DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

TRADE

AND

CONSUMER PROTECTION

WISCONSIN

What we do

• We work to assure:– Safe, wholesome food

– Consumer protection

– Fair business practices

– Healthy people, animals and plants

– Productive agriculture in a clean environment

– Vitality of Wisconsin agriculture and commerce

Our organizationBoard of Agriculture,

Trade & Consumer Protection

Office of the SecretaryDeputy Secretary

Executive AssistantOffice of Legal Counsel

Budget DirectorOffice of Outreach and Policy

Administrative Law Judge

ManagementServices

Food Safety

Trade &ConsumerProtection

Agricultural Development

Agricultural Resource

Management

Animal Health

ATTACHED BOARDS & COUNCILSLand and Water Conservation Board

Fertilizer Research Council

Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service

Secretary

Key partners

• Agriculture, business and consumers

• State and federal agencies

• University of Wisconsin

• Local government

DATCP board

• Sets DATCP policy

• Approves rules

• Open meetings

• Public input

FOOD SAFETY DIVISION

Our role

• Help food businesses to produce safe food

• Level competitive playing field

• Inform and consult – Greater need with small to mid-sized businesses

• Enforce food safety & consumer protection requirements

• Serve as a connection to the nation’s food regulatory system via FDA and USDA

What we do

• Dairy safety and inspection

• Food safety and inspection

• Meat inspection

• Laboratory certification

• Cheese, butter and egg grading

TRADE AND CONSUMER

PROTECTION DIVISION

Our role

• Assuring fair business practices and safe products to protect both consumers and businesses

ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION

Our role

• Disease monitoring, surveillance and response

• Animal movements

• Licensing and registration

• Humane programs

• Rabies epidemiology

• Aquaculture

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Our role

• Environmental and human health protection

Three bureaus

• Agrichemical management

• Plant industry: plant pests and diseases

• Land and water resources: conservation

What we do: agrichemical management

• Pesticide regulation

• Water quality monitoring and protection

• Nutrient management

• Animal feed

• Fertilizer, lime, soil and plant additives

• Integrated pest management in schools

• Endangered species protection

What we do: land and water resources

• County land and water resource plans

• County allocation plan• Conservation engineering

assistance• CREP• Farmland Preservation• Agricultural impact statements• Drainage districts

What we do: plant industry

• Survey crops for pests• Inspect nurseries and Christmas

trees• Certify plants for export• Gypsy moth control• Verify seed quality• Regulate honeybee shipment• Track ginseng production

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION

Our role

• Support agricultural business and market development and help agriculture respond to changing economic conditions

What we do

• International Agribusiness Center

What we do

• ADD grants

• Value-added

• Resource referral

What we do

• Wisconsin Farm Center

• Rural Electric Power Services

Wisconsin Farm Center

• 800 number info. Line

• Information & Referral Services

• Wrap around services– Financial analysis– Mediation– Behavioral health– Farmer entry/exit– Disaster assistance

Sowing the Seeds of Hope

• 7 state behavior health program– IA,KS, MN, NE, ND,SD, WI

• Grant funded

• Counseling vouchers

• Weekend retreats

• Training

Intersections with Rural Health

• Agricultural Development– Current AmeriCorps grant application

• Sowing the Seeds of Hope– Farm & Ranch Stress Assistance Network

• Information and Referral

• Food Safety, Agriculture Resource Management & Animal Health Divisions

Gaps

• Comprehensive, holistic approach to rural health by state departments and other key stakeholders

• Health care access and affordability