The AGRI Farm to Kids First Bite Grant is meant to be an intentional learning process for school districts and early childhood education (ECE) centers that have little to no experience with local ...

The AGRI Farm to Kids Local Tots Cost-Share program supports family day care homes (family child care providers) that want to buy and serve foods grown or raised in Minnesota. Family child care ...

This interactive map features stories from schools and farms impacted by MDA Farm to Kids grants. Explore how funding has been used by grantees, how connections have formed between schools and local ...

The AGRI Farm to Kids grant programs support Minnesota school districts, early childhood education (ECE) centers, and family child care providers that want to buy and serve Minnesota agricultural ...

Epyrifenacil (Rapidicil®) is a new herbicide active ingredient registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 2026. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) routinely ...

Made from renewable resources including soybean oil, B100 offers fleets a homegrown alternative to petroleum diesel. For fleets that rely on trucks, buses, snowplows, and other heavy-duty vehicles, ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host a free waste pesticide collection event on Oct. 19 for farmers and businesses to safely dispose of unwanted and unusable pesticides. The event ...

A co-packer (or contract packer) is a business that manufactures (processes and packages) a recipe for another business. Food companies use co-packers for many reasons, including to grow or “scale” ...

For farms that are determined to be covered by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR), on farm inspections are required to encourage compliance with the rule. The goal of ...

"Special Event food stand" means a food and beverage service establishment which is used in conjunction with celebrations and special events, and which operates for no more than ten (10) total days ...

The Dairy Business Planning Grant encourages business planning for Minnesota dairy farms and dairy processors. Grants cover 50% of the cost, up to $5,000, to hire a qualified, independent third party ...

Anhydrous Ammonia is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) as a hazardous material, and its classification, description, hazard communications requirements, and packaging ...