Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual Meeting

Derek, Justin, and I had the chance to spend a day with many of Minnesota and the nation's top leaders in agriculture at the Agri-Growth Council annual meeting in St. Paul. The highlights of the day were hearing from Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Colin Peterson, Governor Tim Pawlenty, and United States Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schaefer. All three shared comments on their excitement about the future of the ag industry as well as ideas of how to deal with the challenges to come. What I took most from the day was the key issue of a world economy. A panel discussion talked about feeding the growing world and America's role as a global leader in that field. Agriculture is much bigger than our own backyard these days!