North Dakota politicians, including freshman senator Heidi Heitkamp, recently held an agricultural roundtable conversation with plains farmers and discussed the 2013 Farm Bill, the state’s rural economy, and US farm…
Northern regions of the country that have long-depended on the production of cool weather crops like wheat and barley have, over the past few years, seen a remarkable transformation in…
In a last ditch effort to pass a new, five-year farm bill (before the September expiration of the temporary 2007 bill), rural politicians are reaching out to their urban colleagues,…
European companies are interested in North Dakota wind farms. Acconia SA, a company out of Spain already owns two wind farms on North Dakota lands. The company owns the Tatanka…
The National Farmers Union has named North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, Roger Johnson, as leader of the organization. All members met at the 107th Anniversary National Farmers Union Convention where the announcement…
Wind farms are quickly growing across North Dakota. Dakota's Public Service Commission announced that proposed wind projects that total almost 6,000 megawatts of power are in a regulatory stage. The…
Three bills have passed through the Senate and the House, they are currently awaiting the North Dakota governor's okay. The bills provide more incentives to produce wind energy. If the…
State officials in North Dakota are asking livestock producers to report any losses or cases of animal endangerment to their local North Dakota State University Extension agents. Due to flooding,…
Farmers are responding to the USDA's requirement that personal tax information must be made public. The USDA is trying to assure that government subsidies go to those who meet the…
Farmers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried that current flood conditions will result in crop loss like the dismal year of 1997. That year spring blizzards caused devastating…