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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
http://www.usda.gov
USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/MA
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs (funding opportunities)
Since 1935, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (originally called the Soil Conservation Service) provides leadership in a partnership effort to help America’s private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.  NRCS employees provide technical assistance based on sound science and suited to a customer’s specific needs.  They provide financial assistance for many conservation activities. 

USDA Rural Development (RD)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/MA
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs (funding opportunities)
Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America.  Rural Development achieves its mission by helping rural individuals, communities and businesses obtain the financial and technical assistance needed to address their diverse and unique needs. 

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
http://www.fsa.usda.gov
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/MA
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers and manages farm commodity, credit, conservation, disaster and loan programs as laid out by Congress through a network of federal, state and county offices.  These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of the agricultural industry and to help farmers adjust production to meet demand. 

USDA Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service (CSREES)
http://www.csrees.usda.gov
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm
CSREES' unique mission is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations. CSREES doesn't perform actual research, education, and extension but rather helps fund it at the state and local level and provides program leadership in these areas.

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
http://www.ams.usda.gov
The Agricultural Marketing Service includes six commodity programs--Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco. The programs employ specialists who provide standardization, grading and market news services for those commodities. They enforce such Federal Laws as the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and the Federal Seed Act.  AMS commodity programs also oversee marketing agreements and orders, administer research and promotion programs, and purchase commodities for Federal food programs.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
http://www.ars.usda.gov
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Their job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a multi-faceted Agency 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.  These efforts support the overall mission of USDA, which is to protect and promote food, agriculture, natural resources and related issues.

Economic Research Service (ERS)
http://www.ers.usda.gov
The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With 450 employees, ERS conducts a research program to inform public and private decision making on economic and policy issues involving food, farming, natural resources, and rural development.

Food & Nutrition Service (FNS)
http://www.fns.usda.gov
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), formerly known as the Food and Consumer Service, administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The mission of FNS is to provide children and needy families better access to food and a more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive nutrition education efforts.

Federal Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov
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.

Forest Service (FS)
http://www.fs.fed.us
Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands.

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
http://www.nass.usda.gov
NASS is committed to providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. To uphold our commitment NASS will continue to.

Risk Management Agency (RMA)
http://www.rma.usda.gov
The mission of the Risk Management Agency (RMA)  is to promote, support, and regulate sound risk management solutions to preserve and strengthen the economic stability of America’s agricultural producers.