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Good year: 2012 area crops valued at $1.9 billion
Farmers of the region enjoyed a nearly $2 billion growing season last year, according to Frayne Olson, crop economist for North Dakota State University. The alignment of yields and prices creating that bonanza may not occur again.
Saturday, March, 02, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Farmers of the region enjoyed a nearly $2 billion growing season last year, according to Frayne Olson, crop economist for North Dakota State University. The alignment of yields and prices creating that bonanza may not occur again.
Saturday, March, 02, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Letter to the editor: Oil-drilling pads wasting too much space
House Bill 1348 would increase setbacks from oil wells to people’s homes from 500 feet to one-fourth mile. I testified in support of the bill. At the hearing, the North Dakota Petroleum Council made the argument that if you get setbacks to 1,000 feet or more, it will cost the surface owner the most! The reality is this would be the most effective way to make the oil companies use the new technology and build multi-pads instead of single well pads.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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House Bill 1348 would increase setbacks from oil wells to people’s homes from 500 feet to one-fourth mile. I testified in support of the bill. At the hearing, the North Dakota Petroleum Council made the argument that if you get setbacks to 1,000 feet or more, it will cost the surface owner the most! The reality is this would be the most effective way to make the oil companies use the new technology and build multi-pads instead of single well pads.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Farm values soar in North Dakota in 2012
Farmland values in North Dakota in 2012 jumped 46 percent on average over the year, with demand from both farmers and investors, a new report concludes.
Tuesday, February, 12, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Farmland values in North Dakota in 2012 jumped 46 percent on average over the year, with demand from both farmers and investors, a new report concludes.
Tuesday, February, 12, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Forrest Lee
Waterfowl professionals have said that if you were to take any giant Canada goose in existence today, you could trace its bloodlines back to an egg Forrest placed in an incubator, or a gosling Forrest held in his hand....
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Obituaries (free view)
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Waterfowl professionals have said that if you were to take any giant Canada goose in existence today, you could trace its bloodlines back to an egg Forrest placed in an incubator, or a gosling Forrest held in his hand....
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Obituaries (free view)
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Needing a little more space: Farmers push for greater distance between oil wells, houses
Frank and Wanda Leppell already have three oil wells one-quarter mile from their front picture window. They don’t want wells any closer.
Thursday, January, 31, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Frank and Wanda Leppell already have three oil wells one-quarter mile from their front picture window. They don’t want wells any closer.
Thursday, January, 31, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Mont. company: N.D. sewage dumping fine ‘exorbitant’
A Montana company fined $500,000 for improper sewage disposal in the western North Dakota Oil Patch is abandoning the practice of applying the waste to farmland because the company says it is impractical With frozen ground in the winter, it is difficult to comply with regulations such as a requirement that the septic tank wastewater be spread over a large area, Hurley Enterprises spokesman Dave Gorham said.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A Montana company fined $500,000 for improper sewage disposal in the western North Dakota Oil Patch is abandoning the practice of applying the waste to farmland because the company says it is impractical With frozen ground in the winter, it is difficult to comply with regulations such as a requirement that the septic tank wastewater be spread over a large area, Hurley Enterprises spokesman Dave Gorham said.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Company says environmental fine in ND 'exorbitant'
A Montana company fined $500,000 for improper septic tank wastewater disposal in the western North Dakota oil patch is abandoning the practice of applying the waste to farmland because the company says it's impractical.
Tuesday, January, 29, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A Montana company fined $500,000 for improper septic tank wastewater disposal in the western North Dakota oil patch is abandoning the practice of applying the waste to farmland because the company says it's impractical.
Tuesday, January, 29, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Ag land values: Assessed agricultural land values expected to rise for several years
Agricultural land values for property tax assessment purposes are set to increase statewide by an estimated 150 percent by 2015, the Stutsman County Commission learned Tuesday.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Agricultural land values for property tax assessment purposes are set to increase statewide by an estimated 150 percent by 2015, the Stutsman County Commission learned Tuesday.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Midwest bankers survey suggests continued growth
A new survey of rural bankers suggests that growth in farmland prices, cash rents and farm equipment sales remain strong despite the continuing threat of drought in 10 Midwestern and northern Plains states.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A new survey of rural bankers suggests that growth in farmland prices, cash rents and farm equipment sales remain strong despite the continuing threat of drought in 10 Midwestern and northern Plains states.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Witness: Calif. student smirked while firing shots
TAFT, Calif. (AP) — Morgan Alldredge had just finished her oceanography test when a classmate she knows well suddenly walked in the open door to her science class with a shotgun.
