Natural Products Expo East 2015

Craig Morris
Deputy Administrator
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)


Dr. Morris serves as the Deputy Administrator over the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program. In this role, Dr. Morris leads the Agency's regulatory programs related to the livestock, meat, poultry, egg, fish, grain and seed industries. The programs include retail country of origin and method of production labeling programs, quality grading services, testing services, domestic and export auditing and accreditation services, mandatory and voluntary market news reporting services, economic and statistical analysis services, research and promotion program oversight, grant programs, and food product specification development and acceptance services for Federal food and nutrition assistance programs including the National School Lunch Program. Dr. Morris carries out these services with a combined workforce of approximately 1,000 Federal employees, an additional 1,000 State employees who operate under Federal oversight by cooperative agreements the Program has with all 50 States, and an annual operating budget in excess of $100 million. Dr. Morris received his Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction in Animal Science from Iowa State University and served as a Regent’s Graduate Fellow while earning his Doctorate in Animal Science from Texas A&M University.

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