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BISMARCK – North Dakota’s state veterinarian says the state’s first reported case of anthrax this year is a reminder to livestock producers to take action to protect their animals from the disease, especially in areas with a history of the disease. Anthrax was confirmed Tuesday in a beef cattle herd in Stark County by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the planned release of three more webisodes in their original series, Fresh from North Dakota, featuring North Dakota specialty crops. A webisode has been released today with an additional webisode coming each Wednesday through Aug. 20, 2025.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for three projects. The awards totaling $687,694 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting July 23 in Medora, ND.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for nine projects. The awards totaling $1,069,107 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting July 23-24 in Medora.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced that grants totaling $80,000 have been awarded for industry research, promotion and marketing of the grape, fruit and wine industry in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced the awarding of a $300,000 grant to conduct drone detection of noxious weeds.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has activated the North Dakota Harvest Hotline.

The North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission will meet at 2:30 p.m. MDT, Wednesday, July 23 and continue at 8:30 a.m. MDT, Thursday, July 24 in the Medora Community Center, 465 Pacific Ave., Medora, ND.

The Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 23, at the Medora Community Center, 465 Pacific Ave, Medora, ND 58645.

Updated July 28, 2025
BISMARCK – The Non-Profit Corporation Agricultural Land Acquisition Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in the Farmers Room of the Walsh County Courthouse, 600 Cooper Avenue, Grafton, ND.