MDA NON-DISCRIMINATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Notice of Non-Discrimination
The Minnesot
The Minnesot
Ujeedada foomkani waa inuu kaa caawiyo xaraynta cabashada takoorka barnaamijka MDA. Si aad u hesho caawinta buuxinta foomka, waxaad soo wici kartaa 651-201-6657 ama 800-967-2474 ama 711 TTY. Lagaagama baahna inaad isticmaasho foomka cabashada. Waxaad bedelkeeda soo qori kartaa warqad. Haddii aad warqad soo qorto, waa in ay ka kooban tahay dhammaan macluumaadka lagu codsaday foomkan oo aad soo saxeexdaan adiga ama wakiilkaaga u idman. Macluumaadka aan dhamaystirnayn ayaa dib u dhigi doona howlgelinta cabashadaada.
Waxaad sidoo kale ugu soo diri kartaa cabashada FAKIS ahaan 651-201-6118 ama email Sabrenia.Young@state.mn.us. Waa in aanu haysanaa nuqul saxeexan oo cabashadaada ah, markaa haddii aad cabashadaada ku soo dirto email, hubi inaad ku soo lifaaqdo nuqulka saxeexan emailkaaga. Macluumaadka aan dhamaystirnayn ama foomka aan la saxeexin ayaa dib u dhigi doona howlgelinta cabashadaada.
Usoo dir foomka oo dhammaystiran:
Waaxda Beeraha Minnesota
Sabrenia Young
625 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Cabashada takoorka uu barnaamij sameeyey waa in la xereeyo ugu dambayn 180 maalmood laga bilaabo taariikhda aad ogaatay ama ay ahayd inaad ogaatay eedaynta takoorka, aan ka ahayn haddii wakhtiga xaraynta aysan kordhinin MDA. Cabashooyinka lagu soo diro boostada waxaa loo tixgalinayaa in la xareeyay taariikhda cabashada la saxiixay, aan ka ahayn haddii taariikhda warqada cabashadu ay ka duwantahay toddoba maalmood ama wax ka badan taariikhda boostadu qaabishay, markaas oo taariikhda boostadu qaabishay loo isticmaali doono in ay tahay taariikhda xaraynta. Dacwooyinka lagu soo diro fakis ama email waxaa la tixgalin doonaa in la xareeyey maalinta cabashada fakiska ama email-ka la soo diray. Dacwooyinka la xareeyay wax ka dambeeya 180-ka maalmood ee kama dambaysta ah waa inay la socoto "sabab macquul ah" oo sharraxaya la daahitaanka. Tusaale ahaan, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad haysato "sabab macquul ah" haddii:
Sharciga iyo xeerka federaalka ayaa mamnuucaya in lagugu sameeyo takoor ku salaysan isirka, midabka, asalka qaranka, diinta jinsiga, naafanimada, da'da, xaaladda guurka, jinsi doorashada, xaalada qoyska /waalidnimada barnaamijka gargaarka dadweynaha, iyo siyaasada aad aaminsantahay. (Dhammaan xaaladahani ma wad khuseeyaan dhammaan barnaamijyada). MDA ayaa go'aamin doonta haddii ay awood u leedahay xukminta si ay u howlgeliso cabashada. Aargudashada ku salaysan hawlo hore ee xuquuqda madaniga ah waa mamnuuc.
Haddii cabashadani ay ku lug leedahay beer ama hanti/guri kale oo ma guurto ah oo aan ahayn cinwaankaaga hadda, ku soo qor ciwaanka beertaas ama hantida ma guurtada ah. Haddii kale, qaybtan foomka waxa lagaga tagi karaa iyada oo banaan.
