United States Department of Agriculture

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federal executive department government agency

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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
United States Department of Agriculture canonical	325
U.S. Department of Agriculture	36
Department of Agriculture	6
USDA	6
United States Department of Agriculture headquarters	3
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture	2
USDA agencies	2
Department of Agriculture of the United States	1
Establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture	1
U.S. Department of Agriculture (as a home demonstration agent)	1
USDA economists	1
USDA leadership	1
USDA officials	1
United States Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics mission area	1
United States Department of Agriculture officials	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T27992 — 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: United States Department of Agriculture
Context triple: [Cabinet of the United States, includesOffice, United States Department of Agriculture]

A. usda.gov
usda.gov is the official website of the United States Department of Agriculture, providing information, services, data, and resources related to farming, food, nutrition, rural development, and agricultural policy.
B. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
C. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a U.S. federal scientific agency focused on understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, and managing and conserving marine and coastal resources.
D. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
E. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
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: United States Department of Agriculture
Target entity description: 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.

A. usda.gov
usda.gov is the official website of the United States Department of Agriculture, providing information, services, data, and resources related to farming, food, nutrition, rural development, and agricultural policy.
B. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
C. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a U.S. federal scientific agency focused on understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, and managing and conserving marine and coastal resources.
D. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
E. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	USDA ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Agriculture
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
foundedBy	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
hasCabinetPosition	United States Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ
hasCabinetRank	Cabinet-level department ⓘ
hasMotto	“Agriculture is the foundation of manufacture and commerce” ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1862 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
offersProgram	Conservation Reserve Program ⓘ National School Lunch Program ⓘ linked to: Food and Nutrition Service Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ linked to: Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program ⓘ crop insurance programs ⓘ farm credit and loan programs ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
oversees	Agricultural Research Service ⓘ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ⓘ Economic Research Service ⓘ Farm Service Agency ⓘ Food Safety and Inspection Service ⓘ Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration ⓘ National Agricultural Statistics Service ⓘ National Institute of Food and Agriculture ⓘ Natural Resources Conservation Service ⓘ Office of Inspector General ⓘ Office of the Chief Economist ⓘ Office of the General Counsel ⓘ Risk Management Agency ⓘ Rural Development ⓘ United States Forest Service ⓘ linked to: U.S. Forest Service
parentOrganization	Government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
partOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
regulates	agricultural commodities ⓘ animal health standards ⓘ plant health standards ⓘ
responsibleFor	agricultural policy of the United States ⓘ farming policy ⓘ food labeling standards for meat and poultry ⓘ food safety policy ⓘ forestry policy ⓘ inspection of meat, poultry, and egg products ⓘ nutrition assistance programs ⓘ rural economic development policy ⓘ
seatHeldBy	United States Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ
website	https://www.usda.gov ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (388)

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

Cabinet of the United States → includesOffice → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

usda.gov → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

usda.gov → owner → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

executive branch of the United States → contains → Department of Agriculture ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Small Business Innovation Research program → participatingAgency → Department of Agriculture ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Adjustment Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Civilian Conservation Corps → coordinatedBy → Department of Agriculture of the United States ⓘ

subject linked to: CCC

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Council on Environmental Quality → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Department of Agriculture → abbreviation → USDA ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Trade Representative → worksWith → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject linked to: United States Trade Representative (Cabinet-level)

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Rural Electrification Administration → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Rural Electrification Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Secretary of Agriculture → headOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Secretary of Agriculture → officeHolderOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

United States Secretary of Agriculture → department → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Let's Move! → partner → U.S. Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject linked to: Let’s Move!

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Production and Marketing Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Farm Security Administration photographers → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Resettlement Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

National Recreation Trail → administeredBy → U.S. Department of Agriculture ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

U.S. Forest Service → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

U.S. Forest Service → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Stanislaus National Forest → governingBody → U.S. Department of Agriculture ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Food Safety and Inspection Service → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Food and Nutrition Service → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Food and Nutrition Service → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Risk Management Agency → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Risk Management Agency → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Office of the Chief Economist → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Office of the Chief Economist → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Office of the Chief Economist → operatedBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Office of the Chief Economist → subordinateTo → Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Office of the General Counsel (USDA) → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of the General Counsel

Office of the General Counsel (USDA) → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of the General Counsel

Office of the General Counsel (USDA) → advises → USDA agencies ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of the General Counsel

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Office of the General Counsel (USDA) → advises → USDA officials ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of the General Counsel

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Conservation Reserve Program → administeredBy → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 → transferredFunctionsFrom → Department of Agriculture ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Agricultural Research Service → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics mission area ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Agriculture

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Economic Research Service → parentAgency → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Economic Research Service → partOf → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Economic Research Service → affiliation → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Natural Resources Conservation Service → parentOrganization → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Farm Service Agency → parentAgency → United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

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