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Gene-Edited Microbe Provides Crops with Nitrogen Boost at Grand Farm

The microbe, developed by Pivot Bio, has the potential to massively increase the yield from crops like corn and barley.

July 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WHEATLAND, N.D. (KVRR) – It was a field day – literally – at Grand Farms Innovation Campus in Wheatland on July 16. The agriculture company Pivot Bio unveiled Proven G3, which are gene-edited-nitrogen-fixing microbes. That may sound complicated – and it is – but the way it is beneficial to crops is relatively simple. Naturally occurring microbes in the soil…

What to do if you receive seeds you didn’t buy in the mail

August 3, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Around 100 North Dakotans have contacted the state’s Department of Agriculture saying they received mysterious seed packets in the mail. Officials are urging anyone who receives unsolicited seeds from China to not open them. You are asked to send the package, including the mailing label, to the Department of Agriculture for inspection. There is also an online…

Be Cautious of Seeds Coming from China

People in North Dakota report getting unsolicited seeds in the mail

July 27, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

BISMARCK, N.D. — A warning after people in North Dakota say they’ve gotten unsolicited packages from China with seeds in them. That’s from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota State Seed Department. Officials in other states have also reported similar instances. The state’s agriculture commissioner says he’s not sure why these seeds are being sent or…

Farmers Check Out Latest in Technology at Northern Ag Expo

The annual exposition is held in the FargoDome each year

November 28, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — People learned about the latest advances in agriculture at the Northern Ag Expo in Fargo. Farmers and ag dealers could see the latest technology in machinery and seeding at the FargoDome. They are also hearing from companies on their new projects. Several of the farmers attending the expo have been dealing with tariffs and other economic restrictions over…