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BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken flock in Stutsman County from the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring issued the following statement today in response to the notice to review and revise Endangered Species Act implementing regulations by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service.

BISMARCK – The public is urged to take note of the recent emergency fire closure order on National Forest System lands within the Little Missouri National Grasslands and Dakota Prairie Grasslands due to severe fire danger.

BISMARCK - The Crop Protection Product Harmonization and Registration Board will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is holding a Farm to School video essay contest open to all Bismarck Public Schools fourth grade classrooms. NDDA is producing a Farm to School video this summer that will highlight Farm to School activities in the state and local farms involved in the program. The winning classroom will receive a summer farm field trip and will be featured in the video.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is continuing its celebration of National Soy Foods Month with a cooking demonstration lead by students from the United Tribes Technical College’s sustainable ag and food systems program on Tuesday, April 15 at 3 p.m. at the UTTC campus at 3315 University Drive, Bismarck.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Farm to Early Care and Education Coalition, led by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI), has selected the recipients for Farm to School garden grants. The grants have been awarded to 35 state licensed early childhood education centers to purchase supplies and equipment for growing fruits and vegetables.

The Dakota Prairie Grasslands and Grazing Associations Working Group will meet at 9 a.m. MT, Monday, April 14, at the Stark County Veterans Pavilion, 801 5^th Ave. W, Dickinson, ND.

The Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, in the Lewis & Clark Room on the 2^nd floor of the Bank of North Dakota, 1200 Memorial Hwy, Bismarck, ND.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for three projects. The awards totaling $832,430 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting Feb. 26 in Bismarck.