Under Marketing and Agribusiness Development, phased out in 2003.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
In Aug. 2005, renamed U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Maryland Field Office to conform to nationwide practice.
AQUACULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Restructured as Aquaculture Coordinating Council in June 2005 (Chapter 405, Acts of 2005).
AQUACULTURE COORDINATING COUNCIL
On July 1, 2011, transferred to Department of Natural Resources (Chapter 411, Acts of 2011).
AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT & SEAFOOD MARKETING
Renamed Seafood Marketing and Aquaculture Development Program in June 2005 (Chapter 405, Acts of 2005).
AQUACULTURE REVIEW BOARD
On July 1, 2011, transferred to Department of Natural Resources (Chapter 411, Acts of 2011).
BOARD OF REVIEW
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
Board of Review heard and determined appeals from any decision of a Department of Agriculture agency or Secretary of Agriculture, subject to judicial review under Administrative Procedure Act.
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice and consent, Board's seven members served three-year terms. Governor named chair (Code Agriculture Article, secs. 2-401 through 2-405).
Board last met in 2004; abolished effective Oct. 1, 2013 (Chapter 171, Acts of 2013).
CHESAPEAKE BAY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Under Office of Secretary, functions and budget merged into Office of Resource Conservation in 2000.
DAIRY REGULATORY REVIEW COMMITTEE
Created in July 2005 by Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to review regulatory oversight of Maryland's dairy industry.
Concluded its work in 2006.
DATA SYSTEMS SERVICES
DOMESTIC MARKETING
ECOSYSTEM MARKET PROGRAM
EGG INSPECTION, GRADING, & GRAIN
GARRETT COUNTY ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY (Oakland)
GOVERNOR'S AGRICULTURAL FORUM
GRADING SERVICES, EGG INSPECTION, & GRAIN LAWS
INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS OFFICE
MARKETING & AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MARKETING & AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL NONPOINT TRADING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Senate President: Thomas M. Middleton
Appointed by House Speaker: Stephen W. Lafferty
Appointed by Assistant Secretary for Resource Conservation: William Angstadt; Daniel M. Baldwin; Kevin M. DeBell, Ph.D.; Jason Dubow; Patricia Engler; James W. George, Ph.D.; Patricia Gleason; Lynne C. Hoot; Cy Jones; George Kelly; Marya Levelev; Loretta M. Lynch, Ph.D.; Lee McDaniel; Beth L. McGee, Ph.D.; Daniel Nees; Susan F. Payne; Jerry C. Raynor; John C. Rhoderick; Mindy Selman; Catherine M. Shanks; Kelly Shenk; Edwal F. Stone; J. Bruce Yerkes.
Mark M. Bundy, Ph.D., Facilitator
In early 2008, Maryland Agricultural Nonpoint Trading Advisory Committee was convened by Department to develop policy guidelines, and procedures for agricultural and nutrient trading. Nutrient trading involves buying and selling of nutrient reduction credits.
Disbanded in Dec. 2015; some functions assumed by Maryland Water Quality Trading Advisory Committee in Jan. 2016.
MARYLAND WINE & GRAPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Secretary of Agriculture:
Appointed by Senate President: Donald F. Munson
Appointed by House Speaker: Virginia P. Clagett
At request of Governor, Secretary of Agriculture convened Maryland Wine and Grape Advisory Committee in Nov. 2004. Committee studied issues facing Maryland's vineyards and wineries, and identified strategies to support and strengthen industry. Committee reported its findings in Dec. 2004, and continued to advise Secretary on implementing its recommendations until it was superceded by Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing (Chapter 319, Acts of 2005).
MARYLAND WINERY & GRAPE GROWERS' ADVISORY BOARD
Last met in 2000.
OFFICE OF FOOD SAFETY & CONSUMER SERVICES
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY (College Park)
PROGRAM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY (Centreville)
RENEWABLE FUELS INCENTIVE BOARD
Chair: Joseph Bartenfelder, Secretary of Agriculture
Ex officio: R. Michael Gill, Secretary of Commerce; Benjamin H. Grumbles, Secretary of the Environment; Mary Beth Tung, J.D., Ph.D., Director, Maryland Energy Administration
Meetings:
On Oct.1, 2005, Renewable Fuels Incentive Board was established by General Assembly (Chapter 332, Acts of 2005).
Applications from producers of renewable fuels, such as ethanol or biodiesel were reviewed by Board to determine whether producers were eligible for financial credits based on production capacity of their facility. Board was not authorized to pay a credit for ethanol or biodiesel produced after Dec. 31, 2017.
Board last met in 2017.
SEAFOOD MARKETING & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SEAFOOD MARKETING ADVISORY COMMISSION
STATE BOARD OF INSPECTION OF HORSE RIDING STABLES
TASK FORCE ON MARYLAND'S DAIRY INDUSTRY
TOBACCO AUTHORITY
Purchasers and commission agencies (individuals, firms, associations, or corporations who sold tobacco) were licensed by Authority. In addition, Authority collected a fee from owners of tobacco sold at a commission agency. To develop markets for Maryland tobacco, a representative of Tobacco Authority visited manufacturers in foreign countries, as well as in United States.
