The Secretary of Agriculture (appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate) is the head of the department concerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development. He is a member of the President's Cabinet.
The department includes several organizations. The 190 million acres of national forests and grasslands are managed by the U. S. Forest Service. The safety of food produced and sold here is ensured by the U. S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Advice for farmers and gardeners is provided by the U. S. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Secretaries of Agriculture:
| Name |
Dates of service |
President(s) served under |
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| Norman Jay Coleman |
Feb 15, 1889-Mar 6, 1889 |
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| Jeremiah McLain Rusk |
Mar 6, 1889-Mar 6, 1893 |
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| Julius Sterling Morton |
Mar 7, 1893-Mar 5, 1897 |
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| James Wilson |
Mar 6, 1897-Mar 5, 1913 |
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| David Franklin Houston |
Mar 6, 1913-Feb 2, 1920 |
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| Edwin Thomas Meredith |
Feb 2, 1920-Mar 4, 1921 |
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| Henry Cantwell Wallace |
Mar 5, 1921-Oct 25, 1924 |
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| Howard Mason Gore |
Nov 22, 1924-Mar 4, 1925 |
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| William Marion Jardine |
Mar 5, 1925-Mar 4, 1929 |
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| Arthur Mastick Hyde |
Mar 6, 1929-Mar 4, 1933 |
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| Henry Agard Wallace |
Mar 4, 1933-Sept 4, 1940 |
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| Claude Raymond Wickard |
Sept 5, 1940-June 29, 1945 |
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| Clinton Presba Anderson |
June 30, 1945-May 10, 1948 |
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| Charles Franklin Brannan |
June 2, 1948-Jan 20, 1953 |
Harry S Truman |
| Ezra Taft Benson |
Jan 21, 1953-Jan 20, 1961 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Orville Lothrop Freeman |
Jan 21, 1961-Jan 20, 1969 |
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| Clifford Morris Hardin |
Jan 21, 1969-Nov 17, 1971 |
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| Earl Lauer Butz |
Dec 2, 1971-Oct 4, 1976 |
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| John Albert Knebel |
Nov 4, 1976-Jan 20, 1977 |
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| Bob Bergland |
Jan 23, 1977-Jan 20, 1981 |
[[Jimmy Carter] |
| John Rusling Block |
Jan 23, 1981-Feb 14, 1986 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Richard Edmund Lyng |
Mar 7, 1986-Jan 21, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Clayton Yeutter |
Feb 16, 1989-Mar 1, 1991 |
George Bush |
| Edward Rell Madigan |
Mar 12, 1991-Jan. 20, 1993 |
George Bush |
| Mike Espy |
Jan 22, 1993-Dec 31, 1994 |
Bill Clinton |
| Daniel Robert Glickman |
Mar 30, 1995-Jan 19, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| Ann M. Veneman |
Jan 20, 2001 - |
George W. Bush |