Saturday, January, 12, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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TAFT, Calif. (AP) — Morgan Alldredge had just finished her oceanography test when a classmate she knows well suddenly walked in the open door to her science class with a shotgun.
Saturday, January, 12, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Wildfires rage across Australia amid searing heat
COOMA, Australia (AP) — Firefighters battled scores of wildfires Tuesday in southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that hot, dry and windy conditions were combining to raise the threat to its highest alert level.
Tuesday, January, 08, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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COOMA, Australia (AP) — Firefighters battled scores of wildfires Tuesday in southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that hot, dry and windy conditions were combining to raise the threat to its highest alert level.
Tuesday, January, 08, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Deal disappoints farming leaders
Farm group leaders are upset that Congress extended the current U.S. farm bill instead of passing a new one. They say the extension gives Congress more time to cut spending on programs that provide a safety net for farmers and a secure, affordable food supply for consumers.
Thursday, January, 03, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Farm group leaders are upset that Congress extended the current U.S. farm bill instead of passing a new one. They say the extension gives Congress more time to cut spending on programs that provide a safety net for farmers and a secure, affordable food supply for consumers.
Thursday, January, 03, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A big year: Fertilizer plant plan was top story of 2012
From a massive proposed fertilizer plant, to a murder trial, and even changes in the air we breathe, The Jamestown Sun has covered many things affecting the area in 2012.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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From a massive proposed fertilizer plant, to a murder trial, and even changes in the air we breathe, The Jamestown Sun has covered many things affecting the area in 2012.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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N.D. oil well temporarily plugged after blowout
Officials have temporarily plugged a well that spewed a geyser of oil, gas and salt water up to 95 feet into the air for days, spreading contamination more than a mile downwind from the site near Watford City.
Wednesday, December, 26, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Officials have temporarily plugged a well that spewed a geyser of oil, gas and salt water up to 95 feet into the air for days, spreading contamination more than a mile downwind from the site near Watford City.
Wednesday, December, 26, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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ND oil well temporarily plugged after blowout
Officials say crews have temporarily plugged an oil well that spewed oil, gas and salt water on farmland near Watford City.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Officials say crews have temporarily plugged an oil well that spewed oil, gas and salt water on farmland near Watford City.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Midwest, Plains bankers see rural economy growing
Rising commodity prices and lower energy costs are boosting rural business in Midwestern states and the northern Plains, according to the newest monthly survey of small-town bankers.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Rising commodity prices and lower energy costs are boosting rural business in Midwestern states and the northern Plains, according to the newest monthly survey of small-town bankers.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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What’s next for Cold War complex? Cavalier County officials hope for development role after Nekoma site sold
Economic leaders in Cavalier County are clinging to the hope of developing at least part of the mothballed Pyramid on the Prairie, even after falling short in their bid to buy the former anti-ballistic missile facility in Nekoma, N.D.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Economic leaders in Cavalier County are clinging to the hope of developing at least part of the mothballed Pyramid on the Prairie, even after falling short in their bid to buy the former anti-ballistic missile facility in Nekoma, N.D.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Native artifacts complicate bypass route
Native American burial grounds and a significant concentration of cultural resources are complicating a truck bypass route around Williston. Williston city and Williams County leaders agreed on a preferred route to build a permanent truck bypass, but Wednesday night they learned that North Dakota’s Native American tribes strongly oppose it.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Native American burial grounds and a significant concentration of cultural resources are complicating a truck bypass route around Williston. Williston city and Williams County leaders agreed on a preferred route to build a permanent truck bypass, but Wednesday night they learned that North Dakota’s Native American tribes strongly oppose it.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Israel eases Gaza border restrictions after truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza residents said Saturday that Israel has eased some border restrictions as part of its truce with the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers, allowing farmers to visit land near its security fence and letting fishermen head further out to sea.
Sunday, November, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza residents said Saturday that Israel has eased some border restrictions as part of its truce with the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers, allowing farmers to visit land near its security fence and letting fishermen head further out to sea.
Sunday, November, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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N.D. cropland approaching $10,000 per acre
Wonder what “some of the absolute best cropland in the Red River Valley” is worth? In what could be a state record for the per-acre value of farmland, an 80-acre parcel in North Dakota’s Walsh County sold for $800,000, or a whopping $10,000 per acre, at public auction Thursday in Grand Forks.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Wonder what “some of the absolute best cropland in the Red River Valley” is worth? In what could be a state record for the per-acre value of farmland, an 80-acre parcel in North Dakota’s Walsh County sold for $800,000, or a whopping $10,000 per acre, at public auction Thursday in Grand Forks.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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