MEDIA CENTER
News Releases:
November 30, 2011: Dr. Temple Grandin Draws Record Crowd for Agri-Growth Speakers Conference
November 28, 2011: Minnesota Model for Food Safety Receives Distinguished Service Award
November 22, 2011: Agri-Growth Council Announces Board Elections for 2012
October 13, 2011: Temple Grandin to Keynote at Agri-Growth Annual Conference
May 26, 2011: Agri-Growth Council to Host Legislative Wrap Up
April 19, 2011:Minnesota Ag Group Recognizes Sustainable Ag Efforts in Advance of Earth Day
March 14, 2011: Agri-Growth President to Minnesota: Ag Week Serves as a Reminder as to the Importance of Agriculture
February 7, 2011: Agri-Growth Council Announces Executive Officers for 2011
December 21, 2010: Agri-Growth Council Eager to Work with New MN Commissioner of Ag
November 12, 2010: Agri-Growth Council Announces Board Elections for 2011
November 12, 2010: Agri-Growth Council Holds 43rd Annual Meeting Energizing the Food and Agriculture Industry for the Challenge of Feeding the World
November 5, 2010: Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Received Distinguished Service Award
October 15, 2010: Agri-Growth Speakers Conference Showcases Food and Agriculture Accomplishments with a Diverse Range of Industry and Political Speakers
October 1, 2010: Minnesota Agri-Growth to Host a Public Annual Meeting and Conference for the Food and Agriculture Industry on Nov. 4
June 9, 2010: Food and Ag Companies Dominate top 100 Minnesota Companies List
June 3, 2010: Agri-Growth Council to Host Legislative Wrap Up
March 12, 2010: Agri-Growth Reminds Minnesotans to Thank a Farmer as Ag Week BeginsNovember 5, 2009: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Holds 42nd Annual Meeting focusing on “Sustainability” trend in the Food and Agriculture Industry
November 5, 2009: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Announces Board Elections for 2010
November 2, 2009: Chairman of Gold’n Plump Poultry to Receive Distinguished Service Award
October 28, 2009: Food & Agriculture Industry Experts Talk Sustainability on November 3
October 1, 2009: Minnesota Agri-Growth Hosts Public Annual Meeting on Sustainability in the Food and Agriculture Industry on Nov. 3
August 26, 2009: Agri-Growth Names Wiesenberg as Communications Director
June 8, 2009: Binder Selected as Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Intern
May 27, 2009: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Legislative Wrap Up Event Scheduled
May 12, 2009: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council to Host Annual AgPAC Golf Tournament
Dec. 5, 2008: Agri-Growth Names Mondry as Program Manager
Oct. 30, 2008: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Announces Board Elections, Retirement
Oct. 30, 2008: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual Meeting Features Discussion from Top Political Leaders
Sept. 29, 2008: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Announces Annual Meeting Program
Sept. 3, 2008: Over 3,000 Gathered to Celebrate America's Food and Ag Industry During GOP National Convention
June 2, 2008: Sheehan Selected as Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Intern
May 20, 2008: Minneapolis Depot Selected for September 2nd Food and Agriculture Gala at GOP National Convention
May 8, 2008: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Legislative Wrap-Up Event Scheduled
May 1, 2008: Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Hosts Annual AgPAC Golf Tournament
Letters:
October 8, 2009: Letter to the editor of Agri-News sharing comments on "U of M heads down a dangerous path with research deals" article
June 11, 2009: Letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressing concerns about the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
May 20, 2009: Letter to Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) thanking him for his leadership and support for HR2414, the AgJOBS bill.
May 1, 2009: Letter to Rick Chiat, supervisor of the Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program) Food Deliver Unit in Minnesota, to reconsider its decision to limit the processed fruits and vegetables it will allow based on sugar content.
March 26, 2009: Letter to Secretary Janet Ann Napolitano, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urging for Consideration to Reject Bush Administration Regulations to Enforce Immigration Laws in the Workplace
Sept. 12, 2008: Letter to U.S. Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) Asking for Support of the Needed Improvements to the Upper Mississippi River System
July 14, 2008: Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Asking for Penalty-Free Early Release of Non-Environmentally Sensitive CRP Cropland