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Hoeven Highlights Ag Wins in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Published July 3, 2025

After President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill narrowly passed through the Senate, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven hosted a roundtable event in Fargo. "First off, it is about tax relief. Over the next ten years, we save or make sure that…

Drought Triggers LFP in North Dakota

Published September 1, 2023

North Dakota Farm Service Agency Executive Director Marcy Svenningsen says with drought progressing in northern North Dakota, eight counties are now eligible for the Livestock Forage Program. The list includes Bottineau, Rolette, Towner, Cavalier, Ramsey, Benson, Pierce and McHenry counties.…

Livestock Producers Face Roadblocks as CRP Haying/Grazing Opens

Published August 3, 2021

This is the first week farmers and ranchers are eligible to hay and graze Conservation Reserve Program acres in the Dakotas and Minnesota, but program provisions are making this more challenging. Minnesota Farm Service Agency Acting Administrator Michelle Page explains…

USDA Takes a Closer Look at North Dakota’s Drought

Published June 30, 2021

North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Executive Vice-President Julie Ellingson attended the meeting with USDA officials in Mandan Wednesday. "Of course, what North Dakota livestock producers need the most is rain and that doesn't happen with a policy change, but we've asked…

Livestock Forage Program Available to Drought-Stricken Producers

Published May 24, 2021

Livestock producers who have been battling drought conditions can now apply for USDA’s Livestock Forage Program. Forty-eight North Dakota counties are eligible for three payments through the program."It provides payments to eligible owners and contract growers who've suffered grazing losses…

Articles tagged under: Livestock Forage Program

Hoeven Highlights Ag Wins in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Drought Triggers LFP in North Dakota

Livestock Producers Face Roadblocks as CRP Haying/Grazing Opens

USDA Takes a Closer Look at North Dakota’s Drought

Livestock Forage Program Available to Drought-Stricken Producers

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