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The Georgia Department of Agriculture is the oldest state department of agriculture in the United States of America.

Summary

In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established. The department regulates food, fiber, and the agricultural workforce in the state. It also works to promote and protect agriculture.

List of commissioners

The following is a list of Georgia Commissioners of Agriculture:

# Name Term of Service Political Party
1 Thomas P. Janes 1874–1879 Democratic
2 J. T. Henderson 1879–1890 Democratic
3 Robert Taylor Nesbitt 1890–1898 Democratic
4 O. B. Stevens 1899–1905 Democratic
5 Thomas G. Hudson 1905–1912 Democratic
6 James J. Conner 1912 Democratic
7 James D. Price 1913–1917 Democratic
8 J. J. Brown 1917–1927 Democratic
9 Eugene Talmadge 1927–1933 Democratic
10 G. C. Adams 1933–1935 Democratic
11 Tom Linder 1935–1937 Democratic
12 Columbus Roberts 1937–1941 Democratic
13 Tom Linder 1941–1955 Democratic
14 Phil Campbell 1955–1969 Democratic (1955–1968) / Republican (1968–1969)
15 Tommy Irvin 1969–2011 Democratic
16 Gary Black 2011–2023 Republican
17 Tyler Harper 2023–present Republican

References

  1. ^ "About - Ga Dept of Agriculture". www.agr.georgia.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. "Georgia Department of Agriculture | Georgia.gov". georgia.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. "GDA History". Georgia Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

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State agriculture commissioners in the United States
United States Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
AL Rick Pate AK Arthur Keyes AZ Mark Killian AR Wes Ward CA Karen Ross CO Don Brown CT Steve Reviczky DE Michael Scuse FL Wilton Simpson GA Tyler Harper HI Scott Enright ID Celia Gould IL John M. Sullivan IN Bruce Kettler IA Mike Naig KS Mike Beam KY Jonathan Shell LA Mike Strain ME Walter E. Whitcomb MD Kevin Atticks MA John Lebeaux MI Gordon Wenk MN Thom Peterson MS Andy Gipson MO Chris Chinn MT Ben Thomas NE Steve Wellman NV Jim Barbee NH Shawn Jasper NJ Douglas H. Fisher NM Jeff Witte NY Richard A. Ball NC Steve Troxler ND Doug Goehring OH Brian Baldridge OK Jim Reese OR Alexis Taylor PA Russell Redding RI Kenneth Ayers SC Hugh Weathers SD Mike Jaspers TN Jai Templeton TX Sid Miller UT LuAnn Adams VT Anson Tebbetts VA Brad Copenhaver WA Derek Sandison WV Kent Leonhardt WI Sheila Harsdorf WY Doug Miyamoto


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