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Articles tagged under: Thom Petersen

Omnibus Ag Bill Laid Over

Published March 28, 2023

The Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee has laid over the omnibus agriculture bill for a vote at a later time. The committee was given a $48 million budget target, far less than many farm groups expected with the $18 billion budget…
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A Full Plate for Farm Policy

Published March 22, 2023

There's no shortage of agriculture related issues being addressed in the Legislature. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says these concerns often extend beyond the purview of his department. "It may be issues like property taxes, school building referendums, the Beginning…
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Grain Indemnity Fund Spurs Debate

Published February 17, 2023

Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen delivered a report on the grain indemnity fund during a House Agriculture Committee hearing. "We've continued to have failures (and) the thing that stood out to me was our Attorney General's office comment that Minnesota…
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Petersen Reconfirmed as Ag Commissioner

Published February 6, 2023

The Minnesota Senate reconfirmed Thom Petersen as Agriculture Commissioner today. The vote was unanimous at 63-0. This marks the second term for Petersen who was first appointed in 2019 by Governor Tim Walz.
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Vang Oversees First Ag Committee Hearing

Published January 11, 2023

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang led the organizational meeting forher committee on Tuesday, saying she looks forward to this session. "Farmers represent less than two percent of the Minnesota population, yet 100 percent of us eat or have benefitted…
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Petersen Disappointed in Epitome Energy Decision

Published December 9, 2022

Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen is disappointed in Epitome Energy's decision to move its proposed soybean crush plant from Crookston to Grand Forks."We provided over $1 million grant and another extra planning grant that we made available," said Petersen. "It…
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Petersen Reappointed

Published November 18, 2022

Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz has appointed Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Thom Petersen for a second term. Before joining the Walz administration, Petersen was the government relations director for Minnesota Farmers Union.
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Walz Team Makes Plans for New Term

Published November 11, 2022

A day after the election, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sat down with commissioners and state agency heads. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said the administration is hitting the ground running and mapping out the next four years. "It'll be a…
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On Alert for HPAI

Published October 12, 2022

According to Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, there’s been 20 positive Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases since the summer. "We just hit 100 cases for the year; that's four million birds." Petersen said $1 million-to-$3 million is needed from the…
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NASDA Elects Officer Team

Published October 11, 2022

Wyoming Director of Agriculture Doug Miyamoto is the new president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen is representing the Midwest on the NASDA board. Petersen also chairs the NASDA Rural Development and…
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