Across
- 1. implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity, disaster and farm marketing programs through a national network of offices.
- 2. USDA's principal in-house research agency.
- 3. works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products.
- 4. USDA's principal social science research agency. Each year, ERS communicates research results and socioeconomic indicators
- 5. responsible for the strategic marketing of products and ensuring fair trading and promote a competitive market place
Down
- 1. increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education
- 2. provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants.
- 3. enhances public health and well-being by protecting the public from foodborne illness and ensuring that the nation's meat, poultry and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly packaged.