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Honoring Export Success
Published April 6, 2018
The North Dakota Trade Office has named Brandt Holdings of Fargo as its Exporter of the Year. Brandt Holdings is an agriculture and heavy equipment dealership and has had an international presence since 2006. The North Dakota State University Department…Chinese Scientist Goes to Prison
Published April 6, 2018
A Chinese national has been sentenced to ten-plus years in federal prison for conspiring to steal biotech rice samples at a Kansas research facility. Weiqiang Zhang is a research scientist who was caught trying to leave the U.S. with the…USDA Provides Funds for Opioid Programs
Published April 6, 2018
USDA is giving funding priority in two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities. Five million dollars has been reserved for the Community Facilities Grant and Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant programs. The funds are geared for…Adding Value to Agriculture
Published April 6, 2018
Farmers have a chance to learn more about new uses and added value products at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s New Uses Forum. One of the hot topics in the industry is innovation in bio products and co products. AURI…New Innovation Center Coming to Downtown Winnipeg
Published April 6, 2018
A leading agribusiness firm in Canada plans to build a $30 million innovation center in Winnipeg. Richardson International will use the facility for research and product innovation. Richardson merchandises grain and oilseeds and is a vertically-integrated processor and manufacturer of…A Demand Growth Strategy for U.S. Lamb
Published April 6, 2018
The American Lamb Board has approved a new long-range plan. The checkoff board’s goal is to increase demand for American lamb by two percent annually over the next five years for total demand growth of ten percent. Per capita consumption…Finalists Named for Leopold Conservation Award
Published April 6, 2018
The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, the South Dakota Grassland Council and the Sand County Foundation have announced the finalists for the 2018 Leopold Conservation Award. The finalists are Cammack Ranch of Union Center, Center of the National Cattle Company of…Oilseed Council Election Results Announced
Published April 6, 2018
Clark Coleman of Bismarck and Myron Dieterle of Kief have been reelected to the North Dakota Oilseed Council. Both farmers are also members of the National Sunflower Association board of directors.Dairy Farmers Elect Checkoff Leadership
Published April 6, 2018
Parker, South Dakota dairy farmer Allen Merrill has been reelected as chairman of the Midwest Dairy Association. Charles Krause of Buffalo, Minnesota was also reelected as vice chair. In the Minnesota division, Barb Liebenstein of Dundas is the chair. Kathy…