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§7627 Coordinated Program of Research, Extension, and Education to Improve Viability of Small and Medium Size Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry Operations

Title 7 › CHAPTER 103 — AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM › SUBCHAPTER II — NEW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES › § 7627

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture may run a coordinated program of research, extension, and education to help small and medium dairy, livestock, and poultry farms become more competitive, viable, and sustainable. In this law, those farms are called "operations." If the Secretary starts the program, it must support five main types of work: research and on-farm help for low-cost facilities, practices, and genetics; grazing systems for dairy and livestock to cut costs; integrated crop-and-animal systems to boost efficiency and reduce pollution; economic and market studies to find new opportunities and value-added options; and technology reviews to adapt tools from larger farms to these operations. The Secretary can use staff, money, and facilities from the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and other available funds, but not funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7627

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(a)Program authorized
The Secretary of Agriculture may carry out a coordinated program of research, extension, and education to improve the competitiveness, viability, and sustainability of small and medium size dairy, livestock, and poultry operations (referred to in this section as “operations”).
(b)Components
To the extent the Secretary elects to carry out the program, the Secretary shall conduct—
(1)research, development, and on-farm extension and education concerning low-cost production facilities and practices, management systems, and genetics that are appropriate for the operations;
(2)in the case of dairy and livestock operations, research and extension on management-intensive grazing systems for dairy and livestock production to realize the potential for reduced capital and feed costs through greater use of management skills, labor availability optimization, and the natural benefits of grazing pastures;
(3)research and extension on integrated crop and livestock or poultry systems that increase efficiencies (including improved use of energy inputs), reduce costs, and prevent environmental pollution to strengthen the competitive position of the operations;
(4)economic analyses and market feasibility studies to identify new and expanded opportunities for producers on the operations that provide tools and strategies to meet consumer demand in domestic and international markets, such as cooperative marketing and value-added strategies for milk, meat, and poultry production and processing; and
(5)technology assessment that compares the technological resources of large specialized producers with the technological needs of producers on the operations to identify and transfer existing technology across all sizes and scales and to identify the specific research and education needs of the producers.
(c)Administration
The Secretary may use the funds, facilities, and technical expertise of the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and other funds available to the Secretary (other than funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation) to carry out this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

Amendments

to this section. The

Amendments

by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(31), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service”. 2002—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–171 inserted “(including improved use of energy inputs)” after “poultry systems that increase efficiencies”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(31) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7627

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110