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WASHINGTON, June 12, 2019 – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring testified today before a joint hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Waters, and Wildlife about the impact of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations on agriculture.

BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Monday, June 17, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Wheat Commission nominating committee will meet at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 14, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Dakota Prairie Grasslands and Grazing Associations Working Group will meet at 9:00 a.m., Friday, May 31, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s state veterinarian is reminding livestock producers to vaccinate their animals against anthrax. Dr. Susan Keller says that with the precipitation which has fallen in much of the state, conditions are right for the disease to occur.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Yesterday, the Trump administration authorized the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide up to $16 billion in programs to assist agricultural producers in response to retaliation and trade disruption.

BISMARCK – This week is Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week in North Dakota.

BISMARCK, N.D. – On Friday, the Trump administration announced an agreement with Canada and Mexico to remove Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from those countries. The agreement also includes the removal of all retaliatory tariffs imposed on American goods by those countries.

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