About ERS
The ERS mission is to inform and enhance public and private
decision making on economic and policy issues related to
agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development. With
over 300 employees, The Economic Research Service is a primary
source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
ERS staff disseminates economic information and research results
through an array of outlets, including:
- Agency-published research reports, market analysis and outlook
reports, economic briefs, and data products (all accessible on the
Internet, with hard copies available for purchase)
- An award-winning magazine, Amber Waves, covering the entire
range of ERS work (available online)
- The website, which provides access to all ERS products and
which links users directly with ERS analysts
- Oral briefings, written staff analyses, and congressionally
mandated studies delivered directly to executive and legislative
branch policymakers and program administrators
- Articles in professional journals, and papers presented to
academic colleagues at conferences and meetings
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information, agency guidance documents, and requests for
applications regarding ERS competitive grant and cooperative
agreement awards.
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information through the Freedom of Information Act
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- Web Content Publishing Schedule -Section 207(f)(2) of the E-Government Act of 2002
requires Federal agencies to develop an inventory of information to
be published on their websites, establish a schedule for publishing
information, make those schedules available for public comment, and
post the schedules and priorities on the website. Also see our Calendar for the
latest releases.