Kansas Department of Agriculture. Today, the Kansas Department of Agriculture has many divisions and programs including the Agricultural Laboratory, Agricultural Marketing, Advocacy, and Outreach Team, Dairy and Feed Safety, Division of Animal Health, Division of Conservation, Division of Water Resources, Emergency Management, Food Safety and Lodging, Grain Warehouse, Meat and Poultry Inspection, Pesticide and Fertilizer, Plant Protection and Weed Control, and Weights and Measures. The Department also provides a large variety of services including licensing guides, grants and cost-share programs, Kansas commodity commissions, export inspections (foreign or domestic), soil fumigation notifications, weed free forage inspections, export certificate applications, live plant inspection applications, and much more. On June 16, 2014, the majority of the department's employees were moved from Topeka to offices in Manhattan, Kansas. Leadership The Department is administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. Under Governor Laura Kelly, Mike Beam was appointed as Secretary in January 2019. State Board of Agriculture The Kansas State Board of Agriculture serves as an advisory board to the Governor of Kansas and the Secretary of Agriculture. The Board is composed of nine members, appointed by the Governor to serve four year terms. One member is appointed from each of Kansas' four congressional districts, with the remaining five being appointed at-large. No two members can reside in the same county and no more than five members may be from the same political party. The Board is responsible for electing its own Chair and Vice Chair. The Board assists the Governor and Secretary in the development of legislative priorities and Departmental rules and regulations, except those which relate solely to personnel matters of the Department. The Board, however, has no powers, duties or functions concerning the day-to-day operations of the Department. The Board includes the following: Tracy Brunner (District 1), Larry Powell (District 1), Jerry C. McReynolds (District 1), William Pracht (District 2), Thad G. Geiger (District 2), Ann M. Peuser (District 2), Scott Strickland (District 3), Dan Heinz (District 3), and Michael L. Springer (District 4). Divisions Secretary of Agriculture Administrative Services - responsible for coordinating the management functions of the Department Office of the Secretary Fiscal Section Agriculture Statistics Human Resources Information Technology Legal Section Emergency Management Information Technology Section Agricultural Business Services Agricultural Laboratory Grain Warehouse Weights & Measures Dairy and Feed Safety Food Safety and Lodging Meat and Poultry Inspection Plant Protection and Weed Control Pesticide and Fertilizer Agricultural Marketing, Advocacy and