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Media Contacts - MDA Communications Staff

Allen Sommerfeld, Communications Director ~ Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6185
Larry Schumacher, Senior Communications Officer ~ Larry.Schumacher@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6629
Brittany Raveill, Communications Coordinator ~ Brittany.Raveill@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6131
Logan Schumacher, Communications Coordinator ~ Logan.Schumacher@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6193

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Newsroom Articles
Title	Publish Date
MDA Seeks Feedback on the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program	November 18, 2022
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Isanti County	November 16, 2022
Online Applications Now Open for Minnesota’s 2023 Industrial Hemp Program	November 9, 2022
MDA Advises Farmers with Ties to Global Processing Inc. to File Claims	November 3, 2022
Minnesota Receives $15 Million to Boost Meat and Poultry Processing	November 2, 2022
Funds Available to Encourage Urban Agriculture	October 25, 2022
Updated Website Helps Farmers Find Farms, Land	October 14, 2022
The MN Dept. of Agriculture Offers Tips for Anhydrous Safety	October 12, 2022
MDA Hosting Free Metro Waste Pesticide Collection Event	October 7, 2022
New Grants Help Minnesota Service Stations Add More Ethanol Options	September 30, 2022
Funds Available to Update Livestock Operations	September 29, 2022
Crop Research Grants Available from MDA	September 27, 2022
Expanded Grants Bring Locally Grown Food to Schools	September 26, 2022
Sustainable Agriculture Grant Funding Available	September 20, 2022
Organic Certification Cost Share Program Increases Affordability of Certification	September 16, 2022
Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grant Available	September 15, 2022
Beginning Farmers Tax Break Still Available	September 14, 2022
New Fungal Pathogen of Apple Trees Discovered in Minnesota	September 9, 2022
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Minnesota	September 7, 2022
Survey Seeks to Gather Data on the Local Food Supply Chain in Minnesota	September 2, 2022
Minnesota Offers Suicide Prevention Training for Rural Faith Leaders	August 29, 2022
MDA Seeks Input Before Next Legislative Session	August 26, 2022
USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Funding Awarded to Minnesota	August 25, 2022
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Minnesota	August 23, 2022
Drought Relief Checks Begin Mailing This Week	August 22, 2022
Know Where and When to Apply Fall Nitrogen Fertilizer	August 18, 2022
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Sherburne County	August 17, 2022
Emerging Farmers Working Group Seeks New Members	August 8, 2022
Minnesota Celebrates National Farmers’ Market Week	August 4, 2022
Purple Carrot-Seed Moth Found for First Time in Minnesota	August 3, 2022
MDA Partnerships Assist Transitioning Farmers	August 2, 2022
MDA Returns to Redwood Falls for Farmfest 2022	July 29, 2022
MDA to Offer Free Waste Pesticide Collections in Northwestern Minnesota	July 28, 2022
MDA Awards $120,000 to Combat Noxious Weeds	July 20, 2022
MDA to Conduct Gypsy Moth Treatments in Lake County July 18-20	July 14, 2022
Second Gypsy Moth Treatment in Duluth, Cloquet Scheduled for Wednesday, June 29	June 28, 2022
Ya comenzó la recepción de solicitudes de asistencia por sequía	June 21, 2022
MDA to Fight Invasive Moths in Duluth, Cloquet on Wednesday, June 22	June 21, 2022
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Drought Relief Application Window Now Open	June 21, 2022
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Grant Money to Help Farmers Implement Climate Smart Conservation Measures	June 13, 2022
MN Grown Retailer of the Year Recipients Announced	June 9, 2022
MDA Announces Urban Agriculture Grant Recipients	June 9, 2022
June 12 Cut-off Date Remains for Dicamba Use on Soybeans South of Interstate 94	June 8, 2022
Top Minnesota Dairy Farms Honored for Superior Cow Care	June 2, 2022
Rural Finance Authority Clears Way for Disaster Loans	May 31, 2022
Drought Relief Application Window to Open Mid-June	May 27, 2022
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Kandiyohi County	May 25, 2022
New Cost-share Program to Help Upgrade Irrigation Systems	May 20, 2022