Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
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| Kansas Secretary of Agriculture | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $135,608 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $71,380,949 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the governor's pleasure |
| Authority: | Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 74, Article 5 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
Mike Beam | |
| Other Kansas Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission |
The Kansas Secretary of Agriculture is a state executive position in the Kansas state government. The secretary is selected by gubernatorial appointment to head the Kansas Department of Agriculture, which oversees all operations within the state's agriculture sector.[1] The secretary has no term limits, and is appointed by the Governor of Kansas, subject to confirmation by the Kansas Senate.
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Mike Beam. Beam was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly (D) in January 2019.[2]
The authority of the Department of Agriculture and position of secretary of agriculture are provided by statute.[3]
Under Chapter 74, Article 5, "there is hereby established within the executive branch of government the Kansas department of agriculture, which shall be administered under the direction and supervision of a secretary of agriculture."[3]
Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications for the office, except that he or she "shall have a demonstrated executive and administrative ability to discharge the duties of the office of secretary," as stated in Chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.[3]
Appointments
Kansas state government organizational chart
The secretary of agriculture is appointed by the Governor of Kansas, subject to confirmation by the Kansas Senate as provided by statute.[3]
Vacancies
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Duties
Chapter 74, Article 5 of Kansas Code describes the duties of the secretary:
| a) To provide means of more effective assistance to county clerks and deputy assessors in securing a complete and accurate annual agricultural enumeration;
(b) to secure statistics relating to summer fallow and continuous crop acreage, depth of soil moisture, winter wheat abandonment and utilization of abandoned wheat acreage; (c) to secure information relative to acreage of wheat by varieties; (d) to secure monthly information on prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities sold by grades and classes; (e) to gather monthly information relating to livestock slaughtered, market receipts by class, average weight and price; (f) to gather information on monthly receipts and sales of milk for fluid consumption and prices received by producers and paid by consumers for milk; (g) to determine farm and commercial grain storage capacity and secure information concerning soybean and flaxseed processing and alfalfa dehydrating plants in Kansas; (h) to secure such other data as may be of service in the upbuilding and prosperity of the state's agriculture; (i) to prepare and disseminate the information thus gathered in a suitable manner on a county, area and state basis; (j) to make agreements with any other agency or educational institution of this state or its subdivisions or with any agency or educational institution of any other state or with the United States government or any of its agencies or any not-for-profit corporation or organization for data collection, processing of data, research studies, or any other purpose related to performing the duties of the statistical service of the Kansas department of agriculture; (k) to conduct statistical surveys and studies for any other agency or educational institution of this state or its subdivisions or with any agency or educational institution of any other state or with the United States government or any of its agencies or any not-for-profit corporation or organization for a purpose related to performing the duties of the statistical service of the Kansas department of agriculture, and to make a reasonable service charge for conducting such studies; and (l) to receive and accept funds from the United States government, or any of its agencies, or from any agency or educational institution of the state of Kansas or from any not-for-profit corporation or organization for performing statistical studies, data collection or for any other purposes related to the performance of any duties of the statistical service of the Kansas department of agriculture.[3] |
Divisions
As of January 25, 2021, the Kansas Department of Agriculture contains the following divisions:
- Administrative Services
- Agriculture Marketing, Advocacy and Research
- Division of Animal Health
- Division of Conservation
- Division of Water Resources[4]
State budget
The Kansas Department of Agriculture's budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $71,380,949.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $135,608, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $123,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $123,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $123,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the secretary received a salary $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2011
In 2011, the secretary received a salary of $110,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
State budget
- See also: Kansas state budget and finances
The Department of Agriculture's budget for fiscal year 2012 was $40,955,935.[18]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Kansas Department of Agriculture
109 S.W. 9th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-3556
ksag@kda.ks.gov
Office of the Secretary
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-3556
(785) 296-8389 (fax)
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Department of Agriculture, "Agency Information," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Department of Agriculture, "Kansas Secretary of Agriculture," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Chapter 74: State Boards, Commissions And Authorities, Article 5: Department of Agriculture," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Department of Agriculture, "Divisions and Programs" accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Division of the Budget, "2025 comparison report," accessed January 17, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 25, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of States 2011- Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ The Governor's State of Kansas Budget Report, "Volume 2 Fiscal Year 2014," 399," accessed June27, 2013
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