Policy Articles
North Dakotan on Witness List for Thursday’s Ag Approps Hearing
Published April 24, 2021
The region will be represented in Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on diversifying on-farm income. Brian Carroll, who is the director of the Grand Farm Research and Education Initiative in Fargo, will testify. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is…Ag Bill Changes the Makeup of MN Board of Animal Health
Published April 23, 2021
This omnibus agriculture bill increases the size of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health from five-to-seven members and changes the makeup of the board An amendment by Aitkin Senator Dale Lueck asked for more time to evaluate these changes. "Let's…Omnibus Ag Bill Moves to Conference
Published April 23, 2021
With a 69-63 vote, the Minnesota House has passed the omnibus agriculture bill. There is over $163 million in funding in the bill for agriculture and broadband in the next biennium. That includes an 8.6 percent increase in funding for…Senate Ag Committee to Vote on Deputy Secretary Nominee Soon
Published April 23, 2021
Following Thursday's confirmation hearing, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow said a vote on the nomination of Agriculture Deputy Secretary-designate Jewel Bronaugh will happen soon. Bronaugh has been serving as Virginia’s agriculture commissioner, served as the state FSA director and…Labeling Bill Introduced
Published April 23, 2021
A bill has been reintroduced in the Senate to prevent plant-based products from being labeled as dairy foods. The Dairy Pride Act would force the Food and Drug Administration to enforce its existing standards. The National Milk Producers Federation says…Farm Groups Want Sulfoxaflor Re-Registered
Published April 23, 2021
Ten agriculture groups have filed a friend of the court brief with Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, opposing the attempt to vacate the new registration of sulfoxaflor. Environmental activist groups claim the insecticide causes harm to pollinators. Farm Bureau and…RFS Case Goes to the Supreme Court
Published April 23, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court will review the use of small refinery waiver exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard on Tuesday. Oral arguments will be presented by the EPA, the biofuels industry and oil refiners. Agriculture groups have argued the small…Biden Administration Nominates BLM Director
Published April 23, 2021
The White House is nominating Tracy Stone-Manning as the director of the Bureau of Land Management. Most recently, Stone-Manning was the senior advisor for conservation policy for the National Wildlife Federation. Previously, Stone-Manning worked on the staff of former Montana…North Dakota Legislative Report
Published April 23, 2021
There was a goal to wrap up this legislative session early, but Senator Terry Wanzek says it will last longer with more federal dollars coming into the state. Hear more in the North Dakota Legislative Report, made possible by the…