title: A regulator and source of aid, born in civil war. USDA turns 150 on May 15.
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005523:Food Supply / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011632:Public Assistance / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D016885:United States Department of Agriculture / Q000266:history*