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Newsroom Articles
Title	Publish Date
2018 Minnesota Grown Christmas tree at the State Capitol	November 20, 2018
2020 Minnesota Organic Conference Announced	May 21, 2019
Ag Commissioner Leads Trade Mission to Colombia and Peru	May 31, 2019
AGRI Milk Cooler Grants Available	October 1, 2018
Agricultural Literacy Grants Awarded	January 9, 2020
Apply for Beginning Farmer Tax Credit by Nov. 1	October 1, 2018
Apply for Beginning Farmer Tax Credit by October 1	August 23, 2019
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
Bountiful Minnesota Pumpkin Season Arrives	October 10, 2019
Brand New Minnesota Grown Directory Now Available	April 6, 2018
Budget for One Minnesota Focuses on Ag Trade, Rural Mental Health Resources	February 20, 2019
Celebrating the First Annual Iron Range Pasty Festival	September 24, 2019
Check Out MDA’s Industrial Hemp Demo Plot and New Weather Tracking Tools at Farmfest	July 25, 2019
Christmas Tree Farms Are Preparing for a Great 2019 Season	November 21, 2019
Commissioner Petersen Statement on Approval of Minnesota Hemp Plan	July 14, 2020
Community Supported Agriculture Farms Now Accepting Sign-Ups	March 5, 2018
Cost Share Program Makes Organic Certification More Affordable	September 18, 2018
Cost Sharing Makes Organic Certification More Affordable	September 25, 2019
Dairy Assistance Program Deadline Extended	September 20, 2019
Department of Agriculture Releases Proposed Groundwater Protection Rule	April 24, 2018
Discover Award-Winning Minnesota Grown Wine	November 12, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Brown County	September 16, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Mower County	April 2, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Nobles County	July 31, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Rice County	March 20, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Stearns County	April 2, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Wright County	September 13, 2018
Emerging Farmers Working Group to Meet Statewide	October 23, 2019
Enjoy MN Farmers’ Markets in 2020 with Simple Precautions	June 8, 2020
Enjoy Summer’s Sweetness with Minnesota Berries	June 30, 2020
Equipment Grants Available for Access to Healthy Foods	December 9, 2019
Farm Advocates, Disaster Recovery Loan Information Available at MDA Farmfest Booth	August 3, 2018
Farm and Rural Stress Brochure Now Available Statewide	July 23, 2019
Farmers Encouraged To Participate In Annual Survey	March 11, 2019
Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Annual Survey	January 29, 2020
Farmers Encouraged to Take Survey on Alleged Dicamba Damage for 2018 Growing Season	July 23, 2018
Farmers with Ties to Ashby Elevator Must File Claims By March 23	February 22, 2019
First Emerald Ash Borer Discovery Confirmed in Steele County	September 4, 2019
First Endorsements Presented in Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program	February 14, 2020
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Development and Promotion	January 14, 2020
Funding Available for Sustainable Agriculture Projects	September 5, 2018
Funding Available for Sustainable Agriculture Projects	September 10, 2019
Funding Available to Increase Access to Healthy Foods	October 21, 2019
Funds Available to Encourage Urban Agriculture	August 8, 2019
Funds Available to Expand Locally Grown Food for Kids	August 1, 2019
Good Food Access Program Equipment Grants Available	March 5, 2018
Good Food Access Program Equipment Grants Available	October 25, 2018
Good Food Access Program Technical Assistance Grant Funding Available	December 19, 2018
Governor Tim Walz to Chair Governors’ Biofuels Coalition	February 14, 2019