Foomka Cabashada Takoorka ee Barnaamijka MDA waxa lagu bixiyay si waafaqsan Xeerka Qarsoonanta ee 1974, 5 USC §552a, waxayna khusaysaa macluumaadka lagu codsaday foomkan kaas ee uu Ogeysiiskani ku lifaaqanyahay. MDA waxay codsanaysaa macluumaadkan iyada oo la raacayo 7 CFR Qaybta 15. Haddii foomka la buuxiyey loo aqbalo in uu yahay kiis cabasho ah, macluumaadka la ururiyey inta lagu jiro baaritaanka waxaa loo isticmaali doonaa in lagu howlgeliyo cabashadaada barnaamijka takoorka. Siidaynta/Sheegitaanku waa ikhtiyaari. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, haddii aad ku guuldareysato inaad keento macluumaadka la codsaday ama inaad saxiixdo foomka ayaa waxay keeni kartaa tuurista cabashadaada. Haddii cabashadaada la tuuro, waa lagu soo ogeysiin doonaa. Macluumaadka aad ku bixisay cabashadan waxa laga yaabaa in loo bandhigo dhinacyo ka baxsan MDA marka ay go'aamiso in siidayntaasi tahay: 1) Mid ku habboon oo lagama maarmaan u ah Waaxda Caddaalada, maxkamada ama xukun sameeye kale, ama dhinaca kale xukun sameeyahaas hortiisa ah ujeeddooyin dacwad qaadis darteed; 2) Lama huraan in ay ay tahay dacwooyinka fulinta ee ka dhanka ah barnaamijka ay MDA u aragto inay ku xadgudubtay sharciyada ama xeerarka; 3) Iyadoo laga jawaabayo xafiiska kongareeska haddii aad codsatay in xafiiska kongareesku uu wax ka weydiiyo cabashadaada ama; 4) Guddiga Xuquuqda Madaniga ah ee Maraykanka iyadoo laga jawaabayo codsi ay ku dalbanayaan macluumaad.
Ma jirto wakaalad, sarkaal, shaqaale, ama wakiilka MDA, oo ay ku jiraan dadka mataleya MDA iyo barnaamijyadeeda, oo cabsin gelin kara, handadi kara, dhibaatayn kara, ku qasbi kara, takoori kari, ama si kale uga aargoosan kara qof kasta oo soo gudbiyay eedayn cabasho ku saabsan takoorid ama ka qaybqaata
si uun baaritaan ama dacwad kale oo lagu qaadayo sheegashooyinka takoorid.
MDA waxay kaa codsanaysaa inaad buuxiso foomkan si shaqaalaha MDA ay u qiimeeyaan sheegashadaada takoorka. Marka foomka la soo gudbiyo, shaqaalaha MDA waxay u isticmaali doonaan macluumaadka aad bixiso in ay saldhig u noqdaan baaritaanka. Sharci ahaan lagaama baahna inaad siiso MDA xogta lagaaga codsaday foomkan; waad diidi inaad kartaa inaad xogta siiso. Si kastaba ha noqotee, ku guuldaraysiga buuxinta foomkan gabi ahaanba ayaa waxa laga yaabaa inay ku sii adkayso MDA inay si sax ah u qiimeeyaan duruufaha keenay cabashadaada waxana laga yaabaa inay saamayn ku yeelato gunaanadka baadhista. Qaar ka mid ah xogta lagu codsanayo foomkan waxaa loo qoondayn doonaa in ay tahay xog qarsoodi ah marka loo eego sharciga Minnesota. Dhinacyada laga yaabo inay helaan xogta gaarka ah waxaa ka mid ah shaqaalaha MDA iyo qandaraaslayaasha leh hawl shaqo oo sax ah si ay u helaan xogta, cidda aad u ogolaatay ama amar maxkamadeed oo ansax ah, Maamulka iyo Miisaaniyada Minnesota, Waaxda Maamulka ee Minnesota, Hantidhawrka Gobolka, hanti-dhawraha sharci-dejinta, iyo qof kasta ama cid kasta oo kale oo uu ogolaado sharciga gobolka, sharciga federaalka, sharci oofinta federaalka, ama amarka qabashada federaalka si loo helo xogta. Haddii loo baahdo, MDA waxa kale oo laga yaabaa in ay xogta la wadaagto sharci fulinta iyo Xafiiska Xeer Ilaaliyaha Guud ee Minnesota.
Beeralayda xoolaha iyo kuwa wax soo saarka dalaga gaarka ah ee Minnesota ayaa hadda codsan kara ilaa $7,500 beertiiba si ay loogu soo celiyo kharashaadka kaga baxay abaartii sannadkii hore, iyada oo loo sii marayo Barnaamijka Gurmadka Abaaraha Beeraha (ADRoP) 2021 ee Waaxda Beeraha ee Minnesota (MDA).
"Abaartii sanadkii hore ayaa waxay dhibaato u sababtay beeralay badan, waxaana rabnaa inaan caawino iyaga si ay isaga bixiyaan xoogaa biilasha ah," ayuu yiri gudoomiyaha MDA Thom Petersen. "Haddii ay ahayd soo iibsashada calafka xoolaha, rakibidda waraabka, ama wax kaleba, waxaanu ognahay inay jireen kharashyo badan oo dheeraad ah sannadkii hore oo aan rajeyneyno inaan wax kaga qabano fursadan."
Sharci dejinta Minnesota ayaa $8.1 milyan u qoondeeyay ADRoP, taas oo dib ugu celin doonta hawl-wadeennada beeraha kharashaadka la xiriira abaarta ee ay galeen wixii ka dambeeyey Juun 1, 2021, iyo kahoreeyey Maajo 23, 2022.
Beeruhu waa inay ku yaaleen degmo ay Waaxda Beeraha ee Maraykanku u iclaamisay aagga musiibada dabiiciga ah kadib Luulyo 19, 2021 iyo kahor Janaayo 1, 2022, ama degmo dhul ahaan ugu dhegan degmo loo iclaamiyey. Dhammaan degmooyinka Minnesota marka laga reebo Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, iyo Winona way u qalmaan.
Kharashyada u qalma ee dadka dalaga gaarka ah beerta waxaa ka mid ah qalabka maaraynta biyaha; biyo dhaaminta; ceelasha; qalabka waraabka; beddelaada dhirta, abuurka, ama geedaha dhallaanka ah; kiraysiga shaqaale dheeraad ah; khidmadaha dheeraadka ah ee suuqa beeralayda ee ka yimid suuqyada labaajiyay; iyo waxyaabo kale oo badan.
Kharashyada u qalma ee beeralayda xoolaha waxa ka mid ah kharashyada la xiriira biyaha; kharashyada quudinta la xiriira; custom bailing; kirada qalabka; gaadiidka xoolaha; qodista balliga xoolaha; dalagyada daboolida dhulka, daaqa, ama dib u beerista daaqa; dayrka; xuquuqda daaqa; kiraysiga shaqaale dheeraad ah; iyo waxyaabo kale oo badan.
Arjiga la buuxiyay ka sokow, waa inaad soo dirto foomka IRS W-9 iyo liiska dhammaan kharashyada la xiriira abaarta. Dukumentiga/caddaymaha kharashyadan looma baahna in lagu soo daro arjiga, laakiin waa inaad awoodid in aad diyaar u tahay baaritaan haddii la codsado.
Haddii wadarta cadadka ay codsadeen dhammaan codsadayaasha xaqa u leh muddada codsiga ee hore ay ka badantahay wadarta lacagta la hayo, dhammaan codsiyada si isleeg ayaa loogu qaybin doonaa.
Codsadayaasha waxaa aad loogu dhiirigelinayaa inay arjigooda ku soo gudbiyaan nidaamka maaraynta deeqaha ee khadka internetka ah si loo hubiyo in la helay si wakhtiga ku habboon. Arjiyada lagu soo buuxiyo khadka internetka ama email lagu soo diray waa in la helo ugu dambayn 5 p.m. Luulyo 6, 2022. Arjiyada boostada lagu soo diro waa in boostadu qaabishay Luulyo 6 oo la helo ugu dambayn Luulyo 12, 2022 si loo tixgeliyo.
Macluumaad dheeraad ah, oo uu ku jiro arjigu, ayaa laga heli karaa bogga gurmadka abaaraha MDA. Hawl wadeennada beeruhu waxay email u soo diri karaan drought@state.mn.us ama waxay ka soo wici karaan khadka Deeqaha 651-201-6500 wixii su'aalo ah.
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Xiriirka Warbaahinta
Allen Sommerfeld, MDA Communications
651-201-6185
Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us
Minnesota livestock farmers and specialty crop producers can now apply for up to $7,500 per farm in reimbursement for expenses incurred due to last year’s drought, through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program (ADRoP).
“Last year’s drought caused hardship for lots of farmers, and we want to get help to them so they can pay a few bills,” MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen said. “Whether it was buying feed, installing irrigation, or something else, we know there were a lot of extra costs last year that we’re hoping to offset with this opportunity.”
The Minnesota Legislature appropriated $8.1 million for ADRoP, which will reimburse farm operators for drought-related expenses incurred after June 1, 2021, and before May 23, 2022.
Farms must be located in a county designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a primary natural disaster area after July 19, 2021 and before January 1, 2022, or in a county contiguous to a designated county. All Minnesota counties except Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, and Winona are eligible.
