This article first appeared in the September-October 2025 issue of Soybean Business. Click here to read the digital issue. 

Growing up on a farm near Amboy, farming is in Hunter Pederson’s blood. The family farm is a century farm, and Pederson is the fifth generation to work the land. In 2024, he began his first year on his own, raising soybeans, corn and cattle.  

Hunter Pederson farms in Blue Earth County and is an ag business banker at Profinium Bank.

Pederson decided to join MSGA while visiting the organization’s Farmfest booth. Joining farm advocacy groups means Pederson is supporting his fellow farmers and rural economies.  

“I figured it’s part of a farmer to join the Corn Growers and the Soybean Growers due to the fact that I am actively involved in raising both crops,” Pederson said, “and I do serve on the Blue Earth County Corn and Soybean Growers Board as well.” 

Like most farmers, Pederson stays busy in many ways, not just on the farm. Besides being on his county board, he is involved with Minnesota Pheasants, Inc. and works alongside growers as an ag lender at Profinium Bank, a longtime supporter of MSGA’s.  

“Profinium Bank, we are really rooted in agriculture,” Pederson said. “We are owned by farmers, and we’ve always had a strong belief that farming is the backbone of every community we’re located in, and that’s always something we’ve always strived to be as involved in as possible and support the farmers even through the hardest times.” 

Click here to join MSGA.