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BISMARCK – Agriculture is vital to ensuring that food continues to reach all Americans. While coronavirus is testing our resiliency as a food and agriculture community, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has continued to focus on service to the American people during this health crisis. Just as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is continuing operations, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is continuing its inspections and all other operations to ensure that there is no disruption in the food supply chain.

BISMARCK – With calving season upon us, many ranchers need to move and sell other cattle due to limited feed supplies and to make room for new calves. Others are planning auction sales for land or equipment due to financial situations or leaving the business.

BISMARCK – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to assist those in need of seasonal or temporary agriculture labor as routine visa services have been suspended at the consulates in Mexico, South Africa, and Jamaica due to the coronavirus situation.

BISMARCK – North Dakota businesses will transform the statehouse into a shopping mall for locally made products, Thursday, March 12, during the Pride of Dakota Spring Capitol Showcase.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling more than $27,000 for five projects to plant orchards and gardens in local communities.

BISMARCK – Research proposals are being sought that support for research that addresses the needs of the industry, as well as promote and market the grape, fruit and wine industry in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – Proposals are being sought that support biotechnology innovation and commercialization, promote the creation of bioscience jobs in the state, and promote bioscience research and development in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is investigating after it believes that a sanitizing agent that is used to sterilize and clean equipment was inadvertently introduced to a small portion of milk during production at the Cass-Clay plant in Fargo.

The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Peer Review Panel will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK, N.D – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Agriculture Association (NDAA) will be hosting a series of anhydrous ammonia safety training sessions across the state.