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- ↑ Office, Minnesota Governor's. "Thom Peterson new MN Ag Commissioner". AgUpdate. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "Commissioner's Office | Minnesota Department of Agriculture". www.mda.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "Member in Focus: Thom Petersen". Minnesota Farmers Union. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "Thom Petersen". NASDA. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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