We provide leadership on food, agriculture, naturalresources, rural development and related issues based onsound public policy, the best available science, and effi cient management. To be a dynamic organization that is able to enhance agricultural trade, improve farm economies and quality of life in rural America, protect the Nation’s food supply, improve the Nation’s nutrition, and protect and enhance the Nation’s natural resource base and environment. - [Read more]

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. - [Read more]