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Pages in category "State departments of agriculture of the United States" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Agriculture is a major component of the New York economy. [3] As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of 7 million acres (28,000 km 2) which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy.
The National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) is an American organization of state departments of agriculture.. Founded in 1915, NASDA's mission is to represent the state departments of agriculture in the development, implementation, and communication of sound public policy and programs which support and promote the American agricultural industry, while protecting ...
Pages in category "United States Department of Agriculture agencies" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The department expanded over the following decades. [3] In 1936, W. Kerr Scott ran for the office of commissioner. During his campaign he pledged to bring the North Carolina State Fair under the full control of the Department of Agriculture, deriding the contemporary practice of leasing the management of the event to a third party.
The agriculture commissioners are organized at the national level by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. [ 1 ] The agriculture commissioner is elected in 12 states: Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , North Dakota , South Carolina , Texas , and West Virginia .
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that regulates various facets of the agriculture industries of Illinois, oversees Illinois soil and water conservation, supervises the weights and measures of various commodity products, including gasoline, and supervises the Illinois State Fair. [3]
Idaho Department of Agriculture is a state-level government agency of Idaho, responsible for managing agricultural services and policy. The department tasked with regulating food safety standards, licensing, the Invasive Species Program, and animal industries. [1] The department was founded in 1919. [2]