The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is a state agency of Maryland. Its headquarters are in the Parole census-designated place in unincorporated Anne Arundel County, near Annapolis."2010 Census Block Map Parole CDP, Md." (Archive) U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 6, 2012.Homepage. Maryland Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on October 6, 2012. "50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401" The department was established in 1972.Department of Agriculture: Origin. Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives.
, the secretary of the department is Kevin Atticks, appointed by Governor Wes Moore.Department of Agriculture: Secretary. Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. He was preceded in this position by Joseph Bartenfelder.Former secretaries. Maryland Manual On-Line.
The department provides various initiatives to promote local agriculture, such as the "True Blue Maryland Crab Meat" ranking which allows local restaurants to certify restaurants that are serving local crabmeat rather than something imported from out of state.
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Maryland Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture-Maryland Manual On-Line State Board of Agriculture Records at the University of Maryland Libraries. This board was a precursor to the MDA, established in 1916 and abolished with the creation of the MDA. Livestock Sanitary Board records at the University of Maryland Libraries. This board was a precursor to the MDA, established in 1889 and reorganized under the State Board of Agriculture in 1916.