Agricultural Marketing Service

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agency of the United States Department of Agriculture federal agency

The Agricultural Marketing Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency responsible for facilitating the efficient, fair marketing of agricultural products through grading, standards, market news, and related programs.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Agricultural Marketing Service canonical	17
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service	8
Federal Marketing Orders for specialty crops	1
National Organic Program	1
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Division	1
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service publications	1
USDA Market News for specialty crops	1
USDA grading service	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Agricultural Marketing Service
Context triple: [Production and Marketing Administration, replacedBy, Agricultural Marketing Service]

A. United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is a federal executive department responsible for developing and executing national policies on farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food safety.
B. National Agricultural Statistics Service
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is a U.S. federal agency that collects, analyzes, and publishes data on agriculture to inform policy, industry decisions, and the public.
C. Farm Service Agency
The Farm Service Agency is a U.S. government agency that administers agricultural policies and programs to support farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
D. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is a former USDA agency responsible for ensuring fair trading practices, accurate grain inspection and weighing, and competitive livestock and poultry markets in the United States.
E. National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is a U.S. federal agency that funds and supports research, education, and extension programs to advance agriculture, food systems, and related sciences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Agricultural Marketing Service
Target entity description: The Agricultural Marketing Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency responsible for facilitating the efficient, fair marketing of agricultural products through grading, standards, market news, and related programs.

A. United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is a federal executive department responsible for developing and executing national policies on farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food safety.
B. National Agricultural Statistics Service
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is a U.S. federal agency that collects, analyzes, and publishes data on agriculture to inform policy, industry decisions, and the public.
C. Farm Service Agency
The Farm Service Agency is a U.S. government agency that administers agricultural policies and programs to support farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
D. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is a former USDA agency responsible for ensuring fair trading practices, accurate grain inspection and weighing, and competitive livestock and poultry markets in the United States.
E. National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is a U.S. federal agency that funds and supports research, education, and extension programs to advance agriculture, food systems, and related sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agency of the United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ federal agency ⓘ
abbreviation	AMS ⓘ
appliesRegulation	USDA organic regulations ⓘ United States Standards for Grades of Cotton ⓘ United States Standards for Grades of Dairy Products ⓘ United States Standards for Grades of Eggs ⓘ United States Standards for Grades of Fruits and Vegetables ⓘ United States Standards for Grades of Meat and Poultry ⓘ United States Standards for Grades of Tobacco ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
foundedBy	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
hasPart	Commodity Procurement Program ⓘ Dairy Program ⓘ Fair Trade Practices Program ⓘ Federal Grain Inspection Service ⓘ linked to: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Livestock and Poultry Program ⓘ National Organic Program ⓘ linked to: Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Standards Board ⓘ Science and Technology Program ⓘ Specialty Crops Program ⓘ Transportation and Marketing Program ⓘ
hasResponsibility	administering agricultural product quality grading programs ⓘ administering federal marketing orders and agreements ⓘ administering research and promotion programs for agricultural commodities ⓘ administering the National Organic Program ⓘ collecting and disseminating transportation and marketing information ⓘ developing official U.S. grade standards for agricultural products ⓘ enforcing organic labeling standards ⓘ ensuring integrity of organic certification system ⓘ overseeing fair trade practices in the marketing of agricultural products ⓘ promoting fair and competitive marketing of U.S. agricultural products ⓘ providing laboratory testing and scientific services for agricultural products ⓘ providing market news on agricultural commodities ⓘ purchasing food for USDA nutrition assistance programs ⓘ supporting farmers and ranchers in accessing markets ⓘ supporting local and regional food systems ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
industry	agricultural marketing ⓘ food and agriculture ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalForm	federal executive agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
missionStatement	to facilitate the competitive and efficient marketing of U.S. agricultural products ⓘ
operatesInTheFieldOf	agricultural policy ⓘ food quality assurance ⓘ market information services ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
website	https://www.ams.usda.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Production and Marketing Administration → replacedBy → Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration → dissolvedInto → Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ

PMA → replacedBy → Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ

PMA → reorganizedInto → Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ

Agricultural Marketing Service → hasPart → National Organic Program ⓘ