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Texas launches criminal probe into plant explosion

Texas law enforcement officials on Friday launched a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.

By Associated Press , May 11, 2013

Fertilizer plant planned for near Grand Forks

Officials on Thursday are expected to announce plans for construction of a $1.5 million fertilizer plant near Grand Forks.

By Associated Press , May 08, 2013

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual.

By Jack Gillum, Associated Press , April 22, 2013

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Crews seek survivors, bodies after Texas blast

Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris while the community awaited word on the number of dead. Initial reports put the fatalities as high as 15, but later in the day, authorities backed away from any estimate and refused to elaborate. More than 160 people were hurt.

April 19, 2013

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Firm gets $1 million grant for fertilizer plants

A $1 million state grant has been pledged to a New York company seeking to convert wasted natural gas into much-needed farm fertilizer by using portable plants that can be moved from well to well throughout North Dakota’s Oil Patch.

By By James MacPherson, Associated Press , November 29, 2012

North Dakota synfuels plant might add urea plant

Dakota Gasification Co. plans to study adding a urea fertilizer plant at its Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah.

October 12, 2012

Plant safety: Officials say ammonia plant won’t put area in any big danger of spills, other risks

The proposed $1.2 billion Spiritwood Nitrogen Project by CHS Inc. — expected to be completed by the second half of 2016 — would be one of the largest projects in state history, as referenced by the recent announcement of the proposed fertilizer plant by Gov. Jack Dalrymple and CHS officials.

By Brian Willhide , September 25, 2012

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Cenex Harvest States Spiritwood Nitrogen Project

Where: Spiritwood, N.D., at the Spiritwood Energy Park Association industrial park about 10 miles east of Jamestown

September 13, 2012

Company plans $1.2 billion project to make fertilizer at Spiritwood site

Plans for a $1.2 billion fertilizer manufacturing plant at the Spiritwood Energy Park Association industrial park in Spiritwood, N.D., were announced by Gov. Jack Dalrymple and leaders of the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative on Wednesday.

By Brian Willhide , September 13, 2012

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N.D. mulls grant for mobile fertilizer plants

A New York company is asking North Dakota regulators for $1 million to help build a mobile plant that would convert natural gas that’s normally burned off as a byproduct of oil production into farm fertilizer. The request from N-Flex LLC will be considered Monday by the North Dakota Industrial Commission, a panel of top state officials. Company founder Neil Cohn said the state grant would cover about a quarter of the cost of a pilot program to build A plant that could be moved between oils wells in western North Dakota.

By By James MacPherson , Associated Press , August 16, 2012

Governor favors new processing plants

Gov. Jack Dalrymple is encouraging investment in processing plants that would convert North Dakota’s abundant supplies of natural gas into fertilizers.

July 17, 2012

Trailer spills load of fertilizer near 281 bypass

An agricultural trailer tipped and spilled 16,000 pounds of fertilizer near Jamestown Friday afternoon, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

By By Sun Staff , May 14, 2011

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Healthy grass can sprout weed-free lawns

To keep a healthy lawn, give it some fertilizer. There are several excellent commercial fertilizers out there. You do not need much. It is good to apply the fertilizer on the holiday schedule. In other words, apply the fertilizer around Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. Before the snow starts to fly in October, put on a slow-release fertilizer so your lawn will take off in the early spring (when we have enough heat units).

By Lance Brower, NDSU Extension Service , April 28, 2010

Report: Weather ideal for N.D. farmers

The latest weekly crop report for North Dakota says farmers saw six days of ideal weather last week. The report released Monday by a state office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said warm, dry conditions were ideal for fieldwork and enabled producers to make significant progress in planting.

April 27, 2010

Business using worms to create, sell organic fertilizer

The production workers at a new Cottage Grove business are spineless, slimy and they don’t mind getting dirty. Owners Nick Johnson and Adam Kraemer estimate they’ve got a couple hundred thousand worms creating organic fertilizer for them in their grandparents’ old horse barn in rural Cottage Grove.

By By Patricia Drey Busse, Forum Communications Co. , April 14, 2010