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ND Seeks Disaster Declaration

Published May 25, 2020

Due to spring flooding, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has requested a presidential major disaster declaration. In the letter to President Trump, Burgum said river and overland flooding caused significant damage to roads, bridges and culverts across North Dakota. A…

Goehring Spends Time with Perdue in Mexico, Discusses Disaster

Published November 11, 2019

The Red River Farm Network spoke with North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring about the secretarial disaster declaration. The designation makes resources available for North Dakota farmers and ranchers facing weather-related challenges. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says it implements access…

MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request

Published November 7, 2019

The Minnesota Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday in an effort to get a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Minnesota farmers. In the letter, the delegation offers support for Governor Tim Walz’s request and note…

Disaster Designation Requested for 12 Minnesota Counties

Published November 7, 2019

A Secretarial disaster designation has been submitted for 12 northwest Minnesota counties. The request was sent to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue by Governor Tim Walz on Thursday. The letter asks for the federal assistance to help recover from recent weather…

Walz Hears from Northwest MN Farmers

Published October 29, 2019

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen heard the challenges facing farmers during a roundtable event in East Grand Forks. For sugarbeet farmer Paul Rutherford, who farms north of Crookston, it’s been a slow start to the full…

Walz to Meet With NW MN Ag Community to Discuss Late Harvest

Published October 25, 2019

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen will be in East Grand Forks Tuesday to get a first-hand look at the extreme harvest conditions faced by area farmers. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Walz…

Feed Supplies are a Concern as Winter Lingers

Published October 22, 2019

Even weeks after the snow and rain, livestock producers are having a difficult time either getting to cattle or bringing them home. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring heard about these challenges during a series of meetings in the central…

Farmers and Ranchers Tell Emotional Story of Production Losses

Published October 21, 2019

Hundreds of farmers and ranchers gathered in Fessenden, North Dakota last Monday night to hear from North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. Burgum and Goehring spent the day touring flood-ravished areas of North Dakota. At the…

State of North Dakota Explores Options to Assist Ag Sector

Published October 11, 2019

In a joint statement, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said they are exploring every avenue to assist farmers and ranchers due to the early snowstorm and extremely wet conditions. A Secretarial Disaster Declaration is a…

Walz Requests Disaster Declaration for MN

Published May 29, 2019

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sent a letter to President Trump requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 51 counties and four tribal governments due to major flooding, gale force winds and blizzard conditions that happened between March 12 to April 28. …

Articles tagged under: disaster

ND Seeks Disaster Declaration

Goehring Spends Time with Perdue in Mexico, Discusses Disaster

MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request

Disaster Designation Requested for 12 Minnesota Counties

Walz Hears from Northwest MN Farmers

Walz to Meet With NW MN Ag Community to Discuss Late Harvest

Feed Supplies are a Concern as Winter Lingers

Farmers and Ranchers Tell Emotional Story of Production Losses

State of North Dakota Explores Options to Assist Ag Sector

Walz Requests Disaster Declaration for MN

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