Craig
McCain
State Executive Director
Craig
McCain
State Executive Director
Farm Service Agency
About
Craig McCain was appointed by the Trump Administration to serve as the state executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Louisiana in May 2025.
McCain returns to FSA where he previously served as the state executive director for Louisiana during President Trump’s first term. McCain started his career with FSA as a county operations trainee in 1986. After successfully completing the training program, he served for nearly 25 years as county executive director in three county offices in Louisiana. He then served three years as a district director.
During his 37-year career with USDA, he served on several different task forces responsible for writing FSA policy and developing software applications. McCain also participated in the development and presentation of numerous state and national office training sessions.
McCain grew up working on his family’s farm in Franklin Parish where they grew cotton and raised cattle. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness in 1985 from the University of Louisiana Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana University).
McCain and his wife, Kim, have been married for 38 years and have three daughters and five grandchildren. His hobbies are hunting and gardening.