A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

USDA

Sun, 24 Mar '24
Inits. on a "Choice" label
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Food safety agcy.
Thu, 22 Jun '23
Org. that might have a beef with beef
Fri, 19 Aug '22
Certification letters
Mon, 7 Mar '22
Farming-focused govt. org.
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Letters on a stamp
Mon, 17 May '21
Meat-inspecting org.
Mon, 1 Feb '21
___-certified organic