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MN Ag Department Outlines Services During COVID-19

Published March 30, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says it will continue inspection services during Governor Walz’ two week stay at home executive order and throughout the coronavirus pandemic. This includes inspections of dairy, meat, food manufacturing, pesticide and fertilizer operations and seed…

Rural Finance Authority Funds Get Final Approval

Published March 18, 2020

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to provide funding for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Rural Finance Authority. The bill allocates $50 million for the RFA to continue offering eligible Minnesota farmers low interest loans not offered by…

MN Hemp Growers Must Apply for Licensing by March 31

Published March 15, 2020

Minnesota farmers wanting to raise or process hemp must apply for a license through the Minnesota Department Agriculture by March 31. Along with the online application, first-time applicants need to submit fingerprints and pass a criminal background check. The 2018…

Reducing Barriers for Emerging Farmers

Published February 14, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has delivered its new report on emerging farmers to the Legislature. This category of emerging farmers includes women, veterans, people with less than ten years of experience and others. The Agriculture Department is recommending the…

MN Lawmakers Get a Hemp Update

Published February 13, 2020

The Minnesota House Agriculture, Food Finance and Policy Division also learned more about hemp production in Thursday's hearing. "We are trying to work on a state plan we can submit hopefully before the end of this fall and get it…

MN Operating Hemp Pilot Program in 2020

Published February 4, 2020

Minnesota is also going to continue their hemp pilot program in 2020. The state did not submit a hemp plan to the USDA. According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, there were some components of the new hemp rule they…

MN Dairy Numbers Continue to Dwindle

Published January 22, 2020

In Minnesota, 315 licensed dairy farms exited the industry in 2019. That’s according to data released by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. This is the second year in a row the state has lost more than 300 dairies. 2,448 licensed…

MDA Takes Proactive Approach to Palmer amaranth Eradication

Published January 9, 2020

All of the Palmer amaranth finds from 2016 to 2018 have been monitored and there have been no other plants found at those sites. Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Whitney Place says two seed companies self-reported Palmer amaranth this past year and…

Enrollment Reopens for MN DAIRI Program

Published December 17, 2019

Enrollment for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Dairy Assistance, Investment and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program will reopen through the end of 2019. To qualify, farmers must have produced less than 160,000 hundredweight of milk in 2018. Farmers will be paid…

MDA Announces Dicamba Cutoff Date

Published November 26, 2019

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has announced a June 20th cutoff date for the use of dicamba next year. That’s the same timeline that was in place this past year. The Agriculture Department had over 250 reports of alleged off-target…

Articles tagged under: Minnesota Department of Agriculture

MN Ag Department Outlines Services During COVID-19

Rural Finance Authority Funds Get Final Approval

MN Hemp Growers Must Apply for Licensing by March 31

Reducing Barriers for Emerging Farmers

MN Lawmakers Get a Hemp Update

MN Operating Hemp Pilot Program in 2020

MN Dairy Numbers Continue to Dwindle

MDA Takes Proactive Approach to Palmer amaranth Eradication

Enrollment Reopens for MN DAIRI Program

MDA Announces Dicamba Cutoff Date

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