The Red River Basin Commission hosted its annual Land and Water International Summit Conference in Grand Forks. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen highlighted state initiatives. “A lot of drainage upgrades, but also water quality upgrades, whether that’s our Water Quality Certification Program, the different loans and grants that the Department of Agriculture has and practices that farmers are doing.” Another focus has been the expansion of weather stations throughout the state. “We really wanted to expand our weather network in Minnesota like North Dakota has with NDAWN. So, some discussions we had here led to the expansion of 70 new stations in Minnesota and we’re looking to expand that further next year.”
