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      3. Disaster & Cleanup Assistance
        1. Agriculture Chemical Response & Reimbursement Account
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        3. Elk Damage Compensation
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      4. Animals & Livestock
        1. Livestock Dealer Licensing
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      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
        3. Cold Hardiness List
        4. Noxious & Invasive Weeds
        5. Grain Licensing Program
        6. Palmer Amaranth
        7. Noxious Weed Grant
        8. 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

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Limited-time Legislative Reports
  • Agricultural Drought Relief Program – January 2023 (PDF)
  • Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Report – January 2025 (PDF)
  • Commercial Manure Applicator Manual Report – January 2016 (PDF)
  • Farmer-Lender Mediation – Minimum Eligible Debt Recommendation Report – November 2022 (PDF)
  • Farmer-Lender Mediation – Necessary Living Expenses Recommendation Report – November 2022 (PDF)
  • Good Food Access Program Report – January 2025 (PDF)
  • Green Fertilizer Grants Report – December 2024 (PDF)
  • Meat Processing Vocational Training for Inmates – January 2017 (PDF)
  • Nitrate in Groundwater – June 2016 (PDF)
  • PFAs in Pesticides: Interim Report to the Legislature – February 2024 (PDF)
  • PFAs in Pesticides: Final Report to the Legislature – February 2025 (PDF)
  • Rural Finance Authority Drought Assistance – January 2025 (PDF)
  • Soil Health Financial Assistance Pilot Program Report FY 2023 (PDF)
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  • Ag Innovation Campus Grants – February 2024 (PDF)
  • AgBMP SSTS Grant FY21 Report (PDF) 
  • Agricultural Chemical Response & Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) Maximum Reimbursement Report – February 2022 (PDF)
  • Albert Lea Regenerative Agriculture Development Park Project – February 2022 (PDF)
  • Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Legislative Report – February 2024 (PDF)
  • Cervidae Depredation on Minnesota Farms Report – February 2025 (PDF)
  • Cooperative Financial Conditions Recommendations Report – January 2025 (PDF)
  • Credit Market Legislative Report – February 2025 (PDF) 
  • Farmer-Lender Mediation Task Force Report – February 2017 (PDF)
  • Grain Advisory Group Report: Recommendations for Financial Statements and Bonding Requirements – February 2024 (PDF)
  • Grain Advisory Group Report: Recommendations for Grain Program Improvements – February 2023 (PDF)
  • Grain Storage Facility Power Off Digital Application Grants - April 2021 (PDF)
  • Hemp Extraction Framework Legislative Report – January 2020 (PDF)
  • Inspections of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture – January 2018 (PDF)
  • Meat Education and Training Grants - January 2025 (PDF)
  • Meat Processing for Inmates (2016) (PDF)
  • Minnesota Farm Safety
  • Minnesota State Aquaculture Plan – March 2025 (PDF)
  • Nursery Stock Labeled as Beneficial to Pollinators Report – March 2020 (PDF)
  • Petroleum Replacement and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals and the Governor's Council on Biofuels - January 2021
  • Statewide Cooperative Partnership for Local and Regional Markets – February 2023 (PDF)
  • Status of Farm Safety in Minnesota Report to the Legislature – February 2017 (PDF)
  • Status of Food Hubs in Minnesota (2016) (PDF)
  • Urban Agriculture in Minnesota (2016) (PDF)
  • Wild Rice Legislative Report – January 2024 (PDF)
One-time Legislative Reports
  • Ag Innovation Campus Grants – February 2024 (PDF)
  • AgBMP SSTS Grant FY21 Report (PDF) 
  • Agricultural Chemical Response & Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) Maximum Reimbursement Report – February 2022 (PDF)
  • Albert Lea Regenerative Agriculture Development Park Project – February 2022 (PDF)
  • Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Legislative Report – February 2024 (PDF)
  • Cervidae Depredation on Minnesota Farms Report – February 2025 (PDF)
  • Cooperative Financial Conditions Recommendations Report – January 2025 (PDF)
  • Credit Market Legislative Report – February 2025 (PDF) 
  • Farmer-Lender Mediation Task Force Report – February 2017 (PDF)
  • Grain Advisory Group Report: Recommendations for Financial Statements and Bonding Requirements – February 2024 (PDF)
  • Grain Advisory Group Report: Recommendations for Grain Program Improvements – February 2023 (PDF)
  • Grain Storage Facility Power Off Digital Application Grants - April 2021 (PDF)
  • Hemp Extraction Framework Legislative Report – January 2020 (PDF)
  • Inspections of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture – January 2018 (PDF)
  • Meat Education and Training Grants - January 2025 (PDF)
  • Meat Processing for Inmates (2016) (PDF)
  • Minnesota Farm Safety
  • Minnesota State Aquaculture Plan – March 2025 (PDF)
  • Nursery Stock Labeled as Beneficial to Pollinators Report – March 2020 (PDF)
  • Petroleum Replacement and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals and the Governor's Council on Biofuels - January 2021
  • Statewide Cooperative Partnership for Local and Regional Markets – February 2023 (PDF)
  • Status of Farm Safety in Minnesota Report to the Legislature – February 2017 (PDF)
  • Status of Food Hubs in Minnesota (2016) (PDF)
  • Urban Agriculture in Minnesota (2016) (PDF)
  • Wild Rice Legislative Report – January 2024 (PDF)
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Boards & Commissions

