The US Department of Agriculture was formed to:?

Question

a.

regulate farming.

b.

control farm profits.

c.

establish bonanza farms.

d.

help farmers by showing them new farm techniques.

Answer 1

idk, but I learned recently that they are in charge of inspecting zoos, which begs the question, why did the SF Zoo's lower than proscribed tiger wall continue to be allowed?

Answer 2

D> and more, part a, and b  too, -----during WWI1, the dept rose in power due shortages..it is considered today to subsidy farms as a national security item...more so, to regulate  such as soil conservation, the national forest service were founded....there are books and massive literature on USDA founding due to its role in the development of America was the most important agency up to WW11and only the Pentagon building was larger

Answer 3

D is the answer for 1862

President Abe Lincoln founded the USDA in 1862,

to introduce new and better techniques and products (machinery, crop and animal species) to farmers.

Farmers made up over 10% of workers back then.

Today it's only ~1%.

However today the USDA oversees many more aspects.

Food exports, protection of farmers, nutrition for children in schools, food inspection and saftey, research, enhancement of new crop and animal species.

There are several branches

USDA-ARS (Agriculture and Research Service)

USDA-APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

USDA-FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Sevice)

EPA prior to 1971, now part of Dept. of HHS

DOE (Department of Energy)

Answer 4

It is D. It was designed to promote agriculture for the farmers' benefit. It was not there to protect the public against bad food or bad farming practices. If you want proof that they still follow the original intent then think about how they tried to cover up any mad cow problems in US cattle.

Answer 5

the usda was started to help farmers implement better farming practices now it is used to control farmers and the world food supply and the price this for those of you who want to talk about the price supports dont ***** with your mouth full this is another unknown fact about the usda's budget only two percent is spent on agriculture the rest is spent on wix and other welfare programs for those of you who are too lazy to work i know all of this for a fact because i deal with the usda everydat as i farm for a living