The Minnesota AgriGrowth Council has named its new executive director. Darin Broton has spent the past 25 years at the cross-section of communications, policy and politics. Broton is now with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and has previous experience in the Attorney General’s Office and the Tunheim consulting firm. Broton says AgriGrowth has a role as an advocate for Minnesota agriculture. “The ag community can either be in the driver’s seat and helping drive these changes and conversations or we can be in the backseat,” Broton told RRFN. “If we’re in the backseat, we’re going to have things thrust upon us versus being a proactive, thoughtful convener and problem solver to help solve multiple challenges.” Broton’s start date is June 10. AgriGrowth’s current executive director, Tamara Nelsen, is retiring. Listen to the full interview.
