7 U.S.C. § 3101 — Purposes of agricultural research, extension, and education

enhance the competitiveness of the United States agriculture and food industry in an increasingly competitive world environment;

increase the long-term productivity of the United States agriculture and food industry while maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base on which rural America and the United States agricultural economy depend;

develop new uses and new products for agricultural commodities, such as alternative fuels, and develop new crops;

support agricultural research and extension to promote economic opportunity in rural communities and to meet the increasing demand for information and technology transfer throughout the United States agriculture industry;

improve risk management in the United States agriculture industry;

improve the safe production and processing of, and adding of value to, United States food and fiber resources using methods that maintain the balance between yield and environmental soundness;

support higher education in agriculture to give the next generation of Americans the knowledge, technology, and applications necessary to enhance the competitiveness of United States agriculture;

maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of food to meet human nutritional needs and requirements; and

support international collaboration that leverages resources and advances priority food and agricultural interests of the United States, such as—