FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Roundup, a widely used herbicide popular with farmers who plant corn, soybeans, and sugar beets may soon be disappearing from shelves. As the company, Bayer, says they may no longer be making the product in the coming months. “The company continues to get taken to court over frivolous lawsuits. They have to continue to pay and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota legislators have been wrestling with a pesticide bill backed by agricultural groups that would make it harder for people to win cancer liability lawsuits against the farm chemical industry. House Bill 1318 would shield the maker of Roundup and other farm chemical manufacturers from lawsuits from people who say they were not adequately…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A development timeline for a $450 million potato processing plant in Grand Forks is expected in June or July. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland says that will happen once Agristo works out details with BNSF Railway and secures a land purchase. City leaders recently toured the Agristo headquarters in Belgium. Feland said construction on…
New Rockford, N.D. — It sounds a little like a real-life version of the famous children’s book “Charlotte’s Web.” But the backstories of these animal characters are very different, and much sadder, than the ones in the E.B. White novel. The new sanctuary, Hawkes Homestead, operating in the New Rockford area, gives shelter and care for surrendered, abandoned, neglected and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Farmers are bracing for heavy impacts from those tariffs. Canada, Mexico, and China are three of the largest buyers of American crops, and the tariffs Trump has placed on imports from those countries have caused them to respond with retaliatory levies. Experts say this will likely cause farmers to lose money on all their major crops….
WHEATLAND, N.D. – Farmers in the Red River Valley Region got a glimpse of what industry experts are calling the next great leaps forward for agriculture. The “Future of Farming” event was held at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus in Wheatland. In attendance were many industry leaders, including the Chief Technology Officer of John Deere. Speakers touted advancements such as…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Do you love rhubarb? It could soon be the new state vegetable. Representative Matthew Heilman of District 7 introduced the bill after being contacted by some of his constituents. A family homeschooling their kids discovered that North Dakota has no official state vegetable. So they suggested rhubarb as the best option. Heilman agreed – and put his…
FARGO — Computer scientists at NDSU say it’s time you get education about all the ways artificial intelligence is changing life in our region. That’s why they’re offering a conference at the university called “Fargo A.I. Connect.” It features business owners, researchers, and students all coming together to share ideas and innovations in the field of A.I. NDSU scientists say…
Norwood Farms in Henry County, Tennessee, on Sept. 19, 2019. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo. In his first…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a 72-28 vote, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports. Rollins says Americans support Trump’s plans and…
