Minnesota Ag Commissioner Upbeat over Legislative Support for Agriculture
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen expressed optimism about bipartisan legislative support for agriculture during the Partners in Ag Innovation conference on June 17, 2025, stating the session went well considering the split Legislature.
- The 2025 Legislature replenished the emergency account for responding to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak impacting Minnesota's poultry and dairy industries, according to Commissioner Petersen.
- Petersen highlighted the agriculture bill's funding for 100 weather station sites, supported by the state’s corn growers.
- Petersen also mentioned the significant expected change in farmland ownership, projecting that 50% of agricultural lands in Minnesota would change hands in the next 20 years.
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Minnesota ag commissioner upbeat over legislative support for agriculture
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen told an audience in Willmar that agriculture continues to benefit from bipartisan support in Legislature.
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