2007 MDA News Releases

Below are the latest news stories from the Missouri Department of Agriculture. For more information, contact Misti Preston at (573) 751-8596 or Misti.Preston@mda.mo.gov.

Date Subject
12/27/2007 Learn Marketing and Promotions at Farmers’ Market Workshop
12/20/2007 Online Media Promotes Organic Industry
12/18/2007 Gov. Blunt, Department of Agriculture Encourage Missourians to Take Caution While Fueling
12/14/2007 Give the Gift of AgriMissouri™
Find a Unique Christmas Gift Close to Home
12/07/2007 Gov. Blunt Names Engemann as Agriculture Resources Coordinator
12/06/2007 Department of Agriculture, University of Missouri Hosts Pesticide Training Sessions
12/05/2007 Director of Agriculture Discusses the Importance of Agritourism with Missouri Producers
12/05/2007 Missouri Company Brings Generations of Experience to Corn & Soybean Facility
12/03/2007 Media Advisory - Missouri Company Opens New Corn & Soybean Facility
12/03/2007 Media Advisory - Director of Ag to Discuss Agritourism in Liberty
11/30/2007 Missouri Wine Industry Packs a Powerful Economic Punch
11/30/2007 Exploring Rural Development with FFA Students through Specialty Crops
11/21/2007 Count Your Blessings in the 2007 Census of Agriculture
11/21/2007 Governor's Conference on Agriculture Paves the Gateway to the Future
11/15/2007 Gov. Blunt Leads Agricultural Advisory Council Discussion
11/13/2007 Media Advisory - Fourth Grade Student Selected as Bonnie Plant Scholarship Recipient
10/30/2007 Agribusiness Academy Seeks to Broaden Career Choices for High School Students
09/27/2007 Agriculture Department Reminds Producers of Hay Scam
09/26/2007 Environmental Quality Program Provides Assistance to Missouri Farmers
EQIP deadline is Oct. 5
09/17/2007 Ag Department Reminds of the Importance of Safe Farming
Director of Agriculture Encourages Schools to Add Farm Safety to Curriculum
09/07/2007 Departments of Agriculture, Transportation Honor Blunts Request to Assist Missouri Farmers during Drought
09/07/2007 Enjoy Missouri’s Wine Country on the Tour of Missouri
08/30/2007 Blue Ribbon Kennels Receive Veterinary Continuing Education
08/23/2007 Blunt Announces Disaster Aid for Missouri Farmers
08/06/2007 Missouri Farmers’ Markets Recognized this Week
08/03/2007 Augusta Winery Takes the 2007 Governor’s Cup Award
08/03/2007 AgriMissouri™ Finds Ways to Reach Out to More through Podcasts
08/03/2007 Director of Agriculture Announces Missouri’s Farmers’ Market Week in St. Louis
07/24/2007 Director of Agriculture Visits Farmers and Agribusinesses in Eight Missouri Counties
07/19/2007 Media Advisory - Governor, Director of Agriculture Visit Missouri Farmers and Agribusinesses
07/16/2007 Grundler Will Lead the Agriculture Department’s Plant Industries Division
07/03/2007 Agriculture Department Warns Producers of Hay Scam
07/02/2007 Ag Department Offers Organic Certification Reimbursement
06/27/2007 Agriculture Department Takes Possession of Grain Dealer in Barton County
06/12/2007 Agribusiness Academy Members Learn from Southwest Missouri Leaders
06/12/2007 Director of Agriculture Discusses the Future of Agriculture with Selected Students
05/17/2007 Ag Department Tours Flood Damaged Farmland in Three Missouri Counties
05/10/2007 Statement – Katie J. Smith, Director
05/08/2007 Ag Department Encourages Farmers to Take Immediate Action to Prepare for Flooding
04/23/2007 Department of Agriculture Protects Investment of Boll Weevil Eradication Program
04/23/2007 Ag Department Takes Action to Help Grape Producers Recover Losses
04/23/2007 Missouri Joining in Advancing Bioenergy and Fuels Resources and Development
04/13/2007 Department of Agriculture Surveys Crop Damage in Hermann Area
04/12/2007 Media Advisory - Agriculture Officials Surveying Crop Damage Caused by Recent Cold Weather
04/10/2007 Department of Agriculture’s Regulatory Work Assured Missouri Farmers were Compensated
04/09/2007 Missouri Setting Records with Agricultural Exports to Vietnam
04/06/2007 Missouri Department of Agriculture Announces 2007 Missouri Agribusiness Academy Members
03/28/2007 AgriMissouri™ Encourages Marketing of Missouri-Made Products
03/26/2007 Department of Agriculture Prepares Missourians through Agro-Security Program
03/23/2007 Missouri’s Grain Inspection & Warehousing Division Helps Keep Grain Industry Successful
03/21/2007 Department of Agriculture Works to Protect Animal Agriculture
03/21/2007 Department of Agriculture’s Weights & Measures Protects Consumers
03/20/2007 Department of Agriculture’s Business Development Division Assists Youth with Career Choices
03/20/2007 Department’s Plant Industries Division Increases Cotton Production with Boll Weevil Program
03/19/2007 Department of Agriculture Announces Winners in Annual Livestock Competition
03/12/2007 Department of Agriculture Announces Rice Seed Restriction this Crop Season
03/06/2007 Workshop in Ava to Educate Producers on Organic Farming
03/06/2007 Department of Agriculture Looks to Extend Monitoring of the Boll Weevil
03/02/2007 Applications Available for Odor Abatement Grant Program
03/02/2007 Food Safety Workshop in Sikeston Canceled
02/20/2007 Blunt Announces Director of Missouri State Fair
02/20/2007 Food Safety Workshops Planned for St. Joseph on Feb. 27
02/15/2007 Incentives Program Can Assist Farmers with Installing Windbreaks
Deadline to register for program is Feb. 28
02/15/2007 Meetings to Discuss Boll Weevil Eradication
02/09/2007 Food Safety Workshops Planned for Macon on Feb. 15
01/26/2007 Department of Agriculture Waives Stalk Destruction Fees for 2006 Crop
01/25/2007 Department of Agriculture Asks Producers to Register with the Missouri Hay Directory
01/25/2007 Department of Agriculture Applauds Governor Blunt’s Address to the State
01/25/2007 Food Safety Workshops Planned for Warrensburg on Feb. 1
01/23/2007 Livestock Contest Offers Opportunities to Learn USDA Grade Standards
01/22/2007 Agribusiness Academy Seeks to Broaden Career Choices for Students
01/08/2007 Food Safety Workshops Planned for Produce Growers