Company Profile
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Company Overview
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Production and Conservation
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is the Department’s focal point for the nation’s farmers and ranchers and other stewards of private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest lands. FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance services, conservation programs and technical assistance, and commodity, lending, and disaster programs.
Agencies within FPAC mission area include:
Farm Production and Conservation Business Center
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Risk Management Agency (RMA)
Company History
On May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation to establish the United States Department of Agriculture and two and a half years later in his final message to Congress, Lincoln called USDA "The People's Department." Through our work on food, agriculture, economic development, science, natural resource conservation and other issues, USDA has impacted the lives of generations of Americans.
Benefits
For more information see https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/careers/benefits-and-services.