Eligible expenses for specialty crop producers include water handling equipment; water hauling; wells; irrigation equipment; replacement plants, seeds, or seedlings; additional hired labor; farmers’ market fees for canceled markets; and more.
Eligible expenses for livestock farmers include water-related expenses; feed-related expenses; custom bailing; equipment rental; livestock transportation; livestock pond dredging; cover crop, pasture, or forage replanting; fencing; grazing rights; additional hired labor; and more.
In addition to a completed application, you must submit an IRS Form W-9 and a list of all drought-related expenses. Documentation of these expenses does not need to be submitted with the application, but you must be able to make it available for examination if requested.
If the total amount requested from all eligible applicants during the initial application period exceeds the total amount of funds available, all applications will be pro-rated.
Applicants are highly encouraged to submit their application through the online grants management system to ensure it is received in a timely manner. Applications completed online or emailed must be received by 5 p.m. on July 6, 2022. Mailed applications must be postmarked July 6 and received no later than July 12, 2022 to be considered.
More information, including the application, is available on the MDA’s drought relief page. Farm operators can email drought@state.mn.us or call the Grants Line at 651-201-6500 with any questions.
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Media Contact
Allen Sommerfeld, MDA Communications
651-201-6185
Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us
Los ganaderos y los productores de cultivos especiales de Minnesota ya pueden solicitar un reembolso de hasta $7,500 por granja debido a los gastos ocasionados por la sequía del año pasado, a través del Programa Agrícola de Asistencia por Sequía 2021 (Agricultural Drought Relief Program, ADRoP) del Departamento de Agricultura de Minnesota (Minnesota Department of Agriculture, MDA).
“La sequía del año pasado causó dificultades a muchos granjeros y queremos ayudarles para que puedan pagar algunas cuentas”, declaró Thom Petersen, comisionado del MDA. “Ya se trate de la compra de piensos, la instalación de equipos de riego o cualquier otra cosa, sabemos que el año pasado hubieron muchos costos adicionales que esperamos compensar con esta oportunidad”.
La Legislatura de Minnesota asignó 8,100,000 dólares para el programa ADRoP, que reembolsará a los granjeros los gastos relacionados con la sequía incurridos después del 1 de junio de 2021 y antes del 23 de mayo de 2022.
Las granjas deben estar localizadas en un condado designado por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos como zona principal de desastre natural después del 19 de julio de 2021 y antes del 1 de enero de 2022, o bien en un condado vecino a un condado designado. Para este programa son elegibles todos los condados de Minnesota, excepto los de Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha y Winona.
Los gastos elegibles para los productores de cultivos especiales incluyen los equipos de tratamiento de agua, el transporte de agua, los pozos, los equipos de riego, las plantas, semillas o plantones de sustitución, la mano de obra adicional contratada, las coutas de mercado de agricultores por mercados cancelados, etc.
Los gastos elegibles para los ganaderos incluyen los gastos relacionados con el agua, los gastos relacionados con piensos, el enfardado por contrato, el alquiler de equipos, el transporte de ganado, el dragado de estanques para el ganado, la replantación de cultivos de cobertura, pasto o forraje, el vallado, los derechos de pastoreo, la mano de obra adicional contratada, etc.
Además de una solicitud debidamente llenada, usted deberá presentar un formulario W-9 del IRS y una lista de los gastos relacionados a la sequía. No es necesario adjuntar la documentación de esos gastos a la solicitud, pero debe estar disponible en caso de que se le solicite.
Si el monto total solicitado por todos los solicitantes elegibles durante el periodo de solicitud inicial supera el monto total de los fondos disponibles, los fondos se repartirán proporcionalmente entre todas las solicitudes.
Se recomienda ampliamente a los solicitantes que presenten su solicitud a través del sistema de administración de subsidios en línea para garantizar que se reciba a tiempo. Las solicitudes completadas en línea o enviadas por correo electrónico deben recibirse, a más tardar, a las 5 p.m. el 6 de julio de 2022. Para que las solicitudes enviadas por correo sean consideradas, deben tener el sello postal con la fecha del 6 de julio y no ser recibidas después del 12 de julio de 2022.
Se puede obtener más información, incluida la solicitud, en la página web sobre la asistencia por sequía del MDA. Si tienen cualquier pregunta, los granjeros pueden enviar un correo electrónico a drought@state.mn.us o llamar a la Línea de Subsidios al 651-201-6500.
