Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture
President: Commissioner Rick Pate, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Vice President: Commissioner Joseph Guthrie, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Secretary: Commissioner Charles Hatcher, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Treasurer: Secretary Joe Bartenfelder, Maryland Department of Agriculture

SASDA is comprised of the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of Agriculture from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Virgin Islands.
Member States
- Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
- Arkansas Department of Agriculture
- Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
- Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture& Consumer Services
- Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture
- South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- West Virginia Department of Agriculture
- Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture