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Goehring announces age/source beef verification program
BISMARCKA new, voluntary program to help market North Dakota beef domestically and abroad was unveiled Tuesday. North Dakota Verified Livestock allows livestock producers and feeding operations to ve...
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N.D. rural electrics in line for federal loan money

Three North Dakota rural electric cooperatives are among 29 nationwide getting federal loans and loan guarantees for upgrades.

March 02, 2010

Board asks for loan from USDA

The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority authorized an application to the United States Department of Agriculture for a loan for the proposed airport terminal project Wednesday. The request will be made for a $425,000 loan with the possibility of either a 20- or 30-year term at 4 percent interest. The loan includes refinancing a current debt of approximately $75,000 on a previous runway project.

By Keith Norman , January 14, 2010

Target admits to error in advertising organic milk

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Target Corp. has admitted to wrongly advertising soy milk as organic, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a letter announcing the conclusion of its investigation into a complaint filed by a farm policy group.

December 14, 2009

USDA key player in economic development

The USDA Rural Development began raising awareness of its ability to help grow communities with its $46 million in loans for construction of a new facility for Jamestown Hospital.

December 12, 2009

Conservation plan draws notice in N.D.

A new program of the United States Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service has drawn a lot of interest across North Dakota, according to Jennifer Heglund, assistant state conservationist. None of the participants, however, are from Stutsman County.

By Keith Norman , December 05, 2009

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NDSU getting research award

The Agriculture Department says North Dakota State University is getting a $4 million award to study legumes.

October 08, 2009

USDA might revise crop report

The Agriculture Department says it might revise production estimates for some crops.

October 02, 2009

Four N.D. cooperatives OK'd for $196 million in loans

Four North Dakota electric cooperatives have been chosen to share nearly $200 million in federal Agriculture Department loans.

September 16, 2009

USDA spraying N.D. cattails to stop birds

Despite a threatened lawsuit by a wildlife advocacy group, federal officials are spraying chemicals on 4,500 acres of cattail-infested wetlands in North Dakota to kill the preferred habitat of blackbirds that feast on sunflowers.

By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , September 15, 2009

USDA spraying cattails in N.D. to stop blackbirds

Federal officials are spraying chemicals on 4,500 acres of cattail-infested wetlands in North Dakota this month. Their goal is to kill the preferred habitat of blackbirds that feast on sunflowers.

September 14, 2009

USDA: More money for Forest Service

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more economic stimulus funding is being released for 105 U.S. Forest Service projects in South Dakota and 35 other states.

August 19, 2009

USDA will aid struggling dairy farms

WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department is helping struggling dairy farmers by raising the price paid for milk and cheddar cheese through a dairy price support program.

By By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press , August 01, 2009

IRS, USDA crack down on wealthy subsidy recipients

The Internal Revenue Service and the Agriculture Department are cracking down on millionaires who receive farm subsidies by mistake. A report released last year shows that a sports team owner, a financial firm executive and 2,700 other millionaires were receiving farm payments even though they probably were ineligible. The Agriculture Department said they did not have access to IRS information that could have disqualified them.

By By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press , March 20, 2009

N.D. 2008 corn estimate might be off by millions

The federal government’s estimate of North Dakota’s 2008 corn production includes millions of bushels of grain that are covered by snow and might never end up in farmers’ bins.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , January 19, 2009

Letter to the editor: Options are available to help with blackbird problem

Blackbirds aren’t a welcome sight to most farmers. These birds depredate the crops that growers depend on for income, namely sunflowers and corn. Blackbirds utilize North Dakota wetlands for nesting and rearing young, as do many other wetland birds. Some growers utilize the USDA’s cattail spraying program to eradicate this avian nuisance. What are the consequences of spraying to other wetland species?

By Candace Kraft , January 10, 2009

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