Rural resiliency was one common theme during the virtual edition of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting. The meeting was supposed to take place in association president and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring’s home state. However, that wasn’t possible because of COVID-19. “I missed seeing and hosting everybody,” said Goehring. During Tuesday’s opening plenary session, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen asked Land ‘O Lakes CEO Beth Ford about planning for the unknown. “How do we provide some stability for farmers in this tough situation with the food supply?” Ford responded by saying Lank ‘O Lakes is focused on the growing food retail sector and helping farmers succeed. “We have to have good resilience.” Both agriculture commissioners – Goehring and Petersen – will join the Red River Farm Network Tuesday, September 15 at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo. View the full schedule. Also, listen to the full story here.