Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [301]
Secretarial Area: Agriculture and Forestry
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $33,176,063 $29,581,211 $62,757,274
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $34,490,871 $29,581,211 $64,072,082
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $36,498,563 $33,294,555 $69,793,118
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $35,366,148 $34,572,250 $69,938,398
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $37,084,034 $35,925,165 $73,009,199
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $37,234,034 $35,940,165 $73,174,199
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $42,378,884 $38,240,917 $80,619,801
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget $37,234,034 $35,940,165 $73,174,199
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $3,074,374 $2,000,752 $5,075,126
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $2,070,476 $300,000 $2,370,476
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $40,394,656 $38,240,917 $78,635,573
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget $37,234,034 $35,940,165 $73,174,199
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $2,340,146 $2,000,752 $4,340,898
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $820,476 $300,000 $1,120,476
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 321.00 205.00 526.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 321.00 205.00 526.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 331.00 206.00 537.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 328.00 214.00 542.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 330.00 214.00 544.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 330.00 214.00 544.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 344.00 214.00 558.00
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget 330.00 214.00 544.00
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 8.00 0.00 8.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 6.00 0.00 6.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 344.00 214.00 558.00
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget 330.00 214.00 544.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 8.00 0.00 8.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 6.00 0.00 6.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $659,692 $659,692
Nongeneral Fund $242,363 $242,363
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 T. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $538,156 $538,156
Nongeneral Fund $281,801 $281,801
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 J. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($304,046) ($304,046)
Nongeneral Fund $310,975 $310,975
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 V. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $376,330 $376,330
Nongeneral Fund $200,334 $200,334
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $217,516 $217,516
Nongeneral Fund $109,934 $109,934
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($26,492) ($26,492)
Nongeneral Fund ($23,997) ($23,997)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 R. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $38,243 $38,243
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 L. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $13,623 $13,623
Nongeneral Fund $23,196 $23,196
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,726) ($4,726)
Nongeneral Fund ($2,477) ($2,477)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 H. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,726 $4,726
Nongeneral Fund $2,475 $2,475
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 O. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $734 $734
Nongeneral Fund ($209) ($209)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 M. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $86 $86
Nongeneral Fund $357 $357
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Adjust appropriation for anticipated federal grant awards Decision Package
  Adjusts federal and indirect cost appropriation to match anticipated revenue.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $856,000 $856,000
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Support industrial hemp commercialization in Virginia Decision Package
  Provides funding for the development of a database to manage and track the registration and inspection of registered industrial hemp growers, registered industrial hemp dealers, and registered industrial hemp processors in Virginia. Additionally, support is provided for the department for the collection of cannabis samples for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) testing.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $726,340 $176,340
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Enhance economic growth and food safety in the Commonwealth Decision Package
  Provides support for three food safety inspectors and associated operating costs to enhance the food safety inspection program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $267,201 $256,701
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Fulfill Virginia's phase III watershed implementation plan Decision Package
  Provides support for two positions to enhance audit and verification of contractor-applicators of fertilizer to nonagricultural property. This activity is an approved strategy included in the Phase III Watershed Improvement Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $240,021 $185,021
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Provide funding for cloud service utilization and readiness Decision Package
  Provides support for contractor and vendor services needs for the required transition from the Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center to the cloud by December 2021.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $245,308 $98,417
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Ensure adequate animal care coverage Decision Package
  Provides an additional senior animal inspector position to preserve the well-established standard of animal shelter regulatory management expected by facilities, stakeholders, and the public.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $94,533 $94,533
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Inspect industrial hemp extracts for public consumption Decision Package
  Provides one position and related funding to address the need for safety inspections resulting from the establishment of manufacturing requirements for Registered Industrial Hemp Processors producing an industrial hemp-derived extract intended for human consumption. This package is tied to legislation to be considered during the 2020 legislative session.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $99,553 $86,053
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Reduce support for predator control actitivies Decision Package
  Reduces general fund support provided for predator control activities by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services in Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($90,000) ($90,000)
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Delay filling two vacant marketing positions Decision Package
  Captures savings by delaying the hire of two vacant marketing positions. The duties of the two positions will be temporarily absorbed by other positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($86,656) ($44,993)
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Increase deposit to the Wine Promotion Fund based on wine liter tax collections Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation for deposit to the Virginia Wine Promotion Fund to comply with Section 4.1-235, Code of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $64,232 $64,232
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Modify real estate sale language to address easement transfer Decision Package
  Amends the language authorizing the sale of the Eastern Shore Farmers Market to better facilitate the sale.
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Realign positions to reflect current expenditure patterns Decision Package
  Shifts the allocation of positions between programs across the agency to accurately reflect the organization.
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Transfer appropriation and position to align with new Division of Commodity Services Decision Package
  Realigns the agency's base budget between service areas to reflect the organization of the Division of Commodity Services. The new division reflects agency priorities and will support commodity grading programs.
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Establish the Virginia Food Access Investment Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.25 million the first year and $125,000 the second year from the general fund for VDACS to establish and operate the Virginia Food Access Investment Program pursuant to House Bill 1509 and Senate Bill 1073. The legislation authorizes VDACS to identify eligible food access projects and provide grants for the construction, rehabilitation, equipment upgrades, or expansion of grocery stores, small food retailers, and innovative food retail projects, defined in the bill, in underserved communities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,125,000 $125,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Increase fees for hemp registry General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the annual registration and renewal fee for industrial hemp growers, processors and dealers resulting in approximately $300,000 from the nongeneral fund annually.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($300,000) ($300,000)
Nongeneral Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Increase deposit to the Wine Promotion Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional appropriation for deposit to the Wine Promotion Fund based on updated cider liter tax collections attributable to the sale of Virginia cider. Collections attributable to Virginia wine and cider are required to be deposited to the Wine Promotion Fund pursuant to § 4.1-235, Code of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $444,321 $444,321
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Provide support for increased charitable bingo and Texas Hold'em events General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides requisite funding and staff to oversee the increase in charitable bingo games and Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments that may arise as a result of Senate Bill 199 and Senate Bill 936 of the 2020 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $374,667 $374,667
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Support improvements at Holiday Lake 4-H Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment allocates funding needed for crucial upgrades to the Holiday Lake 4-H Center. The center is used as an emergency evacuation location for Appomattox Public Schools.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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Restore support for predator control activities General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores the Governor's proposed reduction in state matching funds for the Virginia Cooperative Wildlife Damage Management Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $90,000 $90,000
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Support comprehensive companion animal regulations General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funds for one FTE position within the Devision of Veterinary Services consistent with the provisions of Senate Bill 891 of the 2020 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $86,488 $86,488
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Authorize a federally compliant industrial hemp pilot program (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Creates a language amendment that provides clear legislative authorization for a hemp research program in order to ensure Virginia remains compliant with the federal farm bill.
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Unallot spending increases in response to potential revenue shortfall (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Creates a language item to require the unallotment of new discretionary spending amounts ($757,222 in FY2021 and $441,722 in FY2022).


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 07:35:54