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The North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission will meet at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 29 at the Radisson Hotel, 605 E. Broadway Ave., Bismarck, ND.

BISMARCK – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an order today allowing existing stocks of over-the-top Dicamba to be used in 2024. Existing stocks refers to those stocks of previously registered pesticide products that are currently in the United States and were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to Feb. 6, 2024.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the availability of the Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program. The program was established to award grants to political subdivisions for roadway and bridge improvements; and to political subdivisions or entities for utility improvements necessary to accommodate value-added agriculture businesses.

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 – A ruling by the U.S. District Court of Arizona in Tucson on Tuesday has vacated the 2020 registrations for three Dicamba products used in over-the-top applications on Dicamba-tolerant soybeans. The ruling states that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully approved the use of Bayer Xtendimax, BASF Engenia and Syngenta Tavium by failing to follow notice and comment mandates for the products.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Palmer Amaranth Unmanned Aerial Systems Grant Review Committee will meet at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 22, via conference call.

The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Review Panel will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 14th floor conference room in the state Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck.

BISMARCK – The Pay-Dak Dairy, LLC, received the 2023 Commissioner’s Award of Dairy Excellence during the 2024 North Dakota Dairy Convention, held today in Bismarck.

BISMARCK – The application deadline for the 2024 Specialty Crop Grants is Wednesday, Jan. 17.

The Dakota Prairie Grasslands and Grazing Associations Working Group will meet at 9 a.m. CST, Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Pioneer room of the judicial wing of the State Capitol.