Authority was composed of six members appointed by Governor for three-year terms. Authorization for Authority was to have continued until July 1, 2010, but in 2009 Authority was abolished, effective October 1, 2009 (Code Agriculture Article, secs. 7-201 through 7-209, 7-401 through 7-418; Chapter 18, Acts of 2009).
TRIBUTARY STRATEGIES
WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
WEED CONTROL SECTION
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Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Frederick W. Nelson, Jr., 2009; A. Cleveland Brown, V.M.D., 2012; Richard A. Horsmon, 2012; Nina Bhat, 2013; Jeffrey W. Griffith, 2013; Charles E. Fry, 2014; Wayne C. Stafford, 2014.
By Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1987, states in Bay region agreed to reduce nutrient runoff from farmland into Bay. To provide technical support for policy development in effort to restore Chesapeake Bay, and help evaluate efficiency of agricultural nutrient reduction practices, Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Programs was formed in 1992 by Department of Agriculture with College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at University of Maryland, College Park.
James E. (Doc) McClellan, Chair
Walter Auman; Robin C. Breeding; Barbara A. Brookmyer, M.D., Jesse Burrall: Boyd Cook; Chuck Fry; Rodney B. Glotfelty; Robert S. Ramsburg; Paul S. Stull; Roger Troxell; James Vona; Jody Vona; Michael Wilcom.
Under Office of Administrative Services, reorganized as Information Technology Services and moved under Office of Secretary in July 2000.
Under Marketing and Agricultural Development, renamed National Marketing in 2005.
Under Office of Resource Conservation, renamed Ecosystem Incentive Program and moved under Resource Conservation Grants in Jan. 2022.
Under Office of Marketing, Animal Industries, and Consumer Services, renamed in 1997 as Grading Services, Egg Inspection, and Grain Laws.
Under Animal Health Section, closed in Sept. 2009 due to consolidation of laboratory functions.
Final report, entitled Statewide Plan for Agriculture and Resource Management, submitted to Maryland Agricultural Commission, June 14, 2006.
Under Office of Marketing, Animal Industries, and Consumer Services, renamed Food Quality Assurance in Dec. 2004.
Renamed Hemp Research Pilot Program in June 2019 (Chapter 228, Acts of 2019).
In Nov. 2016, information technology function transferred to Department of Information Technology.
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Legislation and Governmental Affairs Office by 2018.
Under Office of Marketing, Animal Industries, and Consumer Services, renamed Agriculture and Seafood Development in July 2017.
Renamed Marketing and Agribusiness Development in July 2006.
Staff: Susan F. Payne (410) 841-5897; e-mail: susan.payne@maryland.gov
Staff: Theresa A. Brophy (410) 841-5770; e-mail: brophyt@mda.state.md.us
Richard Penna, Chair
J. Scott Angle, Ph.D.; Dennis M. Castleman; Albert Copp; Robert DeFord; R. Dean Kenderdine; S. Patrick McMillan; Robert T. Scott, D.D.S.
Established in 1987, Maryland Winery and Grape Growers' Advisory Board advised Secretary of Agriculture on allocation of funds to promote Maryland grape and wine production (Chapter 507, Acts of 1987).
In March 1997, reorganized as Office of Marketing, Animal Industries, and Consumer Services.
Under Animal Health Section, closed in Sept. 2009 due to consolidation of laboratory functions.
Under Office of Resource Conservation, renamed Program Planning and Evaluation in Jan. 2022.
Renamed Communications Office in Sept. 1999.
Under Animal Health Section, closed in Sept. 2009 due to consolidation of laboratory functions.
Staff: Cassie Shirk; e-mail: cassie.shirk@maryland.gov
Transferred to Department of Natural Resources on July 1, 2011 (Chapter 411, Acts of 2011).
On July 1, 2011, transferred to Department of Natural Resources (Chapter 411, Acts of 2011).
Renamed Maryland Horse Industry Board on Oct. 1, 1998 (Chapter 416, Acts of 1998).
Authorization for Task Force ended June 30, 1997.
Created in 1947, Tobacco Authority investigated and studied tobacco marketing and production in Maryland (Chapter 61, Acts of Special Session of 1947). Authority provided information about tobacco price structure and recommended legislation to provide more efficient handling of tobacco. Along with buyers and commission agencies, Authority had a voice in fixing marketing periods, and it assured accuracy of weights and measures used by tobacco commission selling agencies.
Under Office of Resource Conservation, Tributary Strategies evolved into Watershed Implementation Program about 2010.
Under Office of Resource Conservation, Watershed Implementation Program was reformed as Evaluation and Reporting in Jan. 2022.
Under Office of Plant Industries and Pest Management, Weed Control Section merged with Plant Protection Section to become Plant Protection and Weed Management Section in June 1997.
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