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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
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 2, 2020
Funding Available for Sustainable Agriculture Projects	September 10, 2019
Funding Available to Expand Locally Grown Food in Schools	October 22, 2020
Funding Available to Increase Access to Healthy Foods	October 21, 2019
Funds Available to Encourage Urban Agriculture	December 1, 2020
Funds Available to Encourage Urban Agriculture	August 8, 2019
Funds Available to Expand Locally Grown Food for Kids	August 1, 2019
Funds Available to Improve Safety on Minnesota Farms	August 24, 2020
Funds Available to Protect Minnesota Livestock Processors	November 24, 2020
Funds Available to Update Livestock Operations	September 1, 2020
Gift Guide Makes Buying Local Easy This Holiday Season	December 7, 2020
Governor Tim Walz to Chair Governors’ Biofuels Coalition	February 14, 2019
Governor Walz Signs $50 Million Rural Finance Authority Bill	March 17, 2020
Governor Walz, Rural Finance Authority Clear Way for Disaster Loans	March 19, 2019
Governor’s Council on Biofuels Submits Recommendations for Growing Industry	November 3, 2020
Grant Money Available to Minnesota Livestock Owners for Prevention of Wolf Attacks	October 30, 2019
Grant Money Available to Minnesota Livestock Owners for Prevention of Wolf Attacks	September 23, 2020
Grants Available for Updates to Livestock Operations	September 26, 2019
Grants Available for Value-Added Agricultural Processing	August 12, 2020
Grants for Equipment, Feasibility Studies Now Available	September 18, 2019
Grants Support Farm to School Connections During COVID-19	June 17, 2020
Grazing Resources Available for Minnesota Livestock Farmers	July 8, 2020
Greenbook 2020 Now Available	September 9, 2020
Grocers Promoting Locally Grown Products Recognized	March 25, 2021
Have a Safe and Jolly Christmas Tree Experience in 2020	November 25, 2020
Invasive Insect Lily Leaf Beetle Discovered for the First Time in Minnesota	July 13, 2020
Invasive Insect Viburnum Leaf Beetle Discovered For The First Time In Minnesota	July 25, 2019
Invasive Vine Spotted in Stearns County	September 22, 2020
Invasive Vine, Japanese Hops, is Spreading Through Southeast Minnesota	August 8, 2019
June 20 Cut-off Date Remains for Dicamba Use in Minnesota	June 19, 2020
June 20 Cut-off Date Remains for Dicamba Use in Minnesota	June 11, 2019
Kick Off National Farmers Market Week with Gov. Tim Walz	August 2, 2019
Know Where and When to Apply Fall Nitrogen Fertilizer	September 24, 2020
Know Where and When to Apply Nitrogen Fertilizer	September 24, 2019
Loans Available to Help Minnesota Farmers Restructure Debt	February 27, 2019
Local Brands Make Their Best Pitch at Winter Fancy Food Show	January 16, 2020
Lower Interest Rates Available to Finance Farmers	September 8, 2020
MDA 2020 Grower Questionnaire Now Available to Produce Farmers	November 18, 2019
MDA Advises Farmers with Ties to Buckwheat Growers Association to File Claims	June 12, 2019
MDA Advises Farmers with Ties to Karlstad Farmers Elevator to File Claims	May 9, 2019
MDA Announces AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant Recipients	April 10, 2020
MDA Announces Changes in Use of Dicamba Herbicide	June 8, 2020
MDA Announces June 30 Cutoff Date of Dicamba Herbicide for 2021	December 8, 2020
MDA Announces State-Specific Restriction on Use of Dicamba Herbicide for 2020	November 26, 2019
MDA Asks Organic Farmers About Ideas, Experiences	April 14, 2020
MDA Assists Livestock Producers/Processors During COVID-19 Pandemic	April 22, 2020