Agriculture Fact Book 1996
This book offers basic facts about many aspects of U.S. agriculture, including the U.S. farm sector, the structure of U.S. agriculture, and rural America. It explains the recent reinvention of the Department, and then describes programs in USDA's seven mission areas: rural economic and community development; farm and international trade; food, nutrition, and consumer services; food safety; natural resources and environment; science, education, and economics; and marketing and inspection. The facts contained here are aimed at journalists in print and broadcast media, editors, and editorial writers; students, researchers, and librarians; groups interested in farmer, consumer, rural development, and environmental issues; and the general public.
To give people the information they need when they need it--and in a form they can use--the 1996 Agriculture Fact Book is being made available in printed form as well as on the Internet. The 244-page paper bound book may be ordered for $9.50 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.