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AgriGrowth Board Elects New Executive Committee

Published January 26, 2020

Rod Hebrink, who is president/CEO with Compeer Financial Services, has been elected chair of the Minnesota AgriGrowth Council. Hebrink succeeds Pat Lunemann of Twin Eagle Dairy. Tom Wegner of Land O’Lakes was elected vice chair. Jake Hamlin of CHS is…

AgriGrowth Honors for Torgerson

Published November 7, 2019

Minnesota AgriGrowth has presented its Distinguished Service Award to Dave Torgerson. Torgerson retired in March after 30-plus years as the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers and Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council. For those that know…

AgriGrowth Announces Staff Addition

Published August 26, 2019

As of September 12, Patrick Murray will take over as the director of government and member relations at AgriGrowth. Murray is now the director of government relations for Cooperative Network. Previously, Murray worked for several members of the Minnesota Legislature…

Nelsen to Lead AgriGrowth

Published December 11, 2018

The Minnesota AgriGrowth Council has hired Tamara Nelsen as its new executive director. The Minnesota native is now the senior director of commodities at the Illinois Farm Bureau. Previously, Nelsen worked for the International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and…

Trade War Has Long-Term Consequences

Published November 17, 2018

U.S. agriculture has been turned on its head by the current trade war with China. Farmers like Pat Lunemann are feeling the pain. "Just about all of our commodities have been impacted," said Lunemann. "I raise a few soybeans and…

AgriGrowth Leads Regional Policy Meetings

Published August 17, 2018

AgriGrowth Executive Director Perry Aasness says St. Paul doesn’t have all of the answers and it is important to gain perspective from all corners of the state. At the Fargo meeting, the farm economy was top-of-mind. "Some of the things…

AgriGrowth Exec Director Aasness Accepts New Role

Published August 1, 2018

At the end of the month, Minnesota AgriGrowth Executive Director Perry Aasness is moving on to a new opportunity. Aasness will join Compeer Financial as its vice president of legislative affairs. The Fergus Falls native says AgriGrowth is an advocate…

Multiple Bills Tackle Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule

Published April 23, 2018

Bills intended to stop the Minnesota Department of Agriculture from implementing the nitrogen fertilizer rule are moving on a few different paths. AgriGrowth lobbyist Cory Bennett says a stand-alone bill has passed in the House and is on its way…

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AgriGrowth Board Elects New Executive Committee

AgriGrowth Honors for Torgerson

AgriGrowth Announces Staff Addition

Nelsen to Lead AgriGrowth

Trade War Has Long-Term Consequences

AgriGrowth Leads Regional Policy Meetings

AgriGrowth Exec Director Aasness Accepts New Role

Multiple Bills Tackle Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule

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