At Thursday’s hearing of the House Agriculture Committee, House Bill 1332 was discussed. It would authorize a value-added agriculture production facility incentive program with up to $30 million for projects. Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring spoke in favor of the bill. Goehring talked about the recent announcement from Agristo, a Belgian firm, to build a potato processing facility in Grand Forks. The family-owned business plans to invest up to $450 million in the plant. “When other states compete against us, they actually look a lot more appealing on the bottom line,” said Goehring. “The expansion of the ADD program to include value-added agricultural processing to the state.” Governor Kelly Armstrong has also announced his support of the proposal
