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BISMARCK – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced it is accepting applications from motor carriers for the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program. Under the program, certain 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old drivers may operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce. Previously, drivers under 21 years of age could not cross state lines while operating commercial vehicles. The program was signed into law Nov. 15 as part of the infrastructure bill.

BISMARCK – Students at Fargo Public Schools will be dining on North Dakota raised and processed beef tomorrow after a coordinated effort between the Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND), the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) through the state’s Farm to School program.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has named Rick Schmidt as the recipient of the 2022 Weed Control Partner Award.

BISMARCK – The longtime director of the Administrative Services Division of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Ken Junkert, is retiring effective Jan. 31, 2022.

BISMARCK – Agricultural-related recovery efforts are underway in Kentucky after devastating tornadoes hit the state Dec. 10-11.

BISMARCK – North Dakota weed control officials will meet for the Agriculture Commissioner’s Noxious Weed Forum at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the Ramkota Hotel, 800 S. 3^rd St., Bismarck, ND.

Dec. 14, 2021

BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, in the Discovery Center at the Dakota Zoo, 602 Riverside Park Road, Bismarck.
If you would like the call-in information, please contact Michelle Mielke at 701-328-2233 prior to 9 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that applications are now being accepted for 2022 Specialty Crop Grants.

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and North Dakota Department of Agriculture are once again opening the Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect committed coyote hunters and trappers with landowners who are dealing with coyotes in their areas.