Thom Petersen

Serving as MN Dept. of Agriculture Commissioner, live in Pine City w/ @alanajpetersen , 2 boys and a few too many horses.

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

@TwinsAlmanac Drove through Fairfax yesterday!!

[Mr. Patrice Bailey @ACBaileyMN]

Assistant Commissioner Bailey is on MN agriculture in the classroom teacher tour in Little Falls, MN at Tom Smude’s farm. Tom also is a recent recipient of the MN Water Certification program. Congratulations to the Smude family!

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

First stop of the day for MN State Cattlemen Tour in greater Lake Benton at Delaney Herefords. Great to visit with Shelly Delaney whose brother Jim Nichols served as Commissioner of Ag under Gov Perpich!

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Up bright & early this morning In Marshall with @MNagriculture team for the Minnesota Cattlemen’s state tour! Great crowd.

[Daryl Ritchison @DarylRitchison]

The @MNagriculture in cooperation with the @NDAWNmesonet just completed an installation near Vernon Center in central Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Should be on https://t.co/tgksoNLUjf in the near future.

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Today in Barnesville, MN for the Clay County Fair with Senator Rob Kupec! Thanks to everyone who visited with me and sorry I missed annual mullet pageant last night.

[Daryl Ritchison @DarylRitchison]

The @MNagriculture just finished installing a station near Wells in cooperation with the @NDAWNmesonet . Data will be on https://t.co/tgksoNLUjf soon.

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Tonight visiting the 2026 World Percheron Congress Horse at the newly refurbished Minnesota State Fair Coliseum! Honored to have the Congress in Minnesota which attracts horses and exhibitors from all over the US to MN. Runs through the weekend, check it out!

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Petersen Pony Farm on the board this morning with a blue ribbon for Rusty in halter class in Proctor at the South St. Louis County Fair!

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

This afternoon touring Golden Harvest Asian grocery store in St. Paul with Sen. Hawj. The store was damaged Monday when an unconscious driver plowed into front of store. Store is open and doing great! Appreciate tour!

[Minnesota Department of Agriculture @MNagriculture]

The MDA and local Soil and Water Conversation Districts are hosting a series of nitrate testing clinics for private well owners this summer. All residents within driving distance are welcome to attend.

🔗 https://t.co/8IS0aKQPQC
🔗 https://t.co/GTaM6kak1L

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

@GopherMBB great guy! one of the Iron 5

[Daryl Ritchison @DarylRitchison]

For you folks in west central Minnesota. The @NDAWNmesonet have added cameras to our Rothsay, Herman and Elbow Lake stations. All our cameras can be found at the link below, but these three cameras may take a day or two to be available publicly.

https://t.co/fjKGggJSkp

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

This morning in greater Princeton, Minnesota for Kanabec/Isanti County Breakfast on the Farm at Haubenschild dairy. Dennis and his family have always been leaders and appreciate how they open their farm to the public! 🐄 🥞

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Today visited the Anika Foundation& Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage Juneteenth celebration at the State Capitol with @ACBaileyMN , appreciate visiting with everyone!

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

This afternoon in greater Benson, Minnesota for Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co-op’s 30th annual celebration. Great to be with my former Farmers Union boss Doug Peterson!

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

@MNagriculture expands agriculture weather network in East Central Minnesota. https://t.co/PqT2lRap6W

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Tonight honored to meet with a delegation from India @mncorn office in Burnsville to discuss US ethanol and dried distiller grains (DDGs) as a feed ingredient for their poultry farms to feed their growing nation. 🇺🇸 🇮🇳

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Appreciated opportunity to welcome the Ag Relations Council to Mpls MN today for their annual meeting. Made up of pr professionals who work in agriculture from all over the United States in all walks of agriculture! https://t.co/iT2SVNN7kJ

[Thom Petersen @ThommyPetersen]

Today in greater Litchfield for Noble Horse Club show, first place for Lights Out in Halter out of 17! 💡 🥇 🐴