This document provides an overview of key USDA agencies and their acronyms. Some of the main agencies covered include the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Forest Service (FS), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Various career fields that relate to each agency such as management, accounting, and economics are also listed.

1. USDA Agencies Key to USDA Agency Acronyms
USDA Careers FSA FAS RMA FNS FSIS AMS APHIS GIPSA FS NRCS ARS CSREES ERS NASS RBS RHS RUS HRSD OIG NFC Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
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Agribusiness and Industry AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
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Agricultural Commodities Inspection Service
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NRCS Natural Resources Conservation
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Food Program Management
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Loan Management/Finance ARS Agricultural Research Service
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CSREES Cooperative State Research,
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Animal Sciences NASS National Agricultural Statistics
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RHS Rural Housing Services
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RUS Rural Utilities Service
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Geology/Hydrology Departmental Management
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Landscape Architecture HRSD Human Resources Service
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Nutrition
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Office of the Inspector General
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OIG Office of the Inspector General
Soil Sciences/Conservation
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Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Wildlife Biology NFC National Finance Center
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