:Maryland Department of Agriculture

{{Short description|State agency of Maryland, US}}

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The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is a state agency of Maryland. Its headquarters are in the Parole census-designated place in unincorporated Anne Arundel County, near Annapolis."[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2460325_parole/DC10BLK_P2460325_000.pdf 2010 Census Block Map Parole CDP, Md.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140116113229/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2460325_parole/DC10BLK_P2460325_000.pdf Archive]) U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 6, 2012.[http://www.mda.state.md.us/ Homepage]. Maryland Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on October 6, 2012. "50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401" The Department was established in 1972.[http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/10dag/html/dagf.html Department of Agriculture: Origin]. Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives.

{{As of|2023}}, the Secretary of the department is Kevin Atticks, appointed by Governor Wes Moore.

[http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/10dag/html/msa13215.html Department of Agriculture: Secretary]. Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. He was preceded in this position by Joseph Bartenfelder.[http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/09dept/html/biosf.html Former secretaries]. Maryland Manual On-Line.

The Department provides various initiatives to promote local agriculture, such as the "True Blue Maryland Crab Meat" ranking which allows local restaurants to certify restaurants that are serving local crabmeat rather than something imported from out of state.{{cite web|url=https://seafood.maryland.gov/true-blue-maryland-crab-meat/|publisher=Maryland Department of Agriculture|title=True Blue Maryland Crab Meat|access-date=November 18, 2018}}