USDA released several new mobile tools and open data projects designed to help consumers more easily access critical programs and stimulate further innovation. The releases are part of USDA’s 12-month Digital Government Strategy and include open data programming application interfaces (APIs) and mobile optimized service and systems, including a digital magazine and mobile apps.
The Economic Research Service (ERS) Web Content API provides programmatic access to primary content areas of the ERS public site, including Topics, Publications and Charts of Note. The ERS API can be found here. USDA also released the Farmers Market Directory API, a web API providing information about farmers market locations, operating times, product offerings and accepted forms of payment. The Farmers Market API can be found here.