Nevada Director of Agriculture
| Nevada Director of Agriculture | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $133,060 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $298,832,085 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves a term coterminous with the governor |
| Authority: | Nevada Revised Statutes, 561.035 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by State Board of Agriculture and Governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Julian Goicoechea | |
| Other Nevada Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Controller • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Agriculture Director • Insurance Commissioner • Director of Conservation and Natural Resources • Labor Commissioner • Public Utilities Commission • Employment, Training and Rehabilitation • Board of Regents | |
The Nevada Director of Agriculture is a state executive position in the Nevada state government.
The director oversees the Department of Agriculture whose stated mission is "to benefit the welfare of all persons residing in the state by encouraging the advancement and protection of Nevada's agriculture and related Industries."[1]
Current officeholder
The current Nevada Director of Agriculture is Julian Goicoechea (nonpartisan). Goicoechea assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The Department of Agriculture is created under 561.035 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The office of director is established under 561.115.[2]
Qualifications
In order to serve as director, a candidate must:[3]
- Be a graduate of an accredited colleges or university
- Have at least five years experience in official agriculture or livestock regulatory work, public administration, accounting or business administration
Appointments
Per 561.115 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the State Board of Agriculture appoints the director with the consent of the governor. The director serves at the pleasure of the governor. His or her term expires at the end of the governor's term or if the governor vacates office.[4]
Vacancies
In the event of a vacancy, the position is filled with an appointment by the State Board of Agriculture with the consent of the governor.[4]
Duties
The director oversees the Department of Agriculture whose stated mission is "to benefit the welfare of all persons residing in the state by encouraging the advancement and protection of Nevada's agriculture and related Industries."[5]
Division
The main divisions of the Nevada Department of Agriculture:[6]
- Animal Industry
- Animal Disease & Food Safety Laboratory
- Livestock Identification
- Microbiology Laboratory
- Measurement Standards
- Petroleum Technology
- Weights & Measures
- Plant Industry
- Chemistry
- Fertilizer Registration
- Pesticide Registration
- Entomology
- Environmental Services
- Export Certification
- Noxious Weeds
- Nursery Programs
- Organic Programs
- Pest Control
- Plant Pathology
- Producer Certification
- Seed Programs
- Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
- Chemistry
- Resource Protection
- Wildlife Services
State budget
- See also: Nevada state budget and finances
The Department of Agriculture's budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $298,832,085.[7]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $133,060, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $131,743, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $131,743, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2020
In 2020, the director received a salary of $118,200, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2019
In 2019, the director received a salary of $118,200, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2018
In 2018, the director received a salary of $118,200, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2017
In 2017, the director received a salary of $118,200, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $118,200, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner received a salary $117,030, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2014
In 2014, the director was paid an estimated $117,030, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2013
In 2013, the director was paid an estimated $104,778, according to the Council of State Governments.[18]
2010
In 2010, the director was paid an estimated $107,465, according to the Council of State Governments.[19]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
405 South 21st Street
Sparks, NV 89431
Phone: 775-353-3600
Fax: (775) 353-3638
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Department of Agriculture, "About Us," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 561.035 Creation of Department; administration of chapter by Department," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 561.125 Qualifications," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 561.115 Appointment; unclassified service," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Nevada Department of Agriculture, "About Us," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Nevada Department of Agriculture, "Divisions" accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Governor's Finance Office, "Executive Budget | 2023-2025," accessed December 11, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 22, 2011
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