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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
MDA Offers Help to Professionals Supporting Farm Youth	June 25, 2019
Minnesota’s Raspberry and Blueberry Seasons Start Soon	June 27, 2019
MDA Issues Consumer Advisory for Fresh, Unpackaged Produce Purchased at Walmart in Andover, MN	June 28, 2019
MDA Reminds Produce Growers of Safety Inspections	July 18, 2019
Farm and Rural Stress Brochure Now Available Statewide	July 23, 2019
Invasive Insect Viburnum Leaf Beetle Discovered For The First Time In Minnesota	July 25, 2019
Check Out MDA’s Industrial Hemp Demo Plot and New Weather Tracking Tools at Farmfest	July 25, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Nobles County	July 31, 2019
Over a Half Million Acres of Minnesota Farmland Now Enrolled in Water Quality Program	August 1, 2019
Funds Available to Expand Locally Grown Food for Kids	August 1, 2019
Kick Off National Farmers Market Week with Gov. Tim Walz	August 2, 2019
MDA Biofuels Grants Expand Access and Production	August 6, 2019
Funds Available to Encourage Urban Agriculture	August 8, 2019
Invasive Vine, Japanese Hops, is Spreading Through Southeast Minnesota	August 8, 2019
MDA State Fair Exhibit Features Fun, Farming, and Freebies	August 16, 2019
Officials on the Lookout for Sudden Oak Death Disease as it Spreads to the Midwest	August 19, 2019
Apply for Beginning Farmer Tax Credit by October 1	August 23, 2019
Palmer Amaranth Found in Lincoln County, Minnesota	August 26, 2019
First Emerald Ash Borer Discovery Confirmed in Steele County	September 4, 2019
Minnesota’s Apple Harvest is in Full Swing	September 6, 2019
Funding Available for Sustainable Agriculture Projects	September 10, 2019
MDA Grants Available for Crop Improvement Research	September 13, 2019
Proposals Sought for $1 million in Fertilizer Research and Outreach Activities	September 16, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Brown County	September 16, 2019
Grants for Equipment, Feasibility Studies Now Available	September 18, 2019
Minnesota Dairy Research and Promotion Council Seeks Candidates	September 19, 2019
Dairy Assistance Program Deadline Extended	September 20, 2019
Celebrating the First Annual Iron Range Pasty Festival	September 24, 2019
Know Where and When to Apply Nitrogen Fertilizer	September 24, 2019
Cost Sharing Makes Organic Certification More Affordable	September 25, 2019
Palmer Amaranth Found in Houston County, Minnesota	September 26, 2019
Grants Available for Updates to Livestock Operations	September 26, 2019
Preventing Suicide in Ag Communities Training Available	October 4, 2019
Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant Applications Now Open	October 9, 2019
Bountiful Minnesota Pumpkin Season Arrives	October 10, 2019
Ruck’s Meat Processing Recalls Cured Smoke Beef Due to Possible Metal Contamination	October 11, 2019
Funding Available to Increase Access to Healthy Foods	October 21, 2019
Emerging Farmers Working Group to Meet Statewide	October 23, 2019
Winter Farmers Markets Move Food, Fun Indoors	October 25, 2019
Nine Sustainable Agriculture Projects Receive Funding	October 29, 2019
Grant Money Available to Minnesota Livestock Owners for Prevention of Wolf Attacks	October 30, 2019
State Ag Officials Look for Input on Minnesota’s Industrial Hemp Program	November 4, 2019
Minnesota Receives $9 Million in Federal Funding to Implement Conservation Practices	November 8, 2019
Nerstrand Meats and Catering Recalls Beef and Turkey Strips Due to Improper Processing	November 8, 2019
Discover Award-Winning Minnesota Grown Wine	November 12, 2019
MDA 2020 Grower Questionnaire Now Available to Produce Farmers	November 18, 2019
Christmas Tree Farms Are Preparing for a Great 2019 Season	November 21, 2019
MDA Issues Consumer Advisory for Non-Organic Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Blackberries	November 21, 2019
MDA Announces State-Specific Restriction on Use of Dicamba Herbicide for 2020	November 26, 2019
MDA Issues Consumer Advisory for Gunflint Trail Jams by Jan Flavored Syrups	November 26, 2019