Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, along with Assistant Commissioners Whitney Place and Patrice Bailey, made several stops in the region on Monday. The day began with a stop at the Red River Farm Network studios. Petersen says one goal of the Walz Administration is for the commissioners to frequently travel the state. Peterson sees the state of the agricultural economy as a top issue in Minnesota. “Farm income in 2018 was the lowest it had been in 23 years,” says Petersen. “Part of our mission is how do we improve the lives of farmers. The weather, trade – everything just compounds that.” The MDA officials met with potato growers in East Grand Forks Monday morning. That afternoon, they visited Far North Spirits at Hallock, the CHS canola processing plant at Kennedy and Habstritt Seed Company and Magnusson Research Farm at Roseau.
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