1. The Arizona Department of Agriculture:
Sharma Torrens
Legislative/research policy admin.

2. DISCUSSION TOPICS Legislative/Research Policy Admin.
Dept. of Agriculture and 8 Divisions Within
Conservation Work/Partnerships

3. Leg./Res. Policy Administrator What do I do?
Work with legislators/monitor/run legislation
Write Grants
Education/Outreach

4. Creation of the Arizona Department of Agriculture
Established in 1991
Enabling statutes: A.R.S. Title 3

5. Mission Statement
To support and promote Arizona agriculture in a way that encourages farming, ranching, and agribusiness, protects the well-being of people, plants, animals and the environment while safeguarding commerce, consumers and natural resources

6. The Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Consultation and Training (ACT)
Animal Services Division (ASD)
Citrus, Fruit and Vegetable Standardization (CFV)
Environmental Services Division (ESD)
PEST MANAGEMENT Division (PMD)
PLANT SERVICES division (PSD)
State Ag. Laboratory (SAL)
Weights and measures (WMSD)
The Department of Agriculture
Division’s
Regulatory,
And
Non-Regulatory

7. Agricultural Consultation and Training (ACT)
Encourages voluntary compliance with regulations
Trainings
Grants (LCCGP/SCBGP)
Educate pesticide, air quality
Food Safety (GHP/GAP)

8. Animal Services Division (ASD)
Protects the public and improves the health, quality and marketability of Arizona animals and animal products
State Vet: Id and prevent diseases
Enforcing laws sale, transport, processing of livestock.
Food quality/safety inspections (milk, meat, eggs)
Office Special Investigations (Livestock Cruelty + Native Plant)

9. Citrus, Fruit and Vegetable Standardization (CFV)
Monitors and enforces the quality standard of fruits and vegetables produces and marketed in AZ
Collects commodity reporting
Developed Leafy Green Marketing Agreement
Initiated Produce Safety Rule (Food Safety Mgmt. Act)

10. Environmental Services Division (esd)
Safeguards agriculture, public health, workers, and the environment
Pesticide compliance and Worker Safety
Complaints (hotline)
Inspects feed, fertilizer, seed for quality

11. PEST MANAGEMENT DIVISION (PMD)
Protects public health, ag. workers, consumers and the environment
Regulate non-agricultural pest control within AZ
Perform inspections pesticide use for compliance
Train/certify pesticide applicators, education training

12. Plant Services Division (PSD)
Facilitates commerce and safeguards agriculture
Establishment/enforcement external quarantines (hazardous pests).
Early detection pests to minimize the impact
Inspection/certification ag. and hortic. commodities for export.

13. State Agricultural Laboratory (SAL)
Provide forensic ag. lab testing, cert. and training to regulatory divisions
Feed, fertilizer, seed and pesticide
Pesticide misuse investigations
Mycotoxin pet food/animal feed
Milk, dairy, meat and produce products

14. Weights and Measures Services Division (WMSD)
Protects consumers and businesses by keeping commerce on a level playing field
Ensure commercial scales are accurate
Responds consumer complaints
Inspects businesses licensed in AZ
Gas Vapor/Check Skimmers

15. PARTNERSHIPS/CONSERVAT. WORK
Livestock and Crop Conservation Grant Prog. (LCCGP)
AGFD Wolf Grant
Bee Advisory Cte, Pollinator Protect Plan
Agribusiness Water Council/Agribusiness Round Table
Conservation Partnership

16. AGRICULTURE........ LIBERTY IS A NATION BEING ABLE TO FEED AND CLOTHE ITS PEOPLE