Brad Finstad

Congressman tours local plant
By Lori Sorenson
May 13, 2026
Congressman Brad Finstad toured the Agri-Energy Ethanol Plant in Luverne Tuesday, May 5, at the invitation of plant officials. “We were waiting for a registration from Federal EPA, and his office was helpful in getting the nudge,” said David Kolsrud, co-founder of A.E. Innovation which purchased the former Agri-Energy facility from Gevo last year. Finstad, who represents Rock County in…
Congressman Finstad makes a stop in Luverne
By Lori Sorenson
April 30, 2025
Rep. Brad Finstad visited C&B Operations Friday afternoon at the invitation of Pioneer Equipment Dealers Association, of which the local John Deere dealership is a member. Finstad toured the Luverne facility before hosting a closed-door meeting with farmers and C&B officials about taxes, tariffs, the Farm Bill and other issues affecting agriculture. “It’s just like the most Minnesota…
'We have a Biblical mandate to care for creation'
By Lori Sorenson
August 21, 2024
Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad (R-Dist. 1) was in Luverne Wednesday for discussion about soil health as it relates to the federal Farm Bill and legislation to boost renewable fuels. "I was impressed by the locally led effort of farmers trying to improve their land using sound practices and science,” Finstad said after the meeting. “Their acknowledgement of what works on one farm might not…