Georgia Department of Agriculture annual report fiscal year 1989

Contents

Commissioner's Message ................................................................................................. Page 6 Administration .......................................................................................................................... 7
Personnel................................................................................................................................................ 8

Accounting............................................................................................................................................. 9 Budget ...............................................................................................................................................1..1...
Computer Services ................................................................................................................................ 12

Press and Consumer Services ................................................................................................................ 13 Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin .............................................................................................. 16

Marketing .................................................................................................................................. 19 Farmer's Markets................................................................................................................................... 19

Commodities Promotion ........................................................................................................................ 23

International Trade.................................................................................................................................

27

ConsumerProtection Field Forces......................................................................................................... 32

Food StoreLicensing ............................................................................................................................3.2

Consumer Complaints..........................................................................................................................3..3

Bedding Inspections.........................................................................................................................3..4..

Poultry Grading Program ....................................................................................................................... 35

Dairy Division ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Animal Industry ........................................................................................................................ 38
Disease Eradication ............................................................................................................................... 38 Marks and Brands ................................................................................................................................. 39
Meat Inspection ...................................................................................................................................... 40

Livestock Market News and Grading Service ...................................................................................... 41

Quality Milk Program ........................................................................................................................... 43 Poultry Market News .......................................................................................................................... 44

Plant Industry ........................................................................................................................... 46

Seed Quality ........................................................................................................................................... 46

Seed Pathology ...................................................................................................................................... 48

Plant Food. Feed and Grain ................................................................................................................. 50

Inspections .............................................................................................................................................

50

Chemical Laboratories ........................................................................................................................ 51

Tifton Laboratory ................................................................................................................................. 53

General Field Inspection Forces ............................................................................................ 55

Animal Protection ................................................................................................................................ 55

Equine Division ..................................................................................................................................... 55

Livestock Investigation Unit ............................................................................................................... 56

Disease Control ...................................................................................................................................... 57

District Offices ................................................................................................................................... 57

Entomology and Pesticides ...................................................................................................... 58

Nursery and Plant Protection ............................................................................................................... 59

Pesticide Registration ............................................................................................................................ 60

Pesticide Applicator and Treated Timber Licensing ......................................................................... hl

Structural Pest Control and Apiary Inspection ...................................................................................... 62

Fuel and Measures .................................................................................................................... 03

Warehouse Division ............................................................................................................................... 64

Field Inspection. Fuel Oil ...................................................................................................................... 64

Fuel Oil Laboratory ............................................................................................................................... 65

Weights and Measures Laboratory ........................................................................................................ 66

Field Inspection. Weights and Measures ............................................................................................... 67