Articles tagged under: border
Much Needed Moisture
Published May 9, 2024
The early May rain was welcomed by many of the farmers on the North Dakota/Manitoba border. "We really needed the moisture, it was extremely dry," said Wolford, North Dakota’s Chris Brossart. Planting has resumed after the weather-related pause. "We probably…Approval Sought for Border Protection
Published January 27, 2020
More than 70 agriculture groups are asking the House Homeland Security Committee to authorize funding for additional agricultural inspectors at international ports of entry. Similar legislation passed by unanimous consent in the Senate last fall. The bill calls for $222…Possible Border Closure Concerns Agriculture
Published April 2, 2019
President Trump’s threat to shutdown the Mexican border has the attention of agriculture. National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern said the dairy industry is suffering through one of its worst economic times ever and the border closing…