Paul Hugunin

Paul been promoting locally grown and raised products for more than 30 years as part of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Paul started at MDA as a student worker and worked his way up to his current position as Director of the Ag Marketing & Development Division.

Paul spent much of his career with the Minnesota Grown Program, a statewide effort to promote locally grown and raised products. The Ag Marketing & Development Division handles a variety of programs, including the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) grant programs, local foods promotion, domestic and international trade, biofuels, and ag land preservation. Paul grew up on a small farm just outside of Jackson, MN and has a degree in Agricultural Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.