Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development
| Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $189,444 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $156,938,900 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Authority: | Michigan Compiled Laws 285.1 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development
Timothy Boring | |
| Other Michigan Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Director of Agriculture and Rural Development • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Director • Labor Director • Public Service Commission | |
The Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development is a state executive position in the Michigan state government.
The director serves as head of the Department of Agriculture Rural Development, whose mission is "to protect, promote and preserve the food, agricultural, environmental, and economic interests of the people of Michigan."[1]
Current officeholder
The current Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development is Timothy Boring (nonpartisan). Boring assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The Department of Agriculture is established in the Michigan Compiled Laws.[2]
Michigan Compiled Laws 285.1:
| There is hereby created a state department of agriculture which shall possess the powers and perform the duties hereinafter granted and conferred....The commission shall appoint and employ a director of agriculture who shall continue in office at the pleasure of the commission and who shall receive such annual salary as shall be appropriated by the legislature |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The director is appointed by the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development, a five-member bipartisan board of citizens appointed by the governor. The director continues in office at the pleasure of the commission.[3]
Vacancies
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Duties
The duties of the director include:[4]
- Assuring food safety
- Protecting animal and plant health
- Sustaining environmental stewardship
- Providing consumer protection
- Enabling rural development
- Fostering efficient administrative operations
Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Michigan state budget and finances
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's budget for the 2025 fiscal year was $156,938,900.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $189,444, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $178,637, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $173,400, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $170,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $165,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $160,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $155,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $155,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the director was paid an estimated $145,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the director was paid an estimated $145,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: 1-800-292-3939
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Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Department Of Agriculture and Rural Development, "Mission," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "MCL Chapter Index," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Michigan Compiled Laws, "Section 285.1 Department of Agriculture," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, "MDARD's Role, Mission, Vision, Key Goals, and Scorecards," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Act No. 121," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ 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 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 22, 2021
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