Swap Shop: Thursday, June 10
DAKOTA VETERINARY HOSPITAL PET CARE TIP FOR THIS WEEK: To help your pet get through these hot times, it is best to leave your pets at home if possible when you need to go out and about.
North Dakota Beef Commission Celebrated “May is Beef Month” with Variety of Promotions
BISMARCK, N.D. (Ag News 890) – The North Dakota Beef Commission (NDBC) celebrated “May is Beef Month” in North Dakota. The month-long celebration recognized the beef industry’s vital contribution to North Dakota’s economy and beef’s role in
USDA Expands Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors to 9 States with Addition of South Dakota
WASHINGTON, D.C. (USDA) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of South Dakota have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for selected state-inspected
Deadline Approaching for Crop Insurance Discount Under Pandemic Cover Crop Program
(NAFB) – Farmers who planted fall cover crops are now eligible for a discount on their crop insurance premium, thanks to a new USDA program announced June 1. However, they must act before June 15 to qualify.
Ethanol Industry Says Electric Vehicles, Dirty, Points to Carbon Neutral Ethanol Blends
(NAFB) – A key ethanol group argues, electric vehicles are ‘dirty’ compared with those that run on corn ethanol blends, defying a Biden Administration claim, electric is the way to slow climate change. Renewable Fuels Association chief
Pamela Meyer, 69, Barney
Pamela Meyer, 69, of Barney, ND, passed away on Saturday June 5, 2021, at Sanford Health of Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by her
Tim Braun, 49, Great Bend
Tim Braun, 49, of Great Bend, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by his Celebration of Life at 11:00
Jerry Conzemius, 83, Breckenridge
Jerry Conzemius, age 83, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. Jerry Joseph Conzemius was born on August 5, 1937, in Breckenridge, MN, to Anthony and
Ag Coalition Calls for More Ag Research Funding
(NAFB) – A coalition of agriculture groups and universities calls on Congress and the Biden administration to increase funding for agricultural research. The groups say an increase of $40 billion is needed for agricultural research. In separate
EPA Announces Intent to Revise Definition of WOTUS
(NAFB) – The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal and rewrite the definition of water of the United States, or WOTUS. The EPA announced Wednesday it will repeal the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which