Minnesota’s Agriculture Commissioner was in Dilworth last Thursday for a Battle of the Beans cook-off. Commissioner Thom Peterson says Minnesota is a big bean producer. Noreen Thomas of the Doubting Thomas Farm in Moorhead says there are quite a few growers of edible beans in the Red River Valley…and you might have eaten some of…
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There’s been a movement in Minnesota to have more food from the state’s farms go directly to local schools. One school that’s taking advantage of that is the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School. Shannon Nowak is the Food Service Director for the DGF Schools. The Glyndon School cafeteria hosted a Battle of the Beans cook-off Thursday night sponsored…
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Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen spoke this week with R&J News on several topics. One of those topics was what to expect from the 2026 Minnesota Legislature. We’ll have more with Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen in future newscasts.
Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen recently toured northwest Minnesota. R&J News spoke to Petersen about his visit. We’ll have more from Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen on what he and ag producers might expect from the 2026 Minnesota Legislature in future newscasts.