The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce abbreviates to MDAC. For all other references see MDAC. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (also sometimes referred to as the MDAC) is a government department of Mississippi, headquartered in Jackson. MDAC regulates and promotes agricultural-related businesses within Mississippi. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce was created by the Mississippi Legislature in 1906. The Commissioner of MDAC is an elected office. The position is contested every four years at the same time as the gubernatorial election. Commissioners of Agriculture and Commerce, 1906–Present Henry Edward Blakeslee, 1906–1916 Peter Parley Garner, 1916–1928 J.C. Holton, 1928–1940 Silas Edward "Si" Corley, 1940–1968 Jim Buck Ross, 1968–1996 Lester Spell, 1996–2012 Cindy Hyde-Smith, 2012–2018 Andy Gipson, 2018–present References Further reading Brian Wilson: Agriculture and Commerce, Commissioner of. In: Ted Ownby, Charles Reagan Wilson (Hrsg.): The Mississippi Encyclopedia. University Press of Mississippi, Jackson 2017, p. 19. External links Mississippi Department Agriculture and Commerce official website State agencies of Mississippi State departments of agriculture of the United States 1906 establishments in Mississippi