Don Lamb
Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture
Don Lamb is the Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, re-appointed by Governor Mike Braun on Dec. 23, 2024. He reports directly to Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith, who serves as Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Don is a second-generation farmer for Lamb Farms in Boone County where, alongside his father, brother, and nephews, they produce corn, popcorn, seed soybeans and seed wheat. Don stays involved in management aspects of the farm and completes operation tasks whenever he can.
Don has been involved in many community and agricultural activities and organizations. Appointed by Governor Mike Braun, Don serves as a board member for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He is also a board member for AgriNovus and the Indiana State Fair Commission. Previously Don served as Boone County Council’s Vice President and a member of the Western Boone School Board.
Don is a 1989 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics. While at Purdue he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Don is a member of class 8 of the Indiana Agriculture Leadership Program (ALP) and he credits the ALP program for instilling a desire to lead the agriculture industry forward.
Don and his wife Jodie are long-time members of New Hope Christian Church. They have four daughters and three grandchildren. The family loves to do agricultural mission work where Don has traveled to many other countries.
In 2012 Don’s family farm started Agristewards, a nonprofit which teaches farming practices to subsistence farmers in Africa, Asia, the Caribbeans and Central America.
Don’s main priorities are leading ISDA’s 5 divisions, which include, agricultural advocacy, economic development, youth development, environmental stewardship and the Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency.
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