Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is a multi-faceted Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture with a broad mission area that includes protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, regulating genetically engineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) was created within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the health of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers.

The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides economic research and information to inform public and private decision making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America.

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) addresses critical societal concerns by employing paraprofessional staff and influencing nutrition and physical activity behaviors of low-income families, particularly those with young children.

eXtension (Cooperative Extension Service) content is organized around resource areas. eXtension resource areas are also known as Communities of Practice. "This Community of Practice is typically multi-institutional, multi-state, and multi-disciplinary.

The National Agricultural Library's Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and school meals.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.

The Healthy Meals Resource System (HMRS) is the training and technical assistance component of Team Nutrition, a nationwide integrated program designed to help implement the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children.

The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States and houses one of the world's largest collections devoted to agriculture and its related sciences.

The National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) provides farmers, ranchers and forest managers with free technical assistance, or advice, for their land. Common technical assistance includes: resource assessment, practice design and resource monitoring.

The SNAP-Ed Connection is a dynamic online resource center for State and local SNAP-Ed providers. SNAP-Ed Connection is funded by the Food and Nutrition Service. Maintains the the SNAP-Ed Library for locating SNAP-Ed tools and resources.