Terry Peach is Oklahoma’s Secretary and Commissioner of Agriculture. He also presides as the President of the State Board of Agriculture. Governor Brad Henry appointed him in May 2003.
A third-generation farmer from Mooreland, Peach served as the Oklahoma executive director of the Farm Service Agency for seven years, delivering federal agriculture programs to Oklahoma farmers and ranchers through more than 60 county offices across the state. He received the Farm Service Agency’s Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Leadership.
Peach operates the family farm and ranch that includes several thousand acres of wheat and grassland.
He is a member of numerous agricultural and civic organizations, including the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Farmers Union
He earned a degree in agricultural education from Oklahoma State University, and taught agriculture in the Oklahoma school system.