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Media Contacts - MDA Communications Staff

Margaret Hart, Communications Director ~ Margaret.Hart@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6131
Allen Sommerfeld, Senior Communications Officer ~ Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6185
Larry Schumacher, Communications Coordinator ~ Larry.Schumacher@state.mn.us ~ 651-201-6629

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Newsroom Articles
Title	Publish Date
1,000 Minnesota Farmers and Landowners Now Enrolled in Ag Water Quality Certification Program	February 16, 2021
A Statement from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Regarding Pipeline Foods, LLC’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing	July 12, 2021
Additional 2021 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Funding Available	February 17, 2021
Agricultural Literacy Grants Available for Education	October 19, 2021
Agricultural Literacy Grants Awarded	January 9, 2020
Anhydrous Safety Should be Top Concern This Fall	October 21, 2021
Anhydrous Safety Should be Top Concern This Spring	March 29, 2021
Anhydrous Safety Should be Top Concern This Spring	April 6, 2022
Annual Study Again Confirms Higher Profits for Ag Water Quality Certified Farms	April 20, 2022
Apply Now for New Farmers Market Cost Share Program	April 23, 2020
Apply Now for New Safe on the Farm Cost Share Program	June 16, 2020
Apply Now for Winter Farmers’ Market Cost-Share Program	October 2, 2020
Bayport Teacher Recognized for Agricultural Education	February 2, 2021
Beginning Farmers Tax Break Still Available	July 23, 2021
Bite into Summer with Minnesota Sweet Corn	July 29, 2020
Carver and Sibley County Residents Invited to Virtual Informational Meeting Concerning Emerald Ash Borer	November 5, 2020
Celebrating 35 Years of Sharing Ag Stories with Students	November 24, 2021
Changes to Minnesota Cottage Food Law Now in Effect	August 2, 2021
Commissioner Petersen Statement on Approval of Minnesota Hemp Plan	July 14, 2020
Coronavirus Relief Fund Farm Business Management Scholarships Available	November 4, 2020
Cost-Share Funds Available for Hog & Turkey Farmers for COVID-19-related Losses	November 10, 2020
COVID-19 Relief Funds Help Farmers Restructuring Debt	October 28, 2020
Crop Research Grants Available from MDA	September 14, 2021
Deadline Extended for Water Testing Cost Reimbursement	March 1, 2021
Destructive European Chafer Beetle Discovered in Minnesota	August 10, 2020
Dicamba Users Urged to Follow New Labels Requirements and Cutoff Date	May 18, 2021
Dispose Holiday Greens and Christmas Trees Correctly to Protect Minnesota’s Urban and Rural Trees	December 23, 2020
Dispose of holiday greens and Christmas trees correctly to protect Minnesota’s trees and forests	December 20, 2021
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Cottonwood County	February 4, 2021
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Carver and Sibley Counties	October 5, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Mower County	April 2, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Rice County	March 20, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Blue Earth County	March 31, 2021
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Carlton and Lake Counties	April 25, 2022
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Freeborn County	July 21, 2021
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Le Sueur County	February 24, 2022
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Nicollet and Redwood Counties	November 23, 2021
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Waseca County	March 30, 2022
Emerging Farmers Can Receive More Help Getting Started	August 3, 2020
Emerging Farmers’ Working Group Members Announced	November 10, 2021
Emerging Farmers’ Working Group Members Announced	October 27, 2020
Emerging Farmers’ Working Group Seeks Members	August 31, 2020
Emerging Farmers’ Working Group Seeks New Members	September 15, 2021
Enjoy MN Farmers’ Markets in 2020 with Simple Precautions	June 8, 2020
Enjoy Summer’s Sweetness with Minnesota Berries	June 30, 2020
EPA Approves 2022 Minnesota-Specific Restrictions for Dicamba Herbicide	March 15, 2022
Equipment Grants Available for Access to Healthy Foods	September 3, 2020
Equipment Grants Available for Access to Healthy Foods	February 2, 2022
Fall Farm to School Virtual Field Trip Series Announced	September 24, 2020
Farm and Food Book Week Brings Ag Stories to Life	February 12, 2021