Nevada Department of Agriculture

What Nevada Department of Agriculture does

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is a state government agency established in 1915 by Chapter 561 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, operating as part of the executive branch of the State of Nevada. Its statutory mission is to preserve, protect, and promote Nevada agriculture. The department organizes its operations across five divisions: Administrative Services, Animal Industry, Measurement Standards (also referenced as Consumer Equitability), Food and Nutrition, and Plant Health and Compliance (also referenced as Plant Industry). It delivers regulatory oversight and direct services to livestock owners, farmers and agricultural producers, food manufacturers, schools, and consumers through three regional offices in Sparks, Las Vegas, and Elko, supported by 225 dedicated employees.

The department's service portfolio spans animal disease diagnostics and laboratory testing, livestock identification and brand recording, petroleum and weights/measures verification, organic and Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) certification, noxious weed and pest management, export certification, and federal nutrition program administration (including the National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, and commodity distribution). Core technology consists of standard state government IT infrastructure supporting regulatory compliance, data management, and public service delivery, with no proprietary or AI-driven systems disclosed in the available data. The department operates an Animal Disease Laboratory that has incrementally expanded its diagnostic test menu in recent years.

The department's revenue model is government funding, derived from a $288 million Nevada state budget allocation. Federal pass-through partnerships with USDA supplement this funding for school nutrition programs, animal disease surveillance, and agricultural certification. The department holds a long-standing core strategic partnership with USDA dating to its 1915 establishment. Customer-facing channels are direct government service delivery via field offices, supplemented by an official website (agri.nv.gov), social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, and an email newsletter for industry notices.

Name

Nevada Department of Agriculture

Legal name

Nevada Department of Agriculture

Website

https://agri.nv.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is a state government agency, established in 1915, that provides regulatory oversight and direct services across animal health, plant industry, food safety, weights and measures, and federal nutrition programs to Nevada's livestock owners, farmers, food manufacturers, schools, and consumers through 225 employees and a $288 million budget.

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Product category

Government Agricultural Regulatory Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (115210), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152), Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Audit Readiness (Food Safety, Environmental, Labor) (AFACAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Livestock Identification & Recordkeeping Services (RFID Tagging, Traceability Setup) (AFACAEAH), Livestock Weighing, Sorting & Handling Facility Services (AFAEALAG), Livestock Performance Monitoring Services (Weighing Programs, BCS, Data Capture) (AFACAEAL), Livestock Health & Welfare Support Services (Vaccination Clinics, Biosecurity Implementation) (AFACAEAK)

Keywords

• Agricultural regulatory services
• Animal health programs
• Food safety inspection
• Weights and measures
• School nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sparks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Budget: Funded through Nevada state government budget allocation. The department's $288 million budget facilitates regulatory and administrative work in agriculture and food manufacturing industries, protecting public and environmental health and worker safety, and providing food distribution and oversight for the USDA's school and community nutrition programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Nevada Department of Agriculture provides state-level regulatory oversight and direct services for Nevada's agriculture industry, livestock owners, food manufacturers, schools, and communities. Its core offerings include animal disease diagnostics and livestock identification, petroleum and weights/measures testing, organic and export certification, GAP/GHP audits, noxious weed management, and administration of federal child nutrition and food distribution programs. Services are delivered through three regional offices (Sparks, Las Vegas, Elko) and the online portal agri.nv.gov.

Product overview

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is a government agency established in 1915, organized into five core divisions: Administrative Services, Animal Industry, Measurement Standards, Food and Nutrition, and Plant Health and Compliance. The department offers a comprehensive portfolio of regulatory services including animal disease diagnostics, livestock identification, petroleum and weights/measurements testing, agricultural practice audits (GAP), noxious weed management, export certification, and federal nutrition programs for schools and communities. The structure is a platform of interconnected divisions providing regulatory oversight, testing services, and food distribution programs rather than a single unified product.

