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      1. Business & Marketing
        1. Corporate Farm Information
        2. Food Business Development
        3. Exporting & International Trade
        4. Local & Regional Markets
      2. Resources for Farmers
        1. Beginning Farmer Tax Credit
        2. Emerging Farmers
        3. Minnesota Farm Advocates
        4. Farmer Stress
        5. Farm, Property, Real Estate Listing (MN FarmLink)
      3. Disaster & Cleanup Assistance
        1. Agriculture Chemical Response & Reimbursement Account
        2. Elk Damage Compensation
        3. Wolf Depredation
      4. Animals & Livestock
        1. Livestock Dealer Licensing
        2. Livestock Resources
        3. Avian Influenza
      5. Loans
        1. VIEW ALL Loans & Funding
        2. Disaster Recovery Loan
        3. Aggie Bond Loan
        4. Agricultural Best Management Practices (AgBMP) Loan
        5. Beginning Farmer Loan
        6. Farm Opportunity Loan
        7. Rural Finance Authority
        8. Loan Comparison Chart
      6. Grants
        1. VIEW ALL Grants & Funding
        2. Beginning Farmer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant
        3. Local Food Purchase Assistance
        4. Down Payment Assistance Grant
        5. Agricultural Growth, Research & Innovation (AGRI) Program
        6. Value-Added (AGRI)
        7. Specialty Crop
        8. Livestock Investment (AGRI)
        9. Soil Health Equipment
      7. More Business Development, Loans, Grants Topics
  • Environment, Sustainability
      1. Conservation
        1. Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program
        2. Best Management Practices
      2. Organic Agriculture
        1. Organic Agriculture
        2. Minnesota Organic Conference
      3. Renewable Energy
        1. Governor's Council on Biofuels
        2. Biodiesel
        3. Ethanol
        4. Manure Digesters
        5. AGRI Bioincentive Program
        6. AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant
      4. Water Protection
        1. Clean Water Fund Activities
        2. Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program
        3. Water Monitoring Programs
        4. Nitrate in SE MN
      5. Farmland Protection
        1. Farmland Protection
        2. PFAS
        3. PFAS and Ag
        4. Products with Added PFAS
      6. Climate Change
        1. Agriculture in a Changing Climate
      7. More Environment, Sustainability Topics
  • Pesticide, Fertilizer
      1. Pesticides
        1. VIEW ALL Specific Pesticides
        2. Pesticide Overview
        3. Apply, Register, Store, Sell
        4. Pesticide Use & Sales Data
        5. Monitoring Pesticides in Water
        6. Regulation, Inspection & Enforcement
        7. Dicamba
        8. Integrated Pest Management
      2. Fertilizers
        1. Fertilizer Overview
        2. Apply, Register, Store, Sell
        3. Fertilizer Use & Sales Data
        4. Monitoring Nitrate in Water
        5. Ag Lime
        6. Anhydrous Ammonia Program
        7. Certified Testing Laboratories (soil & manure)
        8. Fertilizer Practices
      3. Best Management Practices
        1. Nitrogen Fertilizer BMPs
        2. Pest Control without Pesticide BMPs
        3. Pesticide BMPs
        4. Pollinator Habitat BMPs
        5. Turfgrass BMPs
      4. Safety & Cleanup
        1. Spills & Cleanup
        2. Waste Pesticide Disposal
        3. Pesticide Container Recycling
        4. Health & Safety
      5. File a Misuse Complaint
        1. Pesticide & Fertilizer Complaints
      6. Registered Product Search
        1. Find Pesticide, Fertilizer Products
      7. Licensing & Registration
        1. Search Licenses
        2. License Lookup
        3. Fertilizer Tonnage Reporting & Inspection Fees
        4. Pesticide Dealer Licensing & Sales Reporting
      8. Clean Water Fund Activities
        1. Clean Water Fund Activities
      9. More Pesticide & Fertilizer Topics
  • Food, Feed
      1. Feed & Pet Food Business Info
        1. Certificate of Free Sale
        2. GMP Certificate Request
      2. Food & Feed Safety
        1. VIEW ALL Food Safety
        2. Secure Milk Supply Program
        3. Food Ingredients/Allergens
        4. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
        5. Drug Residue Prevention
      3. Resources for New Food Businesses
        1. How to Start a Food Business
        2. Licensing Liaison Request
        3. Food Licenses
        4. Meat & Poultry Processing
        5. Wild Game Processing
      4. Selling Food & Feed
        1. Meat, Poultry & Eggs
        2. Dairy & Milk
        3. Labeling Requirements
        4. Minnesota Grown
        5. Cottage Food
        6. Venison Donation
        7. Hemp in Food
      5. Recalls & Complaints
        1. Report a Complaint
        2. Recent Recall Notifications
        3. MN Rapid Response Team
      6. Food & Feed Inspection Programs
        1. Retail Food Program
        2. Retail Food Plan Review
        3. Manufactured Food Inspection Program
        4. Produce Safety Program
        5. Commercial Feed & Pet Food
      7. More Food, Feed Topics
  • Plants, Insects
      1. Insect Pests & Diseases
        1. VIEW ALL Insect Pests & Diseases
        2. Report a Plant, Pest or Disease
        3. Emerald Ash Borer
        4. Spongy Moth
        5. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
        6. Japanese Beetle
        7. Swede Midge
        8. Velvet Longhorned Beetle
        9. Bacterial Wilt and Canker of Tomato
        10. Potato Cyst Nematode
        11. Red Star Rust
      2. Pest Management
        1. Pest Regulations
        2. Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer
        3. Pest Surveys
        4. Smarty Plants
        5. Research
      3. Plants
        1. Industrial Hemp
        2. Nursery Certification and Plant Regulation
        3. Cold Hardiness List
        4. Enforcement Forms
        5. Eradicate Map
        6. Noxious & Invasive Weeds
        7. Export Certification Program
        8. Grain Licensing Program
        9. Palmer Amaranth
        10. Seed Program
      4. Beneficial Insects
        1. Pollinators
      5. Licensing
        1. VIEW ALL Licensing
        2. Grain Buy & Store
        3. Plants, Trees & Seed
        4. Firewood
      6. More PLANTS, INSECTS topics
  • Licensing & Inspections
      1. License Services
        1. Licensing and Renewal
        2. Apply for a License
        3. Renew with a PIN
        4. Pay an Invoice
        5. Search for a License Holder
        6. Payment Options
      2. File a Report
        1. Pesticide Sales Report
        2. Shell Egg Annual Report
      3. Learn, Apply, Renew or Train
        1. VIEW ALL Licenses
        2. Crops
        3. Dairy, Milk
        4. Feed, Pet Food
        5. Fertilizers, Pesticides & Chemicals
        6. Food – Cottage, Retail, Wholesale
        7. Livestock
        8. Meat, Poultry, Eggs
        9. Plants, Trees & Seed
        10. Produce, Fruits, Vegetables, Grain
        11. Other
      4. View all Licensing & Inspections

Noxious Weed Program Projects

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Program Projects Overview
Learn about projects managed by the MDA’s Noxious Weed Program.
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Biocontrol
Learn how the MDA uses safe, targeted insects and pathogens to manage invasive weeds.
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Eradicate Map
Interactive map showing the distribution of prohibited eradicate species for early detection and management.
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Tactical Plan
Guidance and tools to help prioritize management of selected invasive plant species in Minnesota.
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