Area Teams Included In 1/7/26 Hoops Polls

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Area teams remain in the latest Class A & B basketball polls, released Wednesday by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association. Valley City remains second in the Class A girls poll, with South Prairie-Max

Farmer Sentiment Heads Lower

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(NAFB.com) – Farmer sentiment weakened slightly in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index dropped three points to a reading of 136. Weakness in the barometer was attributable to a modest decline in producers’

Proposed WOTUS Rule Brings Certainty to Farmers

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(NAFB.com) – Farmers need rules that clearly define federal jurisdiction of the Waters of the United States, or WOTUS. The American Farm Bureau submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers. AFBF

USDA Announces a New Chief Economist

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(NAFB.com) – Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins congratulated Dr. Seth Meyer for his years of service as the USDA’s Chief Economist, and announced Dr. Justin Benavidez  as the new chief economist. Benavidez previously served as the Chief Economist

House Ag Committee Member Dies at 65

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(NAFB.com) – Doug LaMalfa, a 13-year veteran of the U.S. House and a member of the Agriculture Committee, died suddenly at 65 years of age. Axios said LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer, represented California’s first congressional district

Wednesday, January 7th Weather

TODAY:  SUNNY TO PARTLY SUNNY.  HIGH: UPPER 30S. LIGHT WEST/SOUTHWEST BREEZE.   TONIGHT:  BECOMING CLOUDY, LOW: NEAR 20.  WIND TURNING TO THE WEST.   THURSDAY:  CLOUDY.  TEMP TO NEAR 30 MID DAY, THEN FALLING AFTERNOON TEMPS, WITH