Ideal, South Dakota farmers/ranchers Gregory Jorgensen, Deborah Jorgensen, and the late Martin Jorgensen receive full pardons By
1/20/2021 In one of his final acts, President Donald Trump granted full pardons to Gregory and Deborah Jorgensen, and a posthumous pardon to Martin Jorgensen. All are/were from Ideal, South Dakota. The Jorgensen family is well known for cattle production and other agricultural enterprises. “I’d say as far as agriculture is concerned, the Jorgensen family stands out as crown jewels in ag technology,” testified Ben Kantack, a South Dakota State University Extension entomologist at a 1996 trial. The statement from the White House reads:
North Dakota State University Extension and the University of Minnesota Extension have partnered to offer a series of one-hour farm safety webinars this winter. The webinars will be held at 11 a.m. Thursdays between Jan. 21 and March 18.
Bronaugh tapped as Vilsack s 2nd in command
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday nominated Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Jewel Bronaugh as deputy secretary of USDA.
According to Progressive Farmer, Bronaugh, who holds a doctorate in career and technical education from Virginia Tech University, brings to USDA an extensive career working with Extension programs and had served as a 4-H Extension specialist as well.
If confirmed, Bronaugh would serve as Vilsack s second in command at USDA in the Biden administration. Bronaugh would also be the first Black woman to serve as USDA deputy secretary.
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The Strengthening the Heartland program has reached youth and adults throughout North Dakota. Map courtesy of South Dakota State University.
Farming and ranching are businesses that often involve the entire family.
So when the farm or ranch operation faces challenges such as poor growing and harvesting conditions, low commodity prices, trade wars, a shortage of livestock feed for winter or injuries, the stress affects everyone in the family, according to NDSU Agriculture Communications. These stressors are risk factors for prescription opioid misuse.
North Dakota State University Extension has partnered with South Dakota State University Extension to provide services that prevent opioid misuse in rural communities, particularly in the farming/ranching industry, across the two states through a program called Strengthening the Heartland (STH). They received a $563,825 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and a