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BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has released the Pride of Dakota Showcase dates for 2026.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking recipe submissions for a planned Farm to School cookbook that will support Farm to School programming, increase student exposure to local foods and helps food service staff more easily incorporate local ingredients into meals.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that 55 schools will receive hydroponic garden systems from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School hydroponics garden grant.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that grant applications are now being accepted for North Dakota agricultural companies interested in exporting their food products into Morocco. A trade mission to Morocco is planned for the week of April 13, 2026.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has issued a cease-and-desist order against Reddington Group, Inc.; Flaxsun, doing business as Flaxsun, Inc.; Kent Duane Anderson; and Austin Anderson, which prohibits them from all grain buyer activities. An investigation revealed that the named entities and individuals were attempting to make purchases from North Dakota grain elevators.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has named Terry Weis as the recipient of the 2026 Weed Control Partner Award. Weis has been the Dickey County weed officer since May 2012.

BISMARCK – North Dakota weed control officials will meet for the Agriculture Commissioner’s Noxious Weed Forum at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Bismarck Hotel and Conference Center, 800 S. 3^rd St., Bismarck, ND.

The North Dakota Turkey Federation will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18, via conference call.

BISMARCK - The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and North Dakota Department of Agriculture are again opening the Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect hunters and trappers with landowners dealing with coyotes in their areas.

UPDATED Dec. 17, 2025
The Pride of Dakota Advisory Council will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.