USDA Research, Education, and Economics Resources (REE)

USDA's Research, Education, and Economics Resources (REE) mission is dedicated to the creation of a safe, sustainable, competitive U.S. food and fiber system and strong, healthy communities, families, and youth through integrated research, analysis and education. USDA's REE mission area is composed of the Office of the Chief Scientist, which fosters collaboration and coordination among all science agencies at USDA-including the following four agencies:

• Agricultural Research Service
• Economic Research Service
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is USDA's chief scientific in-house research agency, finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect  Americans every day from field to table. See below for ARS Research, Resources, and Publications:

• AgLab
• ARS Human Nutrition Program
• ARS Research
• Datasets
• Find a Research Project
• Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
• Food Surveys Research Group
• Nutrient Data Laboratory
• Podcasts
• Tellus- Agricultural Research Updates
• Videos

Economic Research Service (ERS)

The mission of USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) is to anticipate trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America and to conduct high-quality, objective economic research to inform and enhance public and private decision making.

Topics:

• Food & Nutrition Assistance
• Food Choices and Health

Data Products:

• FoodAPS National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey
• Food and Nutrition Assistance Research Reports Database
• Food Environment Atlas

Reports and Publications:

• The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report
• Amber Waves Online Magazine

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.

• Publications
• Data and Statistics
• Census of Agriculture: 2017 Publications
• Ag Census Web Maps
• CropScape
• Surveys
• The Story of U.S. Agricultural Estimates

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences.

Topics:

• Nutrition
• Obesity
• Wellness
• Food Science

Research and Resources:

• Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
• College Partners Directory
• Research, Education, and Economics Information System (REEIS)
• Current Research Information System (CRIS)