The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With over 350 employees, ERS conducts a research program to inform public and private decisionmaking on economic and policy issues involving food, farming, natural resources, and rural development. More...

• Key Accomplishments
• Strategic Plan and Performance Documents
• History of ERS
• Conference Center

Research Emphases

• Five Major Areas of Research—The scope of ERS activity
• Grant Funding Opportunities—Three priority areas of ERS-funded research
• Common Questions—From our customers

Directories

• Management Directory
• Organizational Chart
• Staff Directory
• Subject Specialists
• Contact Us

Employment

• Careers at the Economic Research Service
  
• EEO/No FEAR—Equal Employment Opportunity data posted pursuant to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174.

Guiding Principles

• Mission Statement
• Scientific Research Guidelines/Peer Review
• Commitment to Scientific Integrity by Principal Statistical Agencies
• Information Quality—Guidelines to ensure the quality of the information disseminated by ERS. Also establishes administrative mechanisms to allow the public to seek and obtain correction of that information.
  • Peer Reviews—Agenda and plans for peer reviews of influential scientific information and highly influential scientific assessments.
• Accessibility
• ERS Annual Report to OMB on the Implementation of CIPSEA—The agency’s annual report on activities related to the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA), including compliance with CIPSEA implementation guidance.
• ERS Error Correction Policy—In the event that a substantive error is detected in a disseminated information product, ERS will make a correction. A correction notice will be posted on the Errata page and on any files (Excel, HTML, PDF) containing the corrected data.
• Plain Writing—We are committed to clear government communications that the public can understand and use, and will write documents in plain language.
• Privacy and Nondiscrimination Statements

Website Standards and Policies

• 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.