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Contacto de prensa
Allen Sommerfeld, Comunicaciones del MDA
651-201-6185
Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us
Cov tswv teb yug tsiaj txhu hauv lub xeev Minnesota thiab cov tswv teb es cog cov qoob loo tshwj xeeb tam sim no ua tau ntawv thov kev pab kom tau nyiaj ntau li ntawm $7,500 rau ib daim teb twg es them rov qab rau cov nuj nqi koj them es muaj vim yog ntuj qhua teb nkig xyoo tag los no, pab them los ntawm lub tuam tsev saib xyuas kev ua liaj ua teb hu ua Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program (ADRoP).
“Xyoo tas los no ntuj qhua teb nkig ua rau txom nyem ntau yam rau ntau tus tswv teb, thiab peb xav nrhiav kev pab rau lawv kom lawv thiaj li them taus tej co nuj nqis,” tus thawj tswj MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen hais li. “Txawm tias coj los yuav zaub rau tsiaj noj, cog kav dej ywg zaub, los yog lwm yam, peb paub tias muaj ntau yam kev siv nyiaj xyoo tas los no es peb vam tias qhov kev pab no kuj yuav pab tau lawv mentsis.”
Cov neeg tsim kev cai lij choj hauv lub xeev Minnesota muab $8.1 lab nyiaj rau ADRoP, es yuav them rov qab rau cov tswv teb muaj nuj nqis them es muaj feem xyuam nrog rau ntuj qhua teb nkig es tshwm sim tom qab lub Rau Hlis Ntuj Hnub tim 1, 2021, thiab ua ntej lub Tsib Hlis Hnub Tim 23, 2022.
Cov teb mas yuav tsum raug taw qhia los ntawm lub tuam tsev saib xyuas qoob loo hu ua United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) tias yeej yog cov teb es nyob ib cheeb tsam ntawm cov chaw muaj kev phom sij raug huab cua tsis zoo tom qab lub Xya Hli Ntuj Hnub tim 19, 2021, thiab ua ntej lub Ib Hlis Ntuj hnub tim 1, 2022, los yog nyob rau hauv lub zos county es kis nrog lub zos county es yeej tau qhia tias muaj kev phom sij. Tag nrho cov zos counties TSIS YOG COV zos counties li Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, thiab Winona yeej tsim nyog tau kev pab.
Cov nqi es tsim nyog pab nyiaj them rau cov tswv teb es cog cov qoob loos tshwj xeeb muaj xws li cov cuab yeej khoom ntim dej; thauj dej; qhov dej; xaim ywg dej; hloov cov ntoo/yub tshiab, noob txiv/zaub, los yog cog yub; ntiav neeg ua hauj lwm ntxiv; tus nqi them vim thim tawm tsis ua taj laj tshav puam; thiab ntau yam.
Cov nqi es tsim nyog pab nyiaj them rau cov tswv teb es yug tsiaj txhu muaj xws li cov nqi them kom tau dej siv; cov nuj nqis yuav qhauv/zaub rau tsiaj noj; hlais zaub nyuj; xauj cuab yeej; thauj tsiaj mus los; tu cov pas hawv kom huv rau tsiaj haus; npog cov qoob loo; tiaj nyom rau tsiaj noj, los yog rov cog zaub nyuj noj dua; ntsa laj kab; pub tsiaj ncig mus noj zaub; ntiav neeg ua hauj lwm ntxiv; thiab ntau dua.
Ntxiv rau qhov es yuav tsum tau ua kom tiav daim ntawv thov, koj yuav tsum xa daim ntawv ua se IRS Form W-9 thiab daim ntawv teev cov nuj nqis ntsig txog ntuj qhua teb nkig. Cov ntaub ntawv txog cov nuj nqis nov tsis tas yuav tsum tau muab xa nrog daim ntawv thov kev pab no, tabsis koj yuav tsum khaws cia kom muaj rau cov neeg tuaj kuaj kom pom thaum lawv xav saib.
Yog tias tag nrho cov nyiaj es tau thov kom pab los ntawm tag nrho cov tswv teb es tsim nyog tau cov nyiaj pab thaum lub sij hawm qhib ua ntawv pab es ho thov ntau tshaj li qhov es tseem tshuav nyiaj, tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv ua tuaj thov kev pab yuav muab nyiaj faib kom sib npaug zos.
