Georgia Department of Agriculture

Founded in 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture is the nation’s oldest state department of agriculture, and we have been proudly serving Georgia’s farmers, producers and consumers for 150 years.

The department’s mission is to provide excellence in services and regulatory functions, to protect and promote agriculture and consumer interests and to ensure an abundance of safe food and fiber for Georgia, the U.S. and the world by using state-of-the-art technology and a professional workforce.

The department has 550 employees across more than 20 divisions under the leadership of Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper. Divisions within the Georgia Department of Agriculture include Animal Industry, Food Safety, Fuel & Measures, Agricultural Inputs, Plant Protection, Law Enforcement & Emergency Management, Laboratory, Licensing, Legal, Policy, Communications, Grants, Human Resources, Information Technology, the Office of the Commissioner, and Georgia Grown – the Department’s Marketing arm.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has regulatory authority that extends to many facets of production agriculture, food and consumer safety and agricultural promotion in the state of Georgia, and the department’s employees work every day to support Georgia farmers, protect Georgia consumers and promote Georgia Grown agricultural products.