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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- ERS-Issued Significant Guidance Documents-Applicable regulatory information, agency guidance documents, and requests for applications regarding ERS competitive grant and cooperative agreement awards.
- FOIA Requests-Requesting information through the Freedom of Information Act
- Link Disclaimer-Information on ERS website links to non-Federal Websites.
- 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.