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      5. Loans
        1. VIEW ALL Loans & Funding
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      6. Grants
        1. VIEW ALL Grants & Funding
        2. Agricultural Growth, Research & Innovation (AGRI) Program
        3. Livestock Investment (AGRI)
        4. Value-Added (AGRI)
        5. Farm to School (AGRI)
        6. Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration (AGRI)
        7. Good Food Access Program
      7. More Business Development, Loans, Grants Topics
  • Environment, Sustainability
      1. Conservation
        1. Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program
        2. Best Management Practices
      2. Organic Agriculture
        1. Organic Agriculture
        2. Minnesota Organic Conference
      3. Renewable Energy
        1. Governor's Council on Biofuels
        2. Biodiesel
        3. Ethanol
        4. Manure Digesters
        5. AGRI Bioincentive Program
      4. Water Protection
        1. Clean Water Fund Activities
        2. Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program
        3. Water Monitoring Programs
      5. Farmland Protection
        1. Farmland Protection
      6. More Environment, Sustainability Topics
  • Pesticide, Fertilizer
      1. Pesticides
        1. VIEW ALL Specific Pesticides
        2. Pesticide Overview
        3. Apply, Register, Store, Sell
        4. Pesticide Use & Sales Data
        5. Monitoring Pesticides in Water
        6. Regulation, Inspection & Enforcement
        7. Dicamba
        8. Integrated Pest Management
      2. Fertilizers
        1. Fertilizer Overview
        2. Apply, Register, Store, Sell
        3. Fertilizer Use & Sales Data
        4. Monitoring Nitrate in Water
        5. Ag Lime
        6. Anhydrous Ammonia Program
        7. Certified Testing Laboratories (soil & manure)
        8. Fertilizer Practices
      3. Best Management Practices
        1. Nitrogen Fertilizer BMPs
        2. Pest Control without Pesticide BMPs
        3. Pesticide BMPs
        4. Pollinator Habitat BMPs
        5. Turfgrass BMPs
      4. Safety & Cleanup
        1. Spills & Cleanup
        2. Waste Pesticide Disposal
        3. Pesticide Container Recycling
        4. Health & Safety
      5. File a Misuse Complaint
        1. Pesticide & Fertilizer Complaints
      6. Registered Product Search
        1. Find Pesticide, Fertilizer Products
      7. Licensing & Registration
        1. Search Licenses
        2. License Lookup
        3. Fertilizer Tonnage Reporting & Inspection Fees
        4. Pesticide Dealer Licensing & Sales Reporting
      8. Clean Water Fund Activities
        1. Clean Water Fund Activities
      9. More Pesticide & Fertilizer Topics
  • Food, Feed
      1. Commercial Animal Feed
        1. Commercial Feed Program
        2. Certificate of Free Sale
      2. Pet Food
        1. Pet Food Program
      3. Food Safety
        1. VIEW ALL Food Safety
        2. Food Safety Information & Resources
        3. Secure Milk Supply Program
        4. Food Ingredients/Allergens
        5. Produce Safety & Inspections
        6. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
        7. Food Program Standards
        8. Antibiotic Stewardship
      4. Resources for Food Businesses
        1. Meat & Poultry Processing
        2. How to Start a Food Business
        3. Wild Game Processing
        4. Venison Donation Processing
        5. Food Licenses & Regulations
        6. Food Licensing Liaison Request
        7. Food License Wizard
      5. Selling Food
        1. Meat, Poultry & Eggs
        2. Dairy
        3. Labeling Requirements
        4. Minnesota Grown
        5. Cottage Food
        6. Venison Donation
        7. Hemp in Food
      6. Recalls & Complaints
        1. Report a Complaint
        2. Lookup a Recall
      7. Retail Food Program
        1. Retail Food Inspection Program
        2. Retail Food Plan Review
        3. Manufactured Food Program
        4. Produce Safety Program
      8. More Food, Feed Topics
  • Plants, Insects
      1. Insect Pests & Diseases
        1. VIEW ALL Insect Pests & Diseases
        2. Report a Plant, Pest or Disease
        3. Emerald Ash Borer
        4. Gypsy Moth
        5. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
        6. Japanese Beetle
        7. Swede Midge
        8. Velvet Longhorned Beetle
        9. Bacterial Wilt and Canker of Tomato
        10. Potato Cyst Nematode
      2. Pest Management
        1. Pest Regulations
        2. Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer
        3. Gypsy Moth Treatments
        4. Pest Surveys
        5. Research
      3. Plants
        1. Industrial Hemp
        2. Nursery
        3. Noxious & Invasive Weeds
        4. Cold Hardiness List
        5. Seed
        6. Grain
        7. Palmer Amaranth
        8. Noxious Weed Grant
      4. Beneficial Insects
        1. Pollinators
      5. Licensing
        1. VIEW ALL Licensing
        2. Grain Buy & Store
        3. Plants, Trees & Seed
        4. Firewood
      6. More PLANTS, INSECTS topics
  • Licensing & Inspections
      1. License Services
        1. Apply for a License
        2. Renew with a PIN
        3. Make a Payment
        4. Search for a License Holder
        5. Payment Options
      2. File a Report
        1. Pesticide Sales Report
        2. Shell Egg Annual Report
        3. Retail Food Plan
      3. Learn, Apply, Renew or Train
        1. VIEW ALL Licenses
        2. Crops
        3. Dairy, Milk
        4. Feed, Pet Food
        5. Fertilizers, Pesticides & Chemicals
        6. Food – Cottage, Retail, Wholesale
        7. Livestock
        8. Meat, Poultry, Eggs
        9. Plants, Trees & Seed
        10. Produce, Fruits, Vegetables, Grain
        11. Other
      4. View all Licensing & Inspections

Ed Kaiser

Pesticide & Fertilizer Management
651-201-6275
Ed.Kaiser@state.mn.us
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