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BISMARCK – The extensive wet pattern in North Dakota, topped with an early snowstorm, is creating a great deal of anxiety for farmers and ranchers. The state is exploring all possible means of assistance and encouraging those in emotional distress to reach out for help, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and Gov. Doug Burgum said today in a joint statement.

BISMARCK – The Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase scheduled for Jamestown this weekend has been rescheduled to Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16 at the Jamestown Civic Center due to the inclement weather advisory calling for a major winter storm affecting a significant portion of the state.

BISMARCK – The inclement weather advisory calling for a major winter storm for a significant portion of the state this week is another hit to livestock producers.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 24 grants totaling over $2.7 million to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that $500,000 is available to fund Bioscience Innovation Grants.

Goehring speaks at Sen. Cramer’s WOTUS roundtable

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring spoke today at a Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule roundtable in Bismarck attended by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and hosted by Sen. Kevin Cramer.

Goehring spoke of the impact the 2015 rule would have had on North Dakota. “Under the previous definition of a traditionally navigable water (TNW), there were only 5,100 linear miles of jurisdictional TNWs in North Dakota,” Goehring said. “The 2015 rule would have expanded federal authority to 85,604 linear miles in North Dakota.”

Goehring said that North Dakota, as a prairie pothole state, would have witnessed federal jurisdiction over 80 percent of the state.

The EPA finalized a repeal of the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule last month. A WOTUS rewrite has been underway since December of 2018 and the proposed rule is expected to be finalized later this year.

“Unlike the 2015 rule, the currently proposed rule was crafted with better input from stakeholders,” Goehring said. “We welcome the clarity and certainty a final rule will provide for states and landowners.”

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring applauded the announcement today of an agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bioscience Innovation Grant Fund Committee will meet at 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring applauded the initial U.S.-Japan trade agreement signed today by President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York. The agreement provides market access for certain agricultural and industrial goods, as well as digital trade. Negotiations continue for a more comprehensive agreement with Japan to address remaining barriers. 

BISMARCK – Students across North Dakota will dine on food products from their own state on Thursday, Sept. 19, during the 18^th Annual Agriculture in the Classroom School Lunch Day.