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BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 15 grants totaling over $2.5 million to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has been confirmed in Adams County. A producer noticed suspect plants while mowing along the edge of a field and reported them to an NDSU weed science research specialist. Samples were taken and submitted for DNA analysis to the National Agricultural Genotyping Center, where it was confirmed as Palmer amaranth.

Bismarck, ND – North Dakota’s state veterinarian says the state’s second reported case of anthrax this year is a reminder to livestock producers to take action to protect their animals from the disease, especially in areas with a history of the disease. Anthrax was confirmed Thursday in a beef cattle herd in Stark County by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.

BISMARCK – The 21^st Annual Local Foods Conference will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 through Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Chieftain Conference Center, 60 4th Ave S, Carrington, ND.