The mission of the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food is to promote agriculture in the public interest and to serve farmers and consumers in the marketplace. The department assures safe and healthy food supplies, provides accurate information on prices and availability of farm commodities and crops and develops markets for the state's farmers.

• Office of the Commissioner

Our Divisions and Committees...

The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food consists of six divisions and two committees:

• Division of Agricultural Development
  The Division of Agricultural Development works to bring producers and consumers together in the marketplace through promotional initiatives and marketing programs.
  
  
• Division of Animal Industry
  The Division of Animal Industry is responsible for the control and eradication of all contagious and infectious diseases of domestic animals and poultry in the state.
  
  
• Division of Pesticide Control
  The Division of Pesticide Control works to ensure the safe and proper use of chemical pesticides by enforcing state pesticide laws affecting sale, storage and application of all registered pesticides, examining and licensing pesticide dealers and users, and registering all economic poisons sold and used within the state.
  
  
• Division of Plant Industry
  The Division of Plant Industry is responsible for the inspection of commercially grown nursery/greenhouse stock throughout the state.
  
  
• Division of Regulatory Services
  The Division of Regulatory Services is responsible for assuring compliance with New Hampshire laws and the administrative rules of the department governing the marketing of certain farm commodities, including the regulation of feed, fertilizer, liming materials, horticultural growing media and seed.
  
  
• Division of Weights and Measures
  The Division of Weights and Measures enforces all of the state's laws affecting the measurement of commodities moving in commerce.

• NH Agriculture in the Classroom
  Our Mission is to use agriculture as a vehicle to teach science, in order to increase awareness & knowledge in youth of farming practices, to foster their appreciation of our agrarian heritage & rural life style and to encourage them to be responsible stewards of the land.
  
• State Conservation Committee
  The State Conservation Committee (SCC) confirms Conservation District Supervisors; coordinates the Districts’ work; maintains a long-range soil and water conservation plan; and fosters coordination with other natural resource state and federal agencies, organizations, and the legislature.  The SCC receives a portion of the Conservation license Plate (Moose Plate) funds and distributes the funds in grants that support conservation activities.