Farm & Rural Helpline

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and its Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) were recently honored by the Pheasants Forever, Inc. for helping implement wildlife habitat across the state.

The MDA and MAWQCP were given the Brood Booster Award at the Pheasants Forever Minnesota State Convention in Alexandria. The award honors the agency/individual responsible for significant conservation implementation and habitat gains on private ground through collaboration with farmers and the delivery of State and Federal farm programs.

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Please Note: Not all FSA offices in Minnesota will be temporarily reopening tomorrow. Here is a list of offices that will be open Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17 & 18 and on Tuesday, Jan. 22 (Monday, Jan. 21 is a Federal Holiday).

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is helping 19 Minnesota companies showcase their food products January 13-15 at the Winter Fancy Food Show (WFF) in San Francisco. The MDA’s Minnesota Pavilion is the largest pavilion at this business-to-business event (B2B) featuring 1,400 exhibitors from around the world, offering 80,000 specialty foods and beverages.

The MDA’s AGRI New Markets Program assists Minnesota food and beverage brands to expand their market reach and extend their budgets.  …