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    September 3, 2018
    The U.S. House version of the next farm bill would cut funding for the Conservation Stewardship Program by $5 billion over the next 10 years, with most of the cuts coming from the Upper Midwest. Courtesy of NDGF
    Report: Region's conservation funding could drop
    WASHINGTON -- If the U.S. House version of the next farm bill is approved, the Upper Midwest would suffer nation-leading losses in federal funding...
    business/agricultureSeptember 3, 2018 - 9:01am
    July 9, 2018
    David Burkland of Burkland Farms stands among rows of corn planted on what was recently CRP land in rural Grand Forks, N.D., on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    Life after CRP: Returning land to crops
    GRAND FORKS. N.D.—David Burkland walks through a field of knee-high corn on a late-June morning and studies it with experienced eyes. Its...
    business/agricultureJuly 9, 2018 - 7:51am
    July 7, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Life After CRP
    Farmers Put Land Back Into Production Environmentally Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get the latest agri-weather outlook with...
    newsJuly 7, 2018 - 8:30am
    April 17, 2018
    CRP cap to rise in House version of 2018 federal Farm Bill
    PIERRE, S.D.—The U.S. House of Representatives' Farm Bill proposal contained some good news for hunters and wildlife enthusiasts. One of the brightest points for hunters is that the bill calls for raising the Conservation Reserve Program's acreage cap. The cap would rise from...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 17, 2018 - 11:07pm
    July 24, 2017
    Miranda Meehan, right, and Carl Dahlen, North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock specialists in the Animal Sciences Department in Hultz Hall in Fargo, have turned nearly all of their attention to drought information and relief. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    How drought victims can use ND's 1.4M acres of CRP land to find relief
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Harvest crews are in northeast North Dakota this weekend to take emergency Conservation Reserve Program hay, though some...
    newsJuly 24, 2017 - 6:11am
    July 18, 2017
    Wanted: Hay
    The Stutsman County Farm Service Agency staff is having a difficult time matching farmers with Conservation Reserve Program land eligible for...
    newsJuly 18, 2017 - 6:37am
    June 23, 2017
    The USDA released CRP land for emergency grazing in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana Friday, June 23. Ellie Potter / Forum News Service
    USDA releases CRP land for emergency grazing
    DICKINSON — The federal government took action Friday afternoon to help North Dakota ranchers. The United States Department of Agriculture...
    newsJune 23, 2017 - 7:44pm
    October 7, 2016
    The western meadowlark was recently added to the state’s revised list of Species of Conservation Priority. Provided by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
    With more than 1 million acres of grassland gone, ND program aims to mitigate losses
    BISMARCK — More than 1 million acres of grassland in North Dakota have been converted to other land uses since 2007, and the state could...
    newsOctober 7, 2016 - 7:29am
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