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BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced that five grants have been awarded totaling $317,322 to foster the growth of the bioscience industry in North Dakota.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2020 – President Trump and Chinese trade officials signed a Phase One Trade Agreement today. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, who attended the White House bill signing ceremony with President Trump, applauded its signing.

BISMARCK –Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring applauded today’s announcement of the Council of Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is encouraging farmers and ranchers to keep the lines of communication open in the uncertain farm economy.

BISMARCK – The application deadline for the 2020 Specialty Crop Grants is Wednesday, Jan. 8.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bioscience Innovation Grant Fund Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota State Board of Animal Health and the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Division are reminding horse owners to protect their horses from equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). A horse in Bottineau County has been confirmed positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic manifestation of the virus.

BISMARCK – Nearly 53,000 shoppers – a new record – participated in the six Pride of Dakota Harvest and Holiday Showcases this year.

Updated Jan. 30, 2020 - An extension has been granted. Costs must be incurred between Sept. 30, 2019, and Feb. 20, 2020. Applications must be submitted by Mar. 2, 2020.

Dec. 12, 2019

BISMARCK – Gov. Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring have announced the availability of a program that will reimburse eligible producers for a portion of feed transportation expenses. The Emergency Feed Transportation Assistance Program will help producers who have verifiable feed losses as a result of extraordinary weather conditions this fall.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Dakota Prairie Grasslands and Grazing Associations Working Group will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.