Every day, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) employees support the country's diverse agricultural landscape, ranging from individual farmers to international businesses. With over 4,000 dedicated and skilled professionals, we have a long tradition of collaborating, innovation, and evolving to keep American agriculture competitive in the global marketplace.
In 2015 we cultivated strategic partnerships and built a stronger, more efficient AMS. Our voluntary grading, inspection, laboratory analysis, audit verification and certification services helped market more than $150 billion worth of agricultural products worldwide. These services ensured the quality and consistency of American products available within the marketplace.