Rural Finance Authority
651-201-6004
The Rural Finance Authority partners with local lenders to provide low-interest loan programs to farmers. These include Ag Best Management Practices loans for projects that help Minnesota landowners comply with local water quality plans, and loans to make improvements, expand livestock operations, recover from disasters, purchase real estate, and restructure debt.
Rural Finance Authority
651-201-6004
The Rural Finance Authority partners with local lenders to provide low-interest loan programs to farmers. These include Ag Best Management Practices loans for projects that help Minnesota landowners comply with local water quality plans, and loans to make improvements, expand livestock operations, recover from disasters, purchase real estate, and restructure debt.
Rural Finance Authority
651-201-6004
The Rural Finance Authority partners with local lenders to provide low-interest loan programs to farmers. These include Ag Best Management Practices loans for projects that help Minnesota landowners comply with local water quality plans, and loans to make improvements, expand livestock operations, recover from disasters, purchase real estate, and restructure debt.
Tribal Relations
Tribal Relations
218-382-0173
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture seeks to foster and facilitate positive government-to-government relations with Minnesota's 11 Tribal Nations and recognizes their right to self-govern. The agency employs a Tribal Liaison to help develop, improve, and maintain collaborative relations with the Tribal Nations.
Tribal Relations
218-382-0173
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture seeks to foster and facilitate positive government-to-government relations with Minnesota's 11 Tribal Nations and recognizes their right to self-govern. The agency employs a Tribal Liaison to help develop, improve, and maintain collaborative relations with the Tribal Nations.
Tribal Relations
218-382-0173
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture seeks to foster and facilitate positive government-to-government relations with Minnesota's 11 Tribal Nations and recognizes their right to self-govern. The agency employs a Tribal Liaison to help develop, improve, and maintain collaborative relations with the Tribal Nations.
Contact Information
MDA General Information ...... 651-201-6000
Commissioner’s Office ...... 651-201-6015
MDA Hotline ...... 800-967-AGRI
Board of Animal Health ...... 651-296-2942
Food Info/Complaint Desk ...... 651-201-6064
Minnesota Grown Answerline ...... 651-201-6050
Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline ...... 833-600-2670
Arrest the Pest Hotline
Greater Minnesota ...... 888-545-MOTH
Pesticide & Fertilizer Spills – 24-Hour Response
Minnesota Duty Officer ...... 800-422-0798
Updated: April 2021
Agricultural Statistics
651-728-3113
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) works in partnership with the MDA to provide Minnesota farmers, agribusinesses, government, and the general public with accurate data on major crops and livestock, farm income, farm costs and returns, and other special agricultural information. The NASS Minnesota Field Office measures the current and potential food supply by collection, analysis, and publication of agricultural statistics at both the state and county level. Reports are available on the NASS website.
Agricultural Statistics
651-728-3113
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) works in partnership with the MDA to provide Minnesota farmers, agribusinesses, government, and the general public with accurate data on major crops and livestock, farm income, farm costs and returns, and other special agricultural information. The NASS Minnesota Field Office measures the current and potential food supply by collection, analysis, and publication of agricultural statistics at both the state and county level. Reports are available on the NASS website.
