News Releases

Dec 30
Food Desert Agriculture Matching Grants Awarded

Dec 20
Santa is Back in Town

Dec 20
Director Chinn Issues Statement on USMCA

Dec 12
OP-ED by Director Chinn: Time’s Up on USMCA

Dec 4
Missouri Industrial Hemp Program establishes path forward for 2020 growing season

Dec 2
Applications Now Available for 2020 Missouri Agribusiness Academy

Nov 27
Farm for Life editorial: The Ayers Family

Nov 25
ReachMORE Tour launched by the Missouri Department of Agriculture

Nov 7
Farm for Life editorial: Mark Burger

Nov 7
State agencies partner to help Missouri communities, farmers recover orphaned containers after flooding

Nov 5
Community Service Grants Available for Ag Youth Organizations

Oct 30
Food Desert Matching Grants Available to Address Food Insecurity

Oct 23
Specialty Crop Block Grants Awarded to Grow Production within Missouri agriculture

Oct 22
Farm for Life editorial: Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn

Oct 9
Missouri Industrial Hemp Program posts proposed regulations

Sep 19
Farm for Life editorial: Lieutenant Governor Kehoe

Sep 5
Farm for Life editorial: Governor Mike Parson

Sep 5
Farm for Life editorial series launched to highlight Missouri farmers and ranchers

Aug 8
Governor Parson issues open letter to Missouri State Fair exhibitors

Aug 5
MASBDA Helps Bring a Dream to Reality

Jul 22
2019 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest Winners Announced

Jul 15
Sudden Oak Death confirmed in Missouri

Jun 25
MASBDA Helps Livestock Producer Expand Cattle Operation

Jun 20
Missouri Department of Agriculture announces Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Jun 10
Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest Enters Final Week

Jun 6
Dr. Steve Strubberg named Missouri State Veterinarian

May 28
Governor Mike Parson Promotes Cattle Industry with the Missouri Beef Promotion Tour

May 28
Move It Sonny: It just makes sense

May 2
Meat processors add jobs, expand services and thrive with MASBDA

Apr 11
USDA Census of Agriculture reveals Missouri agriculture trends, highlights

Apr 10
Thirty Sophomores Selected for the 2019 Missouri Agribusiness Academy

Mar 13
Director of Agriculture Announces Grants for 4-H, FFA Youth Service Projects

Mar 12
MASBDA helps small farmer in Bolivar overcome obstacles

Mar 11
Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest Captures Best of Farm, Rural Life for 10th Year

Feb 28
Governor Parson, Director Chinn urge Congress to sign United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Feb 25
Missouri Department of Agriculture announces grants for Missouri specialty crop producers

Jan 29
Proposed rules for Industrial Hemp Pilot Program available for comment through Feb. 1

Jan 8
Governor Parson’s cabinet leaders to introduce The Missouri Way to agriculture conference

Jan 7
Governor Parson, Director Chinn to Honor Agriculture Leaders during 48th Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture

Jan 2
Farmers, Ranchers and Agriculture Leaders to Learn Future of Animal, Plant Science

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