Agriculture continued to receive bipartisan support in the state legislature, leading Commissioner Thom Petersen to offer an upbeat assessment of the recent legislative session. With a split ...

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As of 2024, Minnesota has about 4,000 ag workers with H-2A visas, meaning they’re temporarily employed for seasonal work as farmers and ag concerns can’t find enough domestic workers.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, left, spoke on a wide range of issues in a "fireside chat" with host Dan Lemke of the Linder Farm Network, right, at the Partners in ...