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North Dakota State Rep. Cynthia Schreiber-Beck, R-Wahpeton, N.D., talks about her potential farmland drainage regulation bill to to make it cheaper and less complicated for county officials to deal with sub-surface permits in the state. Schreiber-Beck is a sales employee for Ellingson Drainage, of Harwood, N.D.

The Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program had previously had a deadline of Feb. 25, 2022 for pork producers affected by COVID-19 market disruptions.

John Hofer won the National Wheat Yield Contest for dryland spring wheat with a yield of 122.27 bushel an acre.

Cornwall will experience wind gusts of 65-75mph in coastal areas and 50-60mph further inland

Several consecutive days of favorable harvest weather is needed to bring in the remainder of the sugarbeet crop in North Dakota and Minnesota.

The impact of recent rain in North Dakota on the U.S. Drought Monitor report released April 15, reflecting conditions on April 13, was negligible. While 2.16% of the state — in the southeastern corner — improved to abnormally dry instead of being in drought conditions, the situation actually appears to have worsened for many other parts of the state.

A couple of states saw some drought relief over the past seven-day period, while others remain at extreme to exceptionally dire conditions.

North Dakota farmer Kurt Groszhans has been accused of attempted assassination in Ukraine, but his family thinks it’s a business matter gone wrong.

Many of the same foods, such as fluid milk, bananas and tortillas, are consumed in both diets, though the quantities vary, according to the report from USDA's Economic Research Service.