FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Folks are used to seeing the Great Maze spring up near the Best Buy at West Acres Mall – but they’re seeing a lot more wood than hay this time around. “It was becoming kind of difficult for us to find a home for the straw afterwards, we had about 1,500 bales in the past, and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. —Â The grass fire multiple crews worked to put out last night in West Fargo reignited this morning. It was on the west side of the Sheyenne River near Central Livestock. The fire was first reported around 7 last night. Yesterday the West Fargo Fire Department also had to tear apart hay bales and soak them with…
NORTH DAKOTA — Nearly 500 drought–stricken ranchers in North Dakota are being helped by the state Ag Department’s Emergency Hay Transportation Assistance Program. The state Emergency Commission approved $1.5 million dollars for the program and 491 applicants will be reimbursed for moving nearly 300 thousand bales of hay more than a million miles across the states. More than 126 thousand…
NORTH DAKOTA — Drought-stricken North Dakota ranchers are being given more time to apply for state aid. The money will help them pay the cost of hauling in hay to maintain their herds through the winter. The state Agriculture Department is extending the application deadline for the hay-hauling aid program from November 3 to the 13. The program also…
GLADSTONE, ND — A hay bale fire shuts down part of I-94 near Gladstone. The Highway Patrol says a semi was traveling on I-94 about three miles east of Gladstone when the driver realized his cargo of hay bales were on fire. The driver disconnected the cab from the trailers. The patrol says the westbound lanes near the Taylor…
NORTH DAKOTA — Hundreds of North Dakota farmers and ranchers are expected to apply for more aid in wake of the drought. The state Ag Department is expecting at least 700 applications by the November 3rd deadline. The aid is used to help pay the cost of hauling in hay to maintain their livestock through the winter season. With…
ROLLAG, Minn. — All the clinks and clunks may surprise you, but those noises come with using some old time farming equipment. “My favorite part of today was riding a tractor,” said Trinity St. Clarre a visitor at the show. Kids, families and generations of threshermen are reliving the good ol’ days by bringing some old farming traditions back to…
NORTH DAKOTA — Time is running out for drought-impacted ranchers in the Northern Plains to apply for a hay lottery. The application deadline for ranchers in the Dakotas and Montana is Thursday. North Dakota’s Agriculture Department, NDSU and the Michigan-based nonprofit Ag Community Relief earlier this month announced the program to accept hay donations at a site near the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A Fergus Fall business is teaming up with Farm Rescue to help producers, farmers and ranchers in North Dakota who are struggling with severe drought conditions. Beyer Towing, a towing and hauling company, and Farm Rescue are organizing a convoy of nearly two dozen semis filled with hay to be delivered to drought-stricken farmers and…
FARGO, ND — NDSU is teaming up with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to provide relief to livestock producers affected by the drought. Both organizations have set up a location near the university to accept hay donations which will be distributed to farmers and ranchers in need during a hay lottery. So far, more than 400 bales of hay…
