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BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is encouraging groups to participate in the Mountain Plains Crunch Off in celebration of Farm to School Month in October. North Dakota is competing with seven other states to see which state can get the most “crunches” into a piece of local produce, per capita.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that funding is available for research of honey bees.

Updated Sept. 19, 2023
BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK, N.D.  –  Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the announcement by Prairie Farms in Bismarck to stop producing milk and switch to a distribution-only facility will hurt North Dakota’s dairy producers.

BISMARCK – The Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase returns to Dickinson this weekend. The West River Ice Center will be filled with vendor booths and shoppers this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9.

The North Dakota Honey Bee Research and Promotion Advisory Committee will meet at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 1, via conference call.

BISMARCK, N.D.  –  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an amended Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule yesterday in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. EPA.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced that 25 grants have been awarded totaling $8.4 million to foster the growth of the bioscience industry in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 21 grants totaling over $3 million to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops in North Dakota.

The Model Zoning Task Force will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 21, at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.