News Releases

Dec 30
Agriculture Officials Suspend Exempt Status of Custom Meat Processor

Dec 20
Agriculture Officials Revoke Exempt Status of Custom Meat Processor

Dec 20
Applications Being Accepted Now for Value-Added Agriculture Project Grants

Dec 13
Funding Available for Missouri Aquaculture Producers

Dec 9
Pet Spay & Neuter Grants Available for 2011

Nov 23
Update: Producers Doing Business With Eastern Livestock

Nov 19
Director of Ag Thanks Missouri Farmers

Nov 10
Specialty Crop Funds Awarded to Missouri to Further Enhance Industry

Nov 4
More than $1 million Awarded to Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Projects

Oct 20
Department of Ag Removes 22 Dogs from Property in Morgan County

Oct 14
State Veterinarian Taylor Woods Receives National Recognition

Oct 6
Department of Ag Reissues License for Grain Dealer

Oct 1
Applications Being Accepted Now for Dairy Business Planning Grant

Sep 21
Department of Agriculture Removes Dogs from Deplorable Conditions in Greene County

Sep 17
Crop, Poultry, Aquaculture Assistance Programs Available for Missouri Producers

Sep 15
Department of Agriculture Space Consolidations Save State

Sep 9
Over $2 Million in Agriculture Property Recovered in One Year

Sep 3
Department of Agriculture Auditors Monitor Missouri Grain Dealer

Aug 27
Nationwide Recall on Dairy Products from Company in Missouri

Aug 27
Missouri Agriculture, Health Officials Investigate Reports of Bacteria Found in Missouri Cheese Sold in California

Aug 20
Applications Being Accepted Now for Energy Efficiency Grants

Aug 16
Missouri Department of Agriculture Announces Photo Contest Winners

Aug 13
Military Appreciation Ceremony Held as Part of Homegrown Heroes Day at State Fair

Aug 10
Be a Part of an American Tradition at the First Lady's Pie Contest

Aug 5
EIA Discovered in Horse in Vernon County

Aug 5
Statement from Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler

Aug 3
Bake Some Memories at the First Lady's Pie Contest at the State Fair

Jul 21
Hit Us with Your Best Shot in the Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest

Jul 20
Stone Hill Winery Takes the Governor's Cup and Seven Best of Class Honors

Jul 13
2010 Missouri Wine Governor's Cup Winner to be Announced July 15

Jul 2
Department of Agriculture Seizes Assets of Appleton City Grain

Jun 17
Missouri Department of Agriculture Captures the Diversity of Agriculture through Photo Contest

Jun 15
Department of Agriculture Removes 108 Dogs from Substandard Facility in Miller County

Jun 8
Youth Gain Leadership Skills and Learn about Agriculture at the Missouri Agribusiness Academy

May 20
EAB Awareness Week Asks Campers to Help Prevent Infestation

Apr 29
2010 Missouri Farmers' Market of the Year Named in Fair Grove

Apr 19
Emergency Quarantine Issued in Effort to Prevent Thousand Cankers

Apr 14
Producers Receive Payment in Full for Soybeans Previously Delivered to Prairie Pride, Inc.

Apr 5
Department of Agriculture Announces Winners in Annual Livestock Grading Competition

Mar 22
Department of Agriculture Removes Over 50 Dogs at Unlicensed Facility in Stone County

Mar 19
Department of Agriculture Liquidates Grain-Related Assets of Prairie Pride

Mar 19
CWD Test Results Negative in White-Tailed Deer on Property in Linn County

Mar 4
Statement from Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler on announcement of new soybean production facility in New Madrid County

Feb 25
Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Captive Deer

Feb 24
Department of Agriculture Takes Action in Vernon County to Protect Farmers and Grain Sellers

Feb 22
Money for nuts (fruits and vegetables, too)

Feb 11
Training session will prepare McDonald County producers for ag emergencies

Feb 11
Training session will prepare Lafayette County producers for ag emergencies

Feb 11
Training session will prepare Cedar County producers for ag emergencies

Jan 28
Livestock Contest & Workshop Offers Opportunities to Learn USDA Grade Standards

Jan 4
Department of Ag Encourages Missouri Farm Operations to Apply for Value-Added Grants

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