N.D. high school sports set to start Monday
North Dakota high school sports were given the green light to begin competitions on Monday after N.D. governor Doug Burgum said Wednesday that the starting date of Dec. 14 is still a go. North Dakota high school
Blue Jay boys, Patriot girls top preseason Class A polls
The Jamestown Blue Jays boys and Bismarck Century Patriot girls are the preseason No. 1 picks by the N.D AP Sportswriters and Sportscasters in the Class A basketball polls. Jamestown edged West Fargo Sheyenne for the top
NDFU Comments on Vilsack Nomination for Sec. of Ag
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NDFU) – North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the following statement today on President-elect Joe Biden’s expected nomination of Tom Vilsack for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Family farmers and ranchers have a great
N.D. Agricultural Experiment Station Releases New Crop Varieties
NDSU Extension The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station has released new chickpea, field pea, soybean, wheat, oat and black bean varieties. The new crop varieties were ND Crown chickpeas, ND Dawn yellow field peas, ND
U.S. Grains Council Issues Corn Harvest Quality Report
Chad Smith, NAFB News Service The 2020-2021 U.S. corn crop is entering market channels as 2020 comes to a close. The U.S. Grains Council’s Corn Harvest Quality Report says the crop has a higher average
Biofuels Coalition Files Brief Challenging 31 Small Refinery Exemptions in 2018
National Farmers Union WASHINGTON – The Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, National Corn Growers Association, National Biodiesel Board, American Coalition for Ethanol, and National Farmers Union today filed a brief challenging EPA’s August 2019 decision to exempt
Yale Law School Invites Ranch Group CEO to Present at Upcoming Antitrust Conference
R-CALF USA Billings, Mont. – Yale Law School has invited R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard to submit an academic paper on antitrust issues in the U.S. cattle industry and participate in the school’s upcoming conference, “Big Ag
Organic Farmers Association Launching Interactive Educational Calendar
Chad Smith, NAFB News Service The Organic Farmers Association is launching a National Clearinghouse for Organic Farmer Education that highlights the online education available to organic farmers across the country. The Organic Farmers Association is
Meat Institute Welcomes Growing Support for Prioritizing Vaccines for Frontline Meat and Poultry Workers
North American Meat Institute WASHINGTON, DC – Governor Laura Kelly of Kansas and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) joined a growing chorus of support for prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination for frontline meat and
Chinese Hog Producer Trying to Build World’s Largest Pig Farm
Chad Smith, NAFB News Service One of China’s top pig producers, Muyuan (My-YOU-ahn) Foods, is trying to raise more hogs on a single site than any company in the world. Reuters says it’s a risky