New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food

The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food is a state agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, headquartered in Concord. The department's mission is "to support and promote agriculture and serve consumers and business for the benefit of the public health, environment and economy."^[3]

New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food

Agency overview
Formed	1913[1]
Preceding agency	Board of Agriculture
Jurisdiction	New Hampshire
Headquarters	25 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire
Agency executive	Shawn N. Jasper, Commissioner[2]
Website	agriculture.nh.gov

Organization

The department is organized into six divisions:^[4]

• Division of Agricultural Development
• Division of Animal Industry
• Division of Pesticide Control
• Division of Plant Industry
• Division of Regulatory Services
• Division of Weights and Measures

Administratively attached to the department are the New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom program and the State Conservation Committee.^[4]

Commissioners

The department has had seven commissioners since it was formed in 1913:^[2][1]

• Andrew L. Felker of Meredith (1913–1953)
• Perley I. Fitts of Durham (1953–1962)
• Frank T. Buckley of Derry (1962–1972)
• Howard C. Townsend of Lebanon (1972–1982)
• Stephen H. Taylor of Plainfield (1982–2007)
• Lorraine S. Merrill of Stratham (2007–2017)
• Shawn N. Jasper of Hudson (2017–present)