Idaho Department of Agriculture is a state-level government agency of
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
, responsible for managing agricultural services and policy. The department tasked with regulating food safety standards, licensing, the Invasive Species Program, and animal industries. The department was founded in 1919. It frequently collaborates with the
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...
and
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
.
Divisions
* Director's Office - Celia Gould - Rule making, Legislation, Public affairs, and
FSMA.
* Agricultural Inspections - Jared Stuart - Fresh fruit and vegetable inspection, grading, weights and measures, warehousing, and organic programs.
* Agricultural Resources - Victor Mason - Pesticides and
chemigation
Fertigation is the injection of fertilizers, used for soil amendments, water amendments and other water-soluble products into an irrigation system.
Fertigation is related to chemigation, the injection of chemicals into an irrigation system. The ...
, compliance.
* Animal Industries (Farm & Ranch) - Dr. Scott Leiblse - Livestock regulation and monitoring; dairy inspection, range programs, health,
CAFO inspections, domestic
cervidae
* Bureau of Laboratories - Dan Salmi - Animal health, Dairy, Feed and Fertilizer, IFQAL (Idaho Food Quality Assurance), Meteorology, Plant pathology, Seed labs.
* Market Development - Laura Johnson - International and domestic marketing and promotions.
* Plant Industries - Lloyd Knight - Plant inspection, disease and pest mitigation, noxious weed and invasive species programs.
See also
*
Agriculture in Idaho Agriculture in Idaho is an important part of the state's way of life and represents a substantial portion of the state's economy. 20% of Idaho's sales each year are generated by agriculture and food/beverage processing. In 2015, agricultural produc ...
References
External links
Idaho Department of Agriculture
Government of Idaho
State agencies of Idaho
Agriculture in Idaho
State departments of agriculture of the United States
1919 establishments in Idaho
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