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BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling $80,000 for industry research of the grape, fruit and wine industry in North Dakota.

Update 8/10: There are now 11 cases of anthrax in Grant County beef cattle.
BISMARCK – Four cases of anthrax have now been found in Grant County beef cattle. The cases were all confirmed by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring wants to remind the public that though raw milk sales are now legal, they are limited to fluid milk.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Some North Dakota counties are now eligible for emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bioscience Innovation Grant Fund Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, and at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol building.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the release of an original webisode series, Fresh from North Dakota, featuring North Dakota specialty crops. The first webisode has been released today with an additional webisode coming each Wednesday through August 23, 2023.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring strongly opposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently released draft herbicide strategy, which proposes to implement mitigation measures to all conventional herbicides used in the lower 48 states.

The Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 2, in room 327C on the 3rd floor of the judicial wing at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the availability of the Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program after its creation by the 68th Legislative Assembly earlier this year. The program was established to award grants to political subdivisions for road and bridge improvements, and to political subdivisions or entities for utility improvements necessary to accommodate value-added agriculture businesses.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for two projects. The awards totaling $175,000 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting July 19 in Medora.