Idaho Department of Agriculture

Idaho State Department of Agriculture
Agency overview
Formed	1919
Jurisdiction	Government of Idaho
Headquarters	2270 Old Penitentiary Rd; Boise, Idaho; 43°36′10″N 116°09′57″W / 43.60274°N 116.16571°W
Agency executive	Director, Celia Gould;
Website	agri.idaho.gov/main/

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] It frequently collaborates with the United States Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Land Management.^[3]

Divisions[edit]

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, 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.