Plant Industry

In fulfilling the many responsibilities of the varied programs which come under the Division of Plant Industry, the division conducts cooperative programs with many different agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as, state, county and city agencies. 

The Division of Plant Industry consists of the following:

• Certified Weed Free Forage/Gravel
• Chemistry Laboratory
• Drought Initiative
• Entomology
• Environmental Services
• Export Certification
• Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Produce Safety Rule
• Good Agricultural Practices Program (GAP)
• Industrial Hemp Research and Development Program
• Noxious Weeds
• Nursery Program
• Organic Program
• Pest Control
• Plant Pathology
• Producer and Produce Vendor Certification
• Rangeland Health Program
• Seed Certification
• Specialty Crop Block Grant Program