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Bismarck, ND – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 24 grants totaling over $3 million to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops in North Dakota.
Bismarck, ND – The State Fair Center will be filled with booths and shoppers when the Pride of Dakota Showcase returns to Minot, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24.
Bismarck, ND – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced that applications are open for trade show participation grants. The program will assist North Dakota value-added agriculture companies in exploring domestic wholesale markets by exhibiting at trade shows outside of the state.
Bismarck, ND – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has issued a cease-and-desist order against Taylor Bang Cattle Sales, LLC; and Taylor Bang, which prohibits them from all livestock dealer activities.
The North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom Council (AITC) will meet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, via conference call.
BISMARCK – The Pride of Dakota Showcase returns to the Dickinson West River Ice Center, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12.
BISMARCK, N.D. – Emerald ash borer was detected this week by Bismarck city forestry staff while removing declining ash trees. This is the first detection in central North Dakota. Emerald ash borer has also been found in Cass and LaMoure counties.
Drought relief program receives over 220 applications in first week
Updated Sept. 15, 2026
BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the auditorium of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND.
State Water Commission directs $2M for cost-share assistance; USDA issues secretarial disaster declaration for 7 counties in ND, 4 in MT
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring today voted with the State Water Commission to activate a water supply assistance program for livestock producers as the governor declared a drought disaster for extremely dry conditions across North Dakota.