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| agricultural |
having to do with agriculture or farming. |
| agriculture |
Agriculture is the science and work of raising crops and farm animals. |
| cabinet |
A cabinet is a group of powerful leaders who give advice to a president or other head of government in a country. Most cabinet members have their own particular area that they are in charge of and help the top leader with. In the United States, some of the areas are education, transportation, defense, energy, and agriculture. [1/2 definitions] |
| USDA |
the government agency responsible for regulations on the safety of food. "USDA" is an abbreviation of the United States Department of Agriculture. |
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