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North Dakota funds program to use drones to scout for weeds

July 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

A drone flies over a farm field as part of a Grand Farm project to use drones to scout for weeds. A North Dakota Department of Agriculture grant will help continue the work. (Courtesy of Grand Farm)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A state-funded program will use drones and artificial intelligence to scout for noxious weeds in five North Dakota…

2025 Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report Released

The report was developed by Grand Farm, and focuses on issues effecting farmers in the Dakotas and Minnesota.

June 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Norwood Farms in Henry County, Tennessee, on Sept. 19, 2019. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Representatives of Grand Farm spoke today regarding the key issues facing farmers in the region. The 2025 Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report was unveiled at the Cultivate Conference in Downtown Fargo. The report lays out all the ways that growers in the…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins To Visit Fargo, Wheatland & Moorhead On Tuesday

April 21, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is coming to North Dakota to hear directly from producers. Rollins will participate in a roundtable discussion at NDSU on Tuesday morning. She was invited by Sen. John Hoeven who serves as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee. Hoeven says they will talk with local agriculture producers, commodity groups, ag researchers…

Grand Farm Highlights Space and Agriculture Advancements at 4th Annual Space Ag Conference

October 24, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Farm hosts its fourth annual Space Ag conference focusing on advancements in agriculture technology for both space and Earth. The conference came together when Grand Farm and the head of Plant Sciences at NASA worked to discover ways to find sustainability and feed people on Mars. With the topic becoming popular, Grand Farm brought…

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Grand Opening For Innovation Shop at Grand Farm, West of Casselton

June 10, 2024

TJ Nelson,

CASS CO., N.D.(KVRR) — A grand opening is held for the new Innovation Shop at Grand Farm, just west of Casselton. The facility will support innovation in autonomous and precision agriculture technology and help boost productivity for farmers. Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller joined federal, state and local officials at the shop. Burgum said it has the…

Agricultural companies promote new Ag Innovation Corridor

June 6, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A new initiative has been launched to promote the Red River Valley as a hub for agricultural innovation. The Ag Innovation Corridor is a collaboration between over 100 agricultural companies celebrating the rich heritage of agricultural innovation, and promoting the region as the global epicenter for ag technology. During an event announcing the initiative local entrepreneur…

Grand Farm Initiative to enhance precision ag research

August 30, 2022

Site Staff,

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…

Grand Farms Buys Land Near Casselton For Innovation Facility

June 29, 2022

TJ Nelson,

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Farm unveils the location of its future Innovation Facility site. The property is on the southwest corner of exit 328 off I-94, about two miles west of Casselton. Grand Farm has been deploying AgTech projects on donated land south of Fargo since its launch in 2019. The land purchase will allow them to continue to…

Grand Farm announces site in Casselton

Grand Farm picks a home for its new campus in Casselton.

May 3, 2022

Site Staff,

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Farm picks a home for its new campus in Casselton. They’re looking to take North Dakota agriculture to the next level with technology they can offer to help modernize farming for farmers. The location will be off the interstate of the Lynchburg exit. Back in February, Grand Farm leaders say they expected this move to…

$10 million initiative to help advance farming technology at Grand Farm

Grand Farm leaders say they expect this move to attract thousands to North Dakota

February 14, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Commerce picks Fargo’s Grand Farm Education and Research Initiative for a 10 million dollar matching grant to advance agriculture technology. “It’s my pleasure today to announce that based on the legislative actions of the 67th legislature signed into law that gave the grant authority to the North Dakota Department of Commerce….