U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture (Washington DC)

For more than 185 years, the House Committee on Agriculture has established farm policy for agriculture and rural America in the nation's capital. Our nation was founded on the strength of agriculture production, which helped to establish us among the world's most powerful and prosperous nations. The importance of agriculture in the United States has only grown, as our nation’s farmers and ranchers produce the food, fiber and products that keep our nation strong and bountiful and that help feed a hungry world.

The responsibilities and goals of the House Committee on Agriculture are as diverse as the needs of American agriculture. We face issues as varied as renewable energy, rural development, disaster assistance, nutrition, crop insurance, conservation, international trade, futures market regulation, animal and plant health, agricultural research and development, bioterrorism, forestry and many others.