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Agriculture Department

Federal agency. Imported from federalregister.gov (slug: agriculture-department).

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Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Onions Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2025 Amendments)	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act: Revisions to Reporting Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Implementation of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 and Related Provisions; Correcting Amendments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Program Review-Subsistence Management for Public Lands in Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	OneRD Guarantee Loan Regulation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	OneRD Guaranteed Loan Regulation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order No. 989	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP)	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agricultural Disaster Indemnity Programs; Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agricultural Disaster Indemnity Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2024-25 Crop Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Walnuts Grown in California; Changes to Administrative Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; Amendments to the Marketing Order	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (FW); Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2025-2026 Marketing Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Imported Walnuts; Suspension of Handling Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan; Realignment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revising U.S. Standards for Grades of Lemons	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations for Crop Insurance Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulation	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	User Fees: Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Technical Amendment	Amended an existing rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Visual Post-Mortem Inspection in Swine Slaughter Establishments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Additional Payment II Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 1; Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2025-26 and 2026-27 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Federal Subsistence Management Program; Transfer of Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Obsolete Provisions	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 1	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Unconstitutional Preferences Based on Race and Sex in Response to Court Ruling	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Pumped Bacon Sampling Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Publication Method of Lists of States With and Without State Meat or Poultry Inspection Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Multifamily Housing Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Requirement To Submit a Market Study	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Standard of Identity for Canned “Tripe With Milk”	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to the Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Organic Program: 2025 Sunset Review and Substance Renewals	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Import Regulations for Horses; Pre-Export Examination	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024; Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children: Rescission of Obsolete Regulatory Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Child Nutrition: Streamlining Plan Requirements for the Summer EBT Program and the Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Food Service Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Conversion of Ski Area Authorizations	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Regulations Establishing Tobacco Price Support Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Tobacco Quota Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Regulations Establishing Tobacco Price Support Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order; Continuance Referendum and Moratorium on Assessment Collection	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Rescinding Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order: Withdrawal of Proposed Rule	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2025	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Obsolete Import Grading and Pesticide Testing Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Designated Tobacco Markets	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of the Dairy Donation Program	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Rescission of Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection Methods	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Recordkeeping on Restricted Use Pesticides by Certified Applications	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Crop Assistance Program Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Rescinding National Organic Program; Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Child and Adult Care Food Program: Rescission of Obsolete Data Collection Requirements	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reauthorization of Dairy Forward Pricing Program: Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reauthorization of Dairy Forward Pricing Program	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Voluntary Ante-Mortem Inspection Regulations for Horses Vacated by Court	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Grazing Advisory Boards	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Payment of Indemnity and Compensation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; Reopening of Comment Period	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	User Fees: Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Delay of Effective Date and Request for Information	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Horse Protection Amendments; Further Delay of Effective Date, and Request for Comment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updating Manufactured Housing Provisions; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	US Swine Health Improvement Plan; Reopening of Comment Period	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Privacy Act Regulations; Delay of Effective Date	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Changes Related to Special Servicing Options; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order; Clarifying Changes	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Plant Records To Include Grade Label Butterfat Testing	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Organic Program; Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food	Issued the rule.	Source