AGRIBUSINESS
Ag Week Luncheon on Wednesday
The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture & Energy Committee is holding its annual Ag Week Luncheon at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shady’s, located at 111 Second St. N.E. in the Gladstone Inn and Suites. Tickets are $10 and include the meal and the speaker for the day, a representative of Great River Energy. Space is limited.March 11, 2010
3 being inducted into N.D. Ag Hall
Three people are being inducted into the North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame, including former Gov. Ed Schafer. The inductions are Saturday afternoon during the North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City.March 06, 2010
North Dakota Winter Show starts
The 73rd annual North Dakota Winter Show is getting under way in Valley City.March 02, 2010
Farms unchanged in North Dakota in 2009 
The number of farms in North Dakota in 2009 was unchanged from the previous year, at 32,000.
February 23, 2010
Wheat show under way in Williston
The biggest farm show in northwestern North Dakota is under way in Williston this week.
February 02, 2010
Disaster loan program extended
State officials have extended by several months a disaster loan program for North Dakota farmers and ranchers because of harsh weather and depressed beef prices.
January 30, 2010
N.D. extends disaster loan program for producers
State officials have extended by several months a disaster loan program for North Dakota farmers and ranchers because of harsh weather and depressed beef prices.
January 29, 2010
N.D. APUC to review 8 funding requests
A group that funds developers of North Dakota farm products will consider about $265,000 in grant requests at its quarterly meeting in Bismarck.
January 25, 2010
Potato stocks down in North Dakota
Potato stocks in North Dakota are down 14 percent from both a year ago and from 2008.
The Agriculture Department said the amount of potatoes held by growers, dealers and processors in the state on Jan. 1 stood at 10.8 million hundredweight — the lowest Jan. 1 level in 21 years.
January 19, 2010
N.D. model farm to be established in Ukraine
Officials are announcing details about the formation of a North Dakota model farm in Ukraine.
January 15, 2010
Grain dealers convene in Fargo
The challenges of recruiting the next generation of grain elevator managers will be among the topics discussed at the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association’s convention this month in Fargo.
January 04, 2010
N.D. farmers lose hemp appeal
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against the U.S government by two North Dakota farmers seeking to grow industrial hemp.
December 23, 2009
NDFU head addresses U.N. climate talks
Robert Carlson, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, is representing the International Federation of Ag Producers at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
December 10, 2009
Settlement talks set in Indian farmers lawsuit
A federal judge has approved two months of settlement talks in a decade-old discrimination lawsuit filed by American Indians against the U.S. Agriculture Department.
December 08, 2009
Commodity groups discuss marketing ideas
North Dakota farmers are looking for new ways to promote their products.
December 08, 2009
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