North Dakota

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture this week elected a new slate of officers for the coming year.  North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will serve as NASDA’s 2019-20 President and will host the 2020 NASDA Annual Meeting in Medora, ND next August.   G...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture this week elected a new slate of officers for the coming year.  North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will serve as NASDA’s 2019-20 President and will host the 2020 NASDA Annual Meeting in Medora, ND next August.   Goehr...

The North Dakota Grain Growers Association this week voted to withdraw from the National Association of Wheat Growers. North Dakota farmers cited a belief that the organization is “no longer seeing an adequate return on investment” from membership in the national group. The associ...

It could take a long time for USDA and other Ag officials to know the true extent of livestock losses in Nebraska from not only flooding but blizzards this winter.  Bobbie Kris-Wickham with the Nebraska FSA said they've been fielding a lot of calls from producers who are reporting lost livestock.  No...

RDO, the largest John Deere dealer in the United States, is celebrating 50 years in business.  Jarrod Bailey with RDO’s Pasco location says the company has enjoyed growth in the Northwest with the recent acquisition of Evergreen Tractor, pushing RDO’s local location count up to seven.   Bailey ...

Bison reigns indisputably as the largest land mammal in North America. "The ones that we take to market for meat, a 2-year-old bull is about the same size as a two year old steer," said Dave Carter with the National Bison Association.  He added that Bison raised for meat are similar in size to beef cattle, with the males going in at 12-hundred pounds and the females at 1-thousand pounds.

The USDA is offering more relief for farmers dealing with a drought in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is authorizing the use of additional CRP lands for emergency grazing and haying.   Perdue is allowing the emergency action during and after the primary nesting season in parts of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota that have reached severe drought le

Amid a severe drought in much of the state, North Dakota last week announced more provisions aimed at helping producers cope with the dry conditions.  North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum relaxed commercial driving restrictions to allow producers to drive farm vehicles further than 150 without a commercial license.  Th...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue authorized the release of Conservation Reserve Program land in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, for emergency haying.   The announcement came after ag groups and state legislators made urgent requests to the agency to address the severe drought conditions in the Upper Great Plains region.   ...