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Number of licensed N.D. grain elevators rises

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators say the number of licensed grain elevators has increased for the first time since 1995.

Judge says seizure of N.D. rancher's cattle improper

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a McLean County rancher's cattle should not have been seized by law officers.

N.D. Agriculture Department offers registry

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s Agriculture Department is offering ranchers a voluntary registry they can use to prove the age and birthplace of their livestock.

N.D. Agriculture Department program verifies age, source of beef

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Agriculture Department is offering ranchers a voluntary registry they can use to prove the age and birthplace of their livestock.

Goehring announces age/source beef verification program

BISMARCK — A new, voluntary program to help market North Dakota beef domestically and abroad was unveiled Tuesday.

N.D. elevators take part in Karnal bunt survey

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Grain elevators around North Dakota are taking part in an annual survey that monitors for the fungal disease called Karnal bunt.

Warm, dry weather helps N.D. farmers

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s small grain harvest is moving along at a good pace because of the recent warm, dry weather.

State to decide on McIntosh County wind farm

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are expected to decide in about two months on site authorization for a wind project in McIntosh County.

More than 450 licenses remain for swan season

North Dakota’s swan lottery has been held and more than 450 licenses remain.

Ranchers differ on antitrust rules’ benefit

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Hundreds of impassioned ranchers from around the country clashed at a workshop Friday over a proposed federal rule that aims to preserve competition in a livestock industry dominated by a handful of corporate giants.

Scientists crack wheat’s genetic code

LONDON — British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat — one of the world’s oldest and most important crops — a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.

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Scientists: We've cracked wheat's genetic code

LONDON (AP) — British scientists say they've decoded the genetic sequence of wheat and are posting the data online.

Session probes livestock industry antitrust issues

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Meatpackers, feeders and hundreds of ranchers from around the country are attending a workshop the Obama administration is holding in Colorado to discuss antitrust issues in the livestock industry.

Favorable weather aids N.D. crops

FARGO (AP) — Warm, dry weather over the week helped North Dakota farmers, but the spring wheat and durum wheat harvests remain behind average. The Agriculture Department said in its weekly crop and weather report that just over half of the spring wheat crop is in the bin, while less than one-fifth of the durum wheat is combined.