, distributed, and resilient.

With 20 percent of U.S. agricultural production exported to the rest of the world, trade is a critical engine powering the rural economy.

What is the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program? The ReConnect Loan and Grant Program furnishes loans and grants to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas. The...

USDA conducts plant health research and monitoring and provides resources to protect against threats to our food supply and to our Nation's economy.

USDA provides technology to manage pest populations and noxious weeds below economic damage thresholds. USDA's Noxious Weed Program seeks to prevent the introduction of non-indigenous invasive plants in the U.S. and to prevent the spread of newly introduced invasive plants.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts plant breeding activities both internally and through publicly funded programs. Plant breeding at the USDA encompasses activities that conduct, sponsor, or analyze the human-aided development of new plant varieties or plant populations.

The health of animals, people and the environment is connected. The "One Health" approach is the collaborative effort of the human health, veterinary health and environmental health communities. Through this collaboration, USDA achieves optimal health outcomes for both animals and people.