Juan Garcia
Agriculture Department Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan Garcia has retired, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.

Vilsack praised Garcia’s more than 36 years of service to FSA.

“Juan’s hard work and sound leadership have helped to create new opportunities and achieve record results for America’s farmers and ranchers, including the 2014 farm bill disaster assistance programs stood up in record time that have provided relief to thousands of producers as they rebuild in the face of natural disasters,” Vilsack said.

“Juan’s work will live on through, among other things, the signature microloan program, which debuted in 2013, and today has provided more than $150 million in credit through more than 8,000 loans to small farmers and ranchers.”

USDA has not announced either an interim or long-term successor to Garcia, who has served as administrator since July 2012.