North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced nearly $399,000 in Agricultural Products Utilization Commission funding for five projects. Recipients include FOMO 10/40 Creamery for ice cream branding, Kate’s Poperella LLC for a commercial kitchen, and North Dakota State University for projects developing biodegradable materials from crop byproducts and frozen dough products using hard red spring wheat. PermanentFarming Incorporated, doing business as Pergena, received funding to study converting manure into renewable energy and other products. Applications for the next round of funding are due April 1.
