Georgia Department of Agriculture

The Georgia Department of Agriculture is the oldest state department of agriculture in the United States of America.

Summary

In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established. The department regulates food, fiber, and the agricultural workforce in the state. It also works to promote and protect agriculture.

List of commissioners

The following is a list of Georgia Commissioners of Agriculture:

#	Name	Term of Service	Political Party
1	Thomas P. Janes	1874–1879	Democratic
2	J. T. Henderson	1879–1890	Democratic
3	Robert Taylor Nesbitt	1890–1898	Democratic
4	O. B. Stevens	1899–1905	Democratic
5	Thomas G. Hudson	1905–1912	Democratic
6	James J. Conner	1912	Democratic
7	James D. Price	1913–1917	Democratic
8	J. J. Brown	1917–1927	Democratic
9	Eugene Talmadge	1927–1933	Democratic
10	G. C. Adams	1933–1935	Democratic
11	Tom Linder	1935–1937	Democratic
12	Columbus Roberts	1937–1941	Democratic
13	Tom Linder	1941–1955	Democratic
14	Phil Campbell	1955–1969	Democratic (1955–1968) / Republican (1968–1969)
15	Tommy Irvin	1969–2011	Democratic
16	Gary Black	2011–2023	Republican
17	Tyler Harper	2023–present	Republican

External links

• Georgia Department of Agriculture
• First Commissioner of Agriculture historical marker