Texas Department Of Agriculture

Name

Texas Department Of Agriculture

Legal name

Texas Department of Agriculture

Website

https://texasagriculture.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Agricultural Regulatory Services

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Administration (BPAIAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biologicals Distribution & Field Application Services (AFABAEAN), Pesticide & Agricultural Chemical Health Regulators (HLAJAFAG), Biosecurity, Sanitation & Pest Control Services for Animal Facilities (AFAEALAI)

Keywords

• Agricultural regulation
• Pest and disease control
• Food and nutrition programs
• Rural economic development
• Disaster assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Texas Department of Agriculture is a state government agency that regulates agriculture, food safety, pesticides, weights and measures, plant quality, hemp, and produce safety across Texas. It administers disaster assistance and rural economic development grants (STAR Fund, TxCDBG, Texas Water Treaty Assistance Grant), runs pest and disease response programs (New World Screwworm, Fire Ant Quarantine, feral hog control), licenses producers through the Texas Agriculture Portal, and delivers marketing programs (GO Texan, Texas Vintners Cup) and food/nutrition programs (SquareMeals.org, Farm Fresh Friday).

Product overview

The Texas Department of Agriculture offers a unified set of regulatory, marketing, and support services for Texas agriculture. The portfolio includes licensing and compliance portals (Texas Agriculture Portal, Hemp Licensing), agricultural marketing programs (GO Texan, Texas Vintners Cup), food and nutrition resources (SquareMeals, Farm Fresh Friday), emergency and disaster assistance (STAR Fund, TDA locations), pest control programs (New World Screwworm Detection Map, Fire Ant Quarantine), land management services (Prescribed Burn Program), and rural support services (AgriStress Helpline, Water Treaty Grants).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GO Texan: Program promoting Texas products, culture and communities
• Farm Fresh Friday
• SquareMeals.org
• Uncork Texas Wines
• Texas Shrimp
• AgriStress Helpline
• STAR Fund

Products and services

• GO Texan Marketing Program State-run marketing certification program that promotes Texas agricultural products, wines, seafood, culture, and communities, helping Texas producers reach consumers.
• SquareMeals.org Online resource providing food and nutrition information for Texas families and schools, including the Texas Farm Fresh initiative that helps schools incorporate locally grown ingredients.
• Texas Agriculture Portal (TAP) Licensing Online portal for applying for and managing Texas agriculture licenses, registrations, hemp licensing via eApply, and other regulatory applications.
• Hay Hotline Marketplace service connecting Texas producers seeking hay, forage, pasture grazing, and transportation services with available suppliers across the state.
• New World Screwworm Detection Map and Reporting Portal Interactive map and reporting portal for tracking New World Screwworm detections along the Texas border and submitting suspected case reports as part of TDA's biosecurity enforcement program.
• Family Land Heritage Program Recognition program that honors Texas farms and ranches with 50 or more years of continuous agricultural operation.
• Texas Vintners Cup Annual wine competition program under the Uncork Texas Wines initiative that crowns the twelve best wines produced in Texas.
• AgriStress Helpline Mental health support helpline for agricultural workers operated by TDA through the State Office of Rural Health.
• Texas Water Treaty Assistance Grant $280 million federal grant program administered by TDA to assist Rio Grande Valley farmers who suffered losses due to water shortages caused by Mexico's failure to meet 1944 Water Treaty obligations; covers 14 counties.
• Prescribed Burn Program Program facilitating prescribed burning for land management by connecting landowners with certified burn managers registered with TDA.
• Livestock Export Pens TDA facilities and services supporting livestock export operations from Texas.
• STAR Fund Disaster Assistance State of Texas Agriculture Relief (STAR) Fund providing disaster assistance for Texans affected by natural disasters including drought and wildfire.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.8 billion in potential losses to Texas economy if screwworm spreads
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Partnership on New World Screwworm containment including sterile fly release programs, $750 million fly factory construction, quarantine zones, and emergency response protocols. USDA announced $1 billion+ investment in screwworm eradication efforts.
• USDA (Seed Packet Investigation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026USDA is destroying collected unsolicited seed packets from China using steam sterilization. TDA collected 1,101 packets from 109 locations since February 2025.
• USDA Team Nutrition ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Federal grant program providing approximately $1.4 million in Team Nutrition Training Grants for School Meal Recipe Development, building on over $4.1 million awarded to 15 states in October 2020.
• Texas Association for School NutritionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2025Partnership recognizing school districts for promoting healthy eating and local agricultural products through the Texas Fruit and Vegetable Day Contest.
• USDA and HHS (Regenerative Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025$700 million Regenerative Pilot Program co-announced by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., leveraging conservation programs EQIP and CSP.
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on agricultural education and extension programs including the Winter Garden Row Crop Conference, providing continuing education units and agricultural expertise to Texas producers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Federal-level counterpart that co-leads screwworm eradication, sterile fly release, and large-scale biosecurity response. Operates as the federal umbrella over TDA's state-level regulatory activity and is the largest source of cooperative funding for TDA programs.

Others

• National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA): Umbrella membership and advocacy body for state agriculture departments including TDA. Comparable as the institutional coordination point where TDA's regulatory model intersects peer agencies, but not a direct competitor.
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service: Strategic extension partner rather than competitor — delivers continuing education, pest response training, and Winter Garden programming for Texas producers. Comparable in proximity to TDA's regulatory mandate but operates as an educational/research arm, not a regulator.

Direct peers

• California Department of Food and Agriculture: Closest peer — California's state agriculture agency with the same regulatory scope (pesticides, weights and measures, produce safety, marketing programs) over the nation's largest agricultural economy. Comparability is direct given matching statutory mandates, federal funding models, and pest/disease response roles.
• Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry: Adjacent state agriculture agency with very similar cattle-industry focus and pest/disease response mandate. Comparable to TDA structurally and functionally, differing primarily in geographic scale and budget.
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Florida's state agriculture agency with a comparable regulatory mandate (pesticides, weights and measures, food safety, marketing, consumer services) and similar pest/disease emergency response function. Overlap with TDA is high on regulatory scope and direct producer services.
• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: State agriculture department with direct regulatory oversight of crop and livestock production, renewable fuels, and animal disease response. Comparable to TDA as another major agricultural state agency, though with a stronger crop/livestock focus and different scale.
• Nebraska Department of Agriculture: Nebraska's state agriculture agency with closely matched livestock and crop regulatory functions, animal disease response, and federal USDA partnership structure. Direct comparison with TDA on mandate and scope.
• Kansas Department of Agriculture: Smaller-scale state agriculture agency with analogous regulatory programs (pesticides, weights and measures, animal health), serving a major cattle and grain producing state. Direct peer at a different operational scale to TDA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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