The State of Minnesota is committed to recruiting applicants from across Minnesota’s diverse communities to serve on Boards and Commissions. This includes but is not limited to Tribal Nations, communities in Greater Minnesota, Black communities and communities of color, as well as recruiting individuals with disabilities and veterans. These are the Boards and Commissions that relate to the agriculture sector:

  • American Indian Advisory Council
  • Board of Animal Health
  • Board of Water and Soil Resources
  • Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
  • Council for Asian Pacific Minnesotans
  • Food Safety and Defense Task Force
  • Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee
  • LCCMR Trust Fund Citizen Selection Committee
  • Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
  • Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research & Education Council
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Advisory Committee
  • Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
  • Minnesota Biodiesel Task Force
  • Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
  • Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
  • Minnesota Forest Resources Council
  • Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force
  • Minnesota Rural Finance Authority
  • Noxious Weed Advisory Committee
  • Pesticide Management Plan Committee
  • Seed Program Advisory Committee
  • State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Boards & Commissions
  • American Indian Advisory Council
  • Board of Animal Health
  • Board of Water and Soil Resources
  • Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
  • Council for Asian Pacific Minnesotans
  • Food Safety and Defense Task Force
  • Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee
  • LCCMR Trust Fund Citizen Selection Committee
  • Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
  • Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research & Education Council
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Advisory Committee
  • Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
  • Minnesota Biodiesel Task Force
  • Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
  • Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
  • Minnesota Forest Resources Council
  • Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force
  • Minnesota Rural Finance Authority
  • Noxious Weed Advisory Committee
  • Pesticide Management Plan Committee
  • Seed Program Advisory Committee
  • State Advisory Council on Mental Health
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  • American Indian Advisory Council
  • Board of Animal Health
  • Board of Water and Soil Resources
  • Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
  • Council for Asian Pacific Minnesotans
  • Food Safety and Defense Task Force
  • Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee
  • LCCMR Trust Fund Citizen Selection Committee
  • Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
  • Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research & Education Council
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Advisory Committee
  • Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
  • Minnesota Biodiesel Task Force
  • Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
  • Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
  • Minnesota Forest Resources Council
  • Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force
  • Minnesota Rural Finance Authority
  • Noxious Weed Advisory Committee
  • Pesticide Management Plan Committee
  • Seed Program Advisory Committee
  • State Advisory Council on Mental Health

All Minnesotans are encouraged to apply here: Open Positions Search (state.mn.us)

Legislative Reports

2023 Agriculture Omnibus Fact Sheet113.18 KB
Opportunities for Public Involvement in MDA Rules

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