DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

[photo, Rooster, Annapolis, Maryland] Department of Agriculture
Maryland Agricultural College, 1856-1908
Maryland Agricultural College, Board of Trustees, 1908-20
University of Maryland, Board of Regents, 1920-72
Department of Agriculture, 1972-

Rooster, Annapolis, Maryland, May 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Office of Plant Industries & Pest Management
Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industries, 1972-80
Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industries & Pest Management, 1980-84
Department of Agriculture, Office of Plant Industries & Pest Management, 1984-87
Department of Agriculture, Office of Plant Industries & Resource Conservation, 1987-90
Department of Agriculture, Office of Plant Industries & Pest Management, 1990-

Office of Marketing, Animal Industries, & Consumer Services
Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industries, 1973-78
Department of Agriculture, Office of Animal Health, 1978-80
Department of Agriculture, Office of Animal Health & Consumer Services, 1980-92
Department of Agriculture, Office of Food Safety & Consumer Services, 1992-97
Department of Agriculture, Office of Marketing, Animal Industries, and Consumer Services, 1997-

Office of Resource Conservation
Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural Development & Resource Conservation, 1985-87
Department of Agriculture, Office of Plant Industries & Resource Conservation, 1987-89
Department of Agriculture, Office of Resource Conservation, 1989-

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