Assistant Commissioner

Nathan L’Etoile comes to the Department of Agricultural Resources with a diverse background steeped in agriculture. Nathan grew up, and still lives on a diversifying sod farm in Western Massachusetts. His family is well known in the farming community having first started in Rhode Island, and now farming in Massachusetts. Nathan left the farm to pursue an education and career in finance at the University of Rhode Island, but after having worked on several commodity exchanges, was drawn back to the family farm. Nathan became active in Farm Bureau first as a county board member, then county president, and finally as a state board member. He made the transition to the advocacy world when he took a full-time job with Farm Bureau as its Director of Communications. He quickly transitioned to Director of Government Relations where he focused on local, state, and federal policy development and implementation.

Through his years of advocacy for the agricultural community, Nathan has learned a great deal about the farming industry here in Massachusetts and fostered strong ties to farmers, legislators, and administrative officials. He still serves on several county government boards as well as Town Moderator for his hometown in Northfield.

Nathan L’Etoile
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2151
617-626-1702
Nathan.L’Etoile@state.ma.us