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Home » News » Archive - 2019
  • 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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The most recent news stories from the Missouri Department of Agriculture can be found on our News Releases page. For more information, contact the department’s Public Information Office at (573) 751-2613 or Christi.Miller@mda.mo.gov.

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