Articles tagged under: North Dakota
Building Confidence Through the FFA
Published February 23, 2022
Andrew Young from the Napoleon FFA Chapter was one of the last FFA ambassadors in North Dakota. "When I was in the FFA, I was motivated to run for a state FFA office and I ended up serving as an…VanRay Receives Meritorious Service Award
Published February 16, 2022
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association awarded Pingree, North Dakota potato grower Jeff VanRay its meritorious service Award. VanRay was recognized for helping to build North Dakota’s processing potato industry outside of the Red River Valley. "To get all of…City Council Approves Corn Wet Mill Project Development Agreement
Published February 15, 2022
The Grand Forks City Council's preliminary approval of the project development agreement for the Fufeng Group’s corn wet mill is a step forward for the project. Local farmers showed up to the meeting, with most of them speaking in favor…Corn Wet Mill Development Agreement Pending After Second Review
Published February 8, 2022
There are many questions as the Grand Forks City Council reviews a development agreement for a corn wet mill. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland says some of those questions may not be answered until there is a development agreement…Cattle Producers May Get Disaster Aid Before Crop Producers
Published February 7, 2022
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is glad to see USDA implementing disaster aid for the cattle producers trying to recover from the drought. The first phase of payments is expected in March. "That $750 million and at least the first…Region Well Represented in NCBA Leadership
Published February 4, 2022
Don Schiefelbein of Kimball, Minnesota (pictured) is taking over as president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Todd Wilkinson of DeSmet, South Dakota is president-elect and Clark Price of Hensler, North Dakota was elected vice-chair of the Federation of State…Task Force Drafts Climate Guidelines for Farm Bill
Published February 2, 2022
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Farm and Forest Carbon Solutions Task Force released a report proposing new climate guidelines for the upcoming farm bill. Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp is on the task force. "We're looking at how agriculture engages…Grand Forks Works Through Corn Wet Milling Development Agreement
Published February 1, 2022
The Grand Forks City Council had a special working meeting this past week to review the development agreement for a proposed corn wet milling plant. This agreement must be in place with the Fufeng Group to move forward. "There will…Drought Cuts into the Size of the Beef Herd
Published February 1, 2022
According to USDA’s cattle inventory report, the number of beef cows nationwide totals more than 30 million head. That’s the fewest beef cows since 2015. The decline of nearly 719,000 head is the largest year to year decline since 1996…