National Commission on Small Farms

The United States Department of Agriculture , also known as the Agriculture Department, is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally. Wikipedia*

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National Commission on Small Farms has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1997 Public Hearing.