Indiana Code 15-11-7-2. Director’s responsibilities
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Sec. 2. The director shall do the following:
(2) Encourage the development and growth of diversified farming, aquaculture, and specialty crops through education programs.
(1) Instigate the formation of a market and development plan for diversified farming.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-11-7-2
- aquaculture: means a form of agriculture that is the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals. See Indiana Code 15-11-7-1
- diversified farming: means new, emerging, and small scale agricultural markets, including alternative and niche agricultural markets. See Indiana Code 15-11-7-1.3
- specialty crop: means any fruit, vegetable, tree nut, dried fruit, and nursery crop, including floriculture. See Indiana Code 15-11-7-1.6
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) Administer the United States Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
(4) Identify diversified farming opportunities.
(5) Create a healthy network to better connect farmers to available resources.
(6) Aggressively promote the opportunities and benefits of agricultural diversification.
(7) Report on the department’s activities under this chapter in the annual report submitted under IC 15-11-2-8.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 4-4-3.8-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.120-2008, SEC.33; P.L.130-2018, SEC.80.