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While the aquaculture industry nationally is monitored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, [30] in Connecticut it is regulated by the state Department of Agriculture. [31] In 2010, Connecticut's aquaculture industry produced 450,000 bushels of clams and 200,000 bushels of oysters, supporting about 300 jobs.
The department is continuing its pioneering research on Lyme disease and its vector in Connecticut, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis); biological control of ticks using the fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae; and has developed new testing methods for tick-borne illnesses in humans, wildlife and domesticated animals.
The University of Connecticut's College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources (CAHNR) is the oldest of UConn's fourteen colleges, and teaches a wide range of subjects. It is the oldest agricultural school in Connecticut, originally established with two purposes, conducting agriculture research and teaching practical skills to modernize ...
The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station (SAES) is an American agricultural experiment station operated by the University of Connecticut and founded in 1887. Part of UConn's College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, the SAES directs agriculture-related research while the university's Cooperative Extension Service engages in community education and outreach.
Colorado Department of Agriculture: Kate Greenberg: Commissioner: December 21, 2018: Nonpartisan Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Bryan Hurlburt: Commissioner: March 29, 2019: Nonpartisan Delaware Department of Agriculture: Michael Scuse: Secretary: January 25, 2017: Nonpartisan Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...
The creation of USDA's Crop Reporting Board in 1905 (now called the Agricultural Statistics Board) was another landmark in the development of a nationwide statistical service for agriculture. A USDA reorganization in 1961 led to the creation of the Statistical Reporting Service, known today as National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Bryan Hurlburt (born June 9, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture since 2019. He previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 53rd district from 2007 to 2013. [1] [2]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.