Terry Peach | |
Birth Date: | March 18, 1950 |
Birth Place: | Mutual, Oklahoma |
Residence: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Death Date: | January 20, 2022 |
Death Place: | Mutual, OK |
Office: | Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture |
Governor: | Brad Henry |
Term Start: | 2003 |
Term End: | 2011 |
Predecessor: | Dennis Howard |
Successor: | Jim Reese |
Occupation: | Farmer, Rancher |
Website: | Oklahoma Department of Agriculture |
Office2: | Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture |
Term Start2: | 2003 |
Term End2: | 2011 |
Governor2: | Brad Henry |
Predecessor2: | Dennis Howard |
Successor2: | Jim Reese |
Office3: | State Executive Director for the Oklahoma Farm Service Agency |
Term Start3: | 1993 |
Term End3: | 2000 |
President3: | Bill Clinton |
Successor3: | Jim Reese |
Terry Peach (March 18, 1950 - January 20, 2022) was an American farmer and politician from Oklahoma. Peach previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry from 2003 to 2011. Peach served concurrently as the Commissioner of Agriculture, having served in that position when he was appointed by Governor Henry in 2003.
Peach operated a family farm and ranch in Mutual, Oklahoma, since 1972. He also owns and operates a farm supply company and an oilfield supply business in Woodward, Oklahoma. He earned his bachelor degree in vocational agriculture from Oklahoma State University. Peach served as the Oklahoma executive director of the Farm Service Agency, an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, for 1993 to 2000. As executive director, Peach delivered federal agriculture programs to Oklahoma farmers and ranchers through more than 60 county offices across the state.
Appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry in 2003, Peach previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture and Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. As the Secretary, Peach protected and educated consumers about Oklahoma's agricultural and livestock productions. He was succeeded in 2011 by Jim Reese, who was appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin.
Peach was a member of numerous agricultural and civic organizations, including the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Farmers Union.