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Name that bridge type: The answer to question 1
And now the answer to the question of naming the bridge type. As you will recall, in a posting from last Thursday, there was a post card of a bridge that span...
Posted on 4/15/13 at 3:35 AM
One fundraiser done, another coming up Sunday for cancer patient Sandy Puttbrese
The first of two community fundraisers this week to helpalongtime Grand Forks daycare provider took place Monday -- and it was a success, according to its organizer. Sandy Puttbrese, who is battlin...
Posted on 11/13/12 at 5:18 PM
Fresh tomato soup
I love tomatoes. And I especially love tomato soup. Any kind. From the can, from scratch, chunky, blended, thick, thinner, or bisque. You name it, if it's tomato soup, I love it. So I try new recipes ...
Posted on 9/19/12 at 7:52 AM
Pizza Ranch
There's a new pizza place coming to Grand Forks. It's called Pizza Ranch. And if you like pizza with a little imagination or some spiciness, the restaurant located at 3750 32nd Avenue S. may be just f...
Posted on 12/7/11 at 4:24 PM
Boucher's Williston trip
News release from the Dems about ag commissioner candidate Merle Boucher's trip to Williston today: Today Merle Boucher visited local agriculture processing plants and spoke with residents at Grandma...
Posted on 9/3/10 at 4:55 PM
Florida tycoon selling off Dakotas cattle ranch
A Florida real estate tycoon who owns a controversial bison ranch in the Dakotas is selling a separate cattle ranch.September 06, 2012
Time to plant? Farmers weigh options in unseasonably warm spring
For the second straight year, dates associated with crop insurance coverage are on farmers’ minds. The difference is a year ago farmers were rushing to get crops in the ground before the final planting deadline. This year farmers are waiting until the early planting dates have passed.By Keith Norman , March 30, 2012
Ranch recommended for nomination
The North Dakota Historic Preservation Review Board recently recommended the Theodore Roosevelt Elkhorn Ranch nomination to the National Register of Historic Places be forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register for official listing. The State Historic Preservation Office is reopening the comment period for this nomination through Dec. 15. Any previous comments already submitted will be retained and additional comments added to the nomination packet.November 16, 2011
Farmers, ranchers unsure of hit from N.D. flooding
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s top agriculture official warned on Thursday that the full damage that this year’s floods will have on farmers and ranchers has yet to be seen. Doug Goehring said as many as 6.5 million acres of land have been affected by flooding and rain, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Goehring spoke to state agriculture officials and others at a forum in Mandan.July 08, 2011
Goehring: Ranchers should prepare for flooding
BISMARCK (AP) — Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is urging North Dakota ranchers to start preparing for spring flooding.February 03, 2011
Boys Ranch dispute going to commission
FARGO (AP) — The Fargo City Commission will hear a challenge to a site for a residential youth treatment and education center during its Jan. 24 meeting.January 08, 2011
Letter to the editor: Thank farmers and ranchers for work to protect Earth
On April 22, millions of folks interested in protecting and preserving the environment will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day is a great time to evaluate how our existence impacts the environment and how we can incorporate environmentally-friendly strategies.By Jack Reich , April 17, 2010
Agencies agree to help sage grouse
Farmers and ranchers in 11 western states should be able to protect both their operations and sage grouse habitat through an agreement between two federal agencies. The arrangement announced Tuesday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar involves the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service. The agencies will work together to help landowners protect the sage grouse and its habitat. For instance, ranchers could keep cattle from grazing sage grouse areas during the bird’s breeding times.By By Bob Moen, The Associated Press , April 14, 2010
N.D. seeks help for ranchers with power outages
North Dakota is seeking federal help for ranchers affected by power outages from the Good Friday snow storm.April 12, 2010
Farm couples face stress from working together
Couples who work together in a farm/ranch operation have a unique relationship. Not only are the typical stressors found in relationships present, but additional stressors related to the farm, or working together, may also have a strong presence in the relationship. While a little bit of stress is good (it helps to keep us productive), too much stress can cause problems in both the running of the farm and the couple’s relationship.By Christina Maisch, NDSU Extension Service , February 24, 2010
Big Little Missouri River ranch sold
Scott Lippert of Williston and five others went home owning some dream property in the North Dakota Badlands after the breakup of a big Little Missouri River ranch at an auction. Dean Myers, a North Dakota native and successful Atlanta developer, sold his 4,400-acre Southern Cross Ranch, figuring he’d had a good run and it was time to move on.By An AP Member Exchange Feature By Lauren Donovan, The Bismarck Tribune , October 21, 2009
N.D. grazing groups mulling new federal agreements
The two major rancher associations in western North Dakota’s federal grasslands are deciding whether to sign new 10-year agreements with the U.S. government to govern the administration of grazing permits.By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , October 14, 2009
What others think: Keeping ranch in one piece is best solution
With a sense of trepidation, regret and inevitability, many North Dakotans are watching the face of the Badlands change. During the past several decades, a dense network of roads serving oil development spread across the sandstone, clay and scoria buttes and ravines that set this part of the world apart from the prairie. Producing wells thump away into the Badlands quiet. Pipelines snake across the rough terrain, fording beneath the sandy bottom of the Little Missouri River.By The Bismarck Tribune , September 14, 2009
Man says he’ll auction N.D. ranch mineral rights
A Montana man who has threatened to mine gravel on a historic Badlands ranch says he plans to auction off the mineral rights next year and if he doesn’t get a high enough bid, he will just dig up the minerals himself.By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , August 26, 2009
Man says he'll auction N.D. ranch mineral rights
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Montana man who threatened to mine gravel on the Badlands ranch where Theodore Roosevelt once ran his cattle says he'll auction the mineral rights.August 25, 2009
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