Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Inspects food and farms, regulates pesticides and animal health, checks scales and fuel pumps, and works with farmers on soil and water conservation.
Who leads it
Secretary of Agriculture · Elected statewide every four years.
Official website
General Fund, FY27 est.
$25.5M
Its budget over time
General Fund appropriations by fiscal year1.
$29.0M
$25.5M
| Fiscal year | General Fund |
|---|---|
| FY27 est. | $25.5M |
| FY26 | $24.9M |
| FY25 | $25.3M |
| FY24 | $23.9M |
| FY23 | $22.1M |
| FY22 | $29.0M |
| FY21 | $24.6M |
| FY20 | $24.2M |
| FY19 | $21.7M |
| FY18 | $21.0M |
| FY17 | $22.0M |
| FY16 | $22.5M |
| FY15 | $22.5M |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | General Fund |
|---|---|
| FY27 est. | $25.5M |
| FY26 | $24.9M |
| FY25 | $25.3M |
| FY24 | $23.9M |
| FY23 | $22.1M |
| FY22 | $29.0M |
| FY21 | $24.6M |
| FY20 | $24.2M |
| FY19 | $21.7M |
| FY18 | $21.0M |
| FY17 | $22.0M |
| FY16 | $22.5M |
| FY15 | $22.5M |
Bills that would change its laws
Recent bills that add to, rewrite or repeal the Iowa Code chapters it mainly carries out2: chapter 159, chapter 161A, chapter 192, chapter 198.
- HF 2732Providing for water quality practices, including an edge-of-field practice tax credit and cover crop practice tax creditDied when the session ended
- SF 2434Relating to local government, including the approval of action by ordinance, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session ended
- SF 2131Relating to publication requirements for official publicationsDied when the session ended
- SF 2112Eliminating provisions relating to raw milk, including the production of raw milk at certain dairies, the manufacture of products using raw milk, and the labeling and distribution of raw milk and manufactured productsDied when the session ended
- HF 1043Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penaltiesWithdrawn
- SF 544Relating to salaries and allowances of state elected officials, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session ended
- SF 464Relating to salaries and allowances of state elected officials, and including effective date and applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 544
- SF 435Relating to surface water quality by requiring the establishment and maintenance of riparian protection measures, providing for financing, and providing penaltiesDied when the session ended
- HF 151Relating to surface water quality by requiring the establishment and maintenance of riparian protection measures, providing for financing, and providing penaltiesDied when the session ended
- HF 2700Relating to salaries of state elected officials, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session ended
- HF 2694Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, making related statutory changes, and including effective date provisionsWithdrawn
- HF 2688Providing for a rural veterinary practice innovation and revitalization fund and program to assist veterinary practices in certain counties, and making appropriationsDied when the session ended