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Products and services

• Animal Disease Laboratory Provides diagnosis and eradication of quarantinable animal diseases in cooperation with federal agencies and private veterinarians, including Direct RNA Trich Testing and Trich Pooling testing methods. Serves Nevada veterinarians, livestock owners, and federal partners.
• Livestock Identification Manages brand recording, brand inspections, livestock movement permits, and livestock tracking. Serves Nevada ranchers, cattle producers, and horse owners.
• Petroleum Technology Testing Offers gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, biodiesel, antifreeze, and oil testing programs. Serves fuel distributors, retailers, and regulators.
• Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) Program Offers voluntary independent audits on Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices to verify safe production and handling of fruits and vegetables. Serves Nevada produce growers and packers.
• Noxious Weed Program Coordinates prevention, control, and management of invasive weed species including weed-free forage certification. Serves Nevada farmers, ranchers, land managers, and public agencies.
• Export Certification Provides phytosanitary certificates, certificates of free sale, and export inspections for agricultural products. Serves Nevada agricultural exporters and producers.
• Organic Certification Program Administers organic certification and organic cost share programs for producers. Serves Nevada organic farmers and producers.
• School Nutrition Programs Oversees Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Special Milk Program (SMP), Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Home Feeds Nevada, Farm to School, and other child and senior nutrition initiatives. Serves Nevada schools, child care facilities, summer meal sites, and Indian reservations.
• Weights and Measures Program Provides weights and measures verification, metrology laboratory services, Public Weighmaster Program, and Registered Service Agency Program for devices and commercial measurement activities. Serves Nevada retailers, fuel distributors, and consumers.
• Meat and Poultry Inspection Provides state-level meat and poultry inspection services for custom slaughter/processing facilities. Serves Nevada meat and poultry processors and producers.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1915Federal partnership with USDA for agricultural programs, food safety, school nutrition programs, animal health monitoring, and agricultural statistics. The NDA serves as the state-level implementing agency for numerous USDA programs including the National School Lunch Program, commodity distribution, and animal disease surveillance under USDA APHIS authority.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arizona Department of Agriculture: State agriculture department with animal health, plant health, weights/measures, and food safety divisions, serving a state with similar arid agricultural conditions.
• Washington State Department of Agriculture: State agriculture agency with matching function set (animal services, plant protection, food safety, weights/measures, commodity programs). Comparable multi-division mandate to NDA.
• Oregon Department of Agriculture: Regional state agriculture department responsible for animal health, plant health, food safety, weights/measures, and food and nutrition administration in a western state — most direct organizational analog to NDA.
• California Department of Food and Agriculture: State agriculture counterpart in the largest US ag state with parallel animal industry, plant health, measurement standards, and food and nutrition programs. Direct structural comparison to NDA.
• Texas Department of Agriculture: State agriculture agency administering animal health, plant health, food and nutrition, and weights/measures for the largest livestock-producing state. Closely analogous in mandate and organization to NDA.
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: State department combining agriculture regulation with consumer services (weights/measures) plus food and nutrition programs. Mirrors NDA's combined ag + consumer equitability scope.
• Colorado Department of Agriculture: State-level regulatory body for livestock/animal health, plant health, inspection, measurement standards, and conservation districts in the interior West, paralleling NDA.
• Idaho State Department of Agriculture: Neighboring ag department administering animal health, plant health, weights/measures, and food programs for a livestock-heavy western state — closest geographic and economic analog to NDA.

Broad incumbents

• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Federal partner agency of NDA, providing the statutory authority under which NDA administers animal disease surveillance and export certification at the state level — the federal counterpart for NDA's Animal Industry and Plant Health divisions.

Others

• National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA): Trade and advocacy association representing state agriculture departments including NDA; not a peer in the service-delivery sense but listed as a relevant agricultural information resource on NDA's own website.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NVAgriculture
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/nevadaagriculture
• Facebookfacebook.com/NVAgriculture
• Instagraminstagram.com/nvagriculture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nevadaagriculture

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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