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Research Quality

Peer Reviews
Publishing @ ERS – The peer review and clearance procedures used by ERS to meet the high standards expected of the Federal principal statistical agencies.
USDA Plain Writing – We are committed to clear government communications that the public can understand and use, and will write documents in plain language.