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Evolution Ag Summit Highlights Biofuels and Trade

Published February 20, 2025

The 3rd annual Evolution Ag Summit took place Tuesday at the North Dakota Farmers Union in Jamestown, bringing together farmers, policymakers, and industry leaders. National Farmers Union Biofuels Advisor Anne Steckel provided a federal policy update, stressing the importance of…

Watne: Rollins Has the Credentials for Ag Secretary Role

Published November 30, 2024

The nomination of Brooke Rollins for the top job at USDA is receiving praise. "She certainly has credentials that could bring her into a leadership role," says North Dakota Farmer's Union President Mark Watne. "She has some background in agriculture…

A Step in the Right Direction

Published March 7, 2024

The Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act is drawing mixed reactions from producers and coops. North Dakota Farmer's Union President Mark Watne sees this new rule as a good first step in helping to…

A Good First Step

Published March 6, 2024

North Dakota Farmer’s Union President Mark Watne sees the Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rule - a new rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act - as a good first step in helping fix some of the issues that producers…

NDFU Meets in Bismarck

Published December 18, 2023

North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne is hearing concerns from members about what is happening in the insurance sector. “Premiums are probably going up and it’s industry wide,” said Watne. “That comes with the fact that we’re having very…

Preparing the Next Generation

Published December 10, 2022

North Dakota State University Extension and North Dakota Farmers Union partnered on a farm successing planning workshop in Bismarck. "Anytime you hand down property to keep a farm going, there's going to be a lot of planning involved," explained Tyler…

NDFU Adopts Three Special Orders of Business

Published December 13, 2021

The North Dakota Farmers Union met over the weekend to set policy priorities and adopt three special orders of business for 2022. The special orders of business will be the legislative priorities for NDFU in 2022. "The three big issues…

Ag Seeks a Permanent Fix for Cover Crops and PP Acres

Published August 20, 2020

Farmers, ranchers and agriculture groups in the Northern Plains are welcoming the September 1 date to graze and hay cover crops planted on prevent plant ground. In 2019, prevent plant acres were 3.9 million in South Dakota and 850,000 acres…

NDFB Files Lawsuit Challenging Hog Permit Denial

Published January 15, 2019

NDFB and the Ramsey County Farm Bureau have filed a lawsuit against Grant Harbor Township. The farm groups claim the township has gone beyond the limits of the law with denial of a hog barn building permit near Devils Lake,…

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NDFU Urges Administration to Make MFP Payment

Published December 17, 2018

In a special order of business, the North Dakota Farmers Union called on the Trump Administration to immediately issue the second trade relief payment. In a statement, NDFU President Mark Watne said it is great to see trade resuming with…

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Evolution Ag Summit Highlights Biofuels and Trade

Watne: Rollins Has the Credentials for Ag Secretary Role

A Step in the Right Direction

A Good First Step

NDFU Meets in Bismarck

Preparing the Next Generation

NDFU Adopts Three Special Orders of Business

Ag Seeks a Permanent Fix for Cover Crops and PP Acres

NDFB Files Lawsuit Challenging Hog Permit Denial

NDFU Urges Administration to Make MFP Payment

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