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Establishment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

1862

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Prior to this, agriculture was not regulated by any state body. The new department has two main duties: to ensure a sufficient and reliable food supply, and to provide information on subjects related to agriculture, including dietary information. It emerges from the context of the Civil War, when whole communities struggle with starvation after their fields are destroyed by battle.