Featured Ag Programs
We serve, advocate, protect and promote agriculture to benefit everyone.
Doug Goehring
Agriculture Commissioner
Doug Goehring has been North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner since 2009.
Commissioner Goehring is a third-generation farmer from Menoken and has been active in multiple farm organizations throughout his life.
Recent News
View All News
Avian influenza confirmed in Stutsman County backyard flock
Thursday, April 24, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken flock in Stutsman County from the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Goehring issues statement on proposal to review Endangered Species Act regulations
Thursday, April 17, 2025
BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring issued the following statement today in response to the notice to review and revise Endangered Species Act implementing regulations by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service.
Public urged to take note of emergency fire closure order on National Forest System lands
Thursday, April 17, 2025
BISMARCK – The public is urged to take note of the recent emergency fire closure order on National Forest System lands within the Little Missouri National Grasslands and Dakota Prairie Grasslands due to severe fire danger.
Farm to School video essay contest announced for Bismarck fourth grade classrooms
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is holding a Farm to School video essay contest open to all Bismarck Public Schools fourth grade classrooms. NDDA is producing a Farm to School video this summer that will highlight Farm to School activities in the state and local farms involved in the program. The winning classroom will receive a summer farm field trip and will be featured in the video.
Meeting Notice: Crop Protection Product Harmonization and Registration Board
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
BISMARCK - The Crop Protection Product Harmonization and Registration Board will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.