The North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education is asking North Dakota lawmakers for funding during this special session. “The draft bill North Dakota lawmakers have in front of them this week has more than $8 million in potential appropriations for NDSU Extension’s Ag Experiment station,” explains Greg Lardy, vice president for agricultural affairs, North Dakota State University. “That money would be for purposes of constructing additional livestock facilities at the Carrington REC, Hettinger REC and the Central Grasslands REC in Streeter, along with an agriculture research laboratory in Dickinson. This projects would enhance research productivity.” Lardy will be in Bismarck for hearings this week. “We are optimistic about the proposed funds, but things can always change in a special session. The return on investment from these projects will pay back in dividends in the future.”
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