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Federal budget · FY2024

Where does federal agriculture spending go?

$32 billionin FY2024 · 0.5% of all federal spending

The Agriculture function covers USDA programs that support farmers and rural America — about $32 billion in FY2024. Note this excludes SNAP / food stamps (those are in Income Security) and farm-program income support that's classified separately. The biggest line is the Farm Service Agency (~$15B) — farm income support, crop insurance subsidies, commodity loans, and conservation payments to landowners.

Other significant pieces: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (~$4B) for soil and water programs and wetland reserves; Agricultural Research Service plus cooperative state extension (~$3B) for federal ag research labs; Animal and Plant Health Inspection (~$2B) for pest and disease control; and rural development programs (~$8B) including USDA broadband, rural energy, and rural housing.

Where the money goes inside agriculture

Agency- and program-level breakdown for FY2024.

  • USDA Farm Service Agency$15 billion

    Farm income support, crop insurance subsidies, commodity loans, conservation payments.

  • USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection$2 billion

    Pest and disease control (avian flu, screwworm, invasive species), inspections at borders.

  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation$4 billion

    Soil & water conservation, working-lands programs, Wetlands Reserve.

  • USDA Agricultural Research Service & extension$3 billion

    Federal ag research labs + cooperative state extension services.

  • Other USDA (rural development, departmental admin)$8 billion

    Rural energy programs, broadband, agricultural marketing service.

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