FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A partnership between North Dakota State University, Emerging Prairie and the Agricultural Research Service will serve to enhance agriculture research by the Grand Farm Initiative. Backed by North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, the Agricultural Research Service wants to strengthen rural economies and diversify farm income. “Nobody does agriculture better than North Dakota. We’re number one in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The F-M community and others across the country come to downtown Fargo for the 11th annual TEDx Talk Conference. Every year, there’s a theme at TEDxFargo. In 2019, it was about moving forward. This year, it’s about going beyond ways to explore boundaries to look forward to what’s possible. Twelve speakers from all walks of…
FARGO, N.D. — Senators John Hoeven of North Dakota and John Thune of South Dakota and a team of business leaders answered questions at the Founders Only Virtual Town Hall hosted by Emerging Prairie. The two talked about how small business owners could benefit from the two trillion dollar stimulus package as well the positive outlook businesses will survive during…
FARGO, N.D.–Emerging Prairie is opening North Dakota’s first immersive Full Stack Engineering Academy in Downtown Fargo in April 2020. The academy’s goal is to empower workers within the region to learn industry-relevant skills to succeed at new tech careers. Each course will last five months and include 12-20 students. No prior computer programming experience is required to take the course….
FARGO, N.D.- Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that the company is investing 1.5 million dollars to help bring “Grand Farm” to life. “It is a venture that is bringing people from across this community who will connect with the world,” says The President of Microsoft, Brad Smith Grand farm is an idea that is being led by Emerging Prairie to…
FARGO, N.D. — Drone leaders and entrepreneurs from around the country will be in Fargo tomorrow for Emerging Prairie’s 5th Annual Drone Conference. Emerging Prairie says with the drone industry growing so fast, it’s important to help entrepreneurs understand the rapidly changing trends. The organization says drones have become popular to use in the agriculture industry and search and rescue missions….
SOUTHEAST OF ST. BENEDICT, N.D. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined North Dakota leaders for the ribbon–cutting of Grand Farm, a project led by entrepreneurial group Emerging Prairie. Grand Farm aims to be the world’s first completely autonomous farm. Developers want it to demonstrate the next generation of precision agriculture, which uses data and technology to aim for better…
FARGO, N.D. — Drones have been helping farmers gather data for years and a local organization is dedicated to keeping it that way. Emerging Prairie, an entrepreneurial group, had their first Drone Focus meeting of the year. It’s designed to teach average drone users more about the industry and how professionals use unmanned drones to collect data. The speaker for this…
FARGO, ND — The two worlds of agriculture and technology collided at Emerging Prairie’s first ever “Cultivate” conference. Speakers from every sector of agricultural technology had the chance to share their ideas about the industry. They discussed ideas about precision agriculture and ways technology can be enhanced to help farmers in their daily tasks. Emerging Prairie hosted the conference to provide…
FARGO, ND — Many say Fargo is a city with great football, healthcare and education. But local business leaders are saying it’s much more. “It’s an incredible business climate where people of all ages, all backgrounds, have an opportunity to build companies that make an impact,” said Greg Tevhen, executive director at Emerging Prairie. Fargo is full of small businesses and…