Cov neeg ua ntawv thov kev pab yeej xav txhaub kom lawv xa lawv cov ntaub ntawv thov kev pab es yog siv qhov kev ua ntawv thov nyiaj hauv online hu ua online grants management system kom thiaj li txais tau cov ntawv thov kev pab kom ncav sij hawm. Cov ntawv thov kev pab es ua tiav hauv online los yog xa email tuaj mas yuav tsum tau txais ua ntej 5 p.m. thaum lub Xya Hli Ntuj hnub tim 6, 2022. Cov ntawv thov es xa hauv pais xab nis tuaj yuav tsum tau ntaus vas thib xa tuaj yog lub Xya Hli Ntuj hnub tim 6 thiab tau txais tsis pub dhau lub Xya Hli Ntuj hnub tim 12, 2022 mas thiaj li yuav muab coj los xam.
Kom paub ntau dua, nrog rau daim ntawv thov, muaj nyob rau nploog ntawv hauv MDA’s drought relief page. Cov tswv teb yeej email tau rau drought@state.mn.us los yog hu rau tus xov tooj pab pob nyiaj ntawm tus xov tooj Grants Line 651-201-6500.
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Tiv Tauj Media Contact
Allen Sommerfeld, MDA Communications
651-201-6185
Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is planning to treat two areas in Cloquet and Duluth to eradicate gypsy moth (now known as spongy moth) infestations detected in those areas last fall. Officials plan to conduct the treatments on Wednesday, June 22. The aerial treatments will start as early as 5 a.m. in Duluth followed by Cloquet. It may take up to two hours to complete both areas.
The Duluth site is approximately 75 acres in the New Duluth Neighborhood, from 98th Ave. W to the railroad tracks and extending from Bowser St. to near Minnesota Highway 39. The Cloquet site encompasses approximately 500 acres around the Sappi mill property, including the area near the St. Louis River and Cloquet Ave. The low-flying airplane will be traveling up to a half mile outside these treatment areas as it navigates through the insect infestation sites. The MDA apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the noise of the plane.
This is the first of two aerial applications of Foray/Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk) over each area. The second will take place in 5-14 days. Btk is a biological product that is organic certified for food crops. It has no known health effects for humans, pets, birds, fish, livestock, bees, and other non-caterpillar insects.
To help area citizens stay informed, the MDA has set up a Report a Pest Info Line at 1-888-545-MOTH with the latest details about treatment dates and times. On the morning of the treatments, residents can call the phone number with any questions they may have. Simply press 0 (zero) to speak to someone. The MDA's website (www.mda.state.mn.us/gmtreatments) also has information about gypsy moths and control efforts. Residents can sign up for updates about treatment progress by texting “MDA MOTH” to 468311 to receive text notifications or texting “MDA MOTH [your email address here]” to 468311 to receive email notifications.
The MDA offers the following tips to residents in the treatment area:
Gypsy moths are among America's most destructive tree pests, having caused millions of dollars in damage to Eastern forests. The moths are now threatening Minnesota. If present in large numbers, gypsy moth caterpillars can defoliate large sections of forest. Oak, poplar, birch, and willow are among their preferred hosts. The moths spread slowly on their own, but people can unintentionally help them spread by transporting firewood or other items on which the moths have laid their eggs.
Contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture at 1-888-545-6684 or reportapest@state.mn.us with questions regarding gypsy moth and the planned treatment.
As of July 2021, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) discontinued the use of “gypsy moth” as a common name for Lymantria dispar. A new common name, spongy moth, was selected by the ESA on March 2, 2022. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will begin phasing out the discontinued common name and adopting the new common name over the next year in accordance with state and federal regulations.
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Media Contact
Allen Sommerfeld, MDA Communications
651-201-6185
Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us
The We Are Water MN exhibit has traveled to Alexandria and will be on display at the Legacy of the Lakes museum from June 23-August 15. The exhibit tells the story of Minnesota's water with the aim to strengthen our relationships with and responsibilities to water.
Opening Ceremony June 23, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
The opening ceremony and reception is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For the duration of the exhibit, the museum is offering free admission on Tuesday nights from 5:00-7:00 PM.
We Are Water MN is an exhibit from the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water Land and Legacy Fund, and by the National Endowment for the Humanities.