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More than 70% of North Dakota is considered to be in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. In conjunction with declaring a drought emergency, the state also will reactivate a Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program.

The “Peltier Complex” will be NDSU’s largest academic facility and honors one of the region’s most long-standing supporters of teaching, research, and extension in agriculture, the NDSU Foundation said in a news release.

Loren A. Schulz, of Edgeley, North Dakota, takes a bite out of the 2021 soybean crop. The farm got very little moisture during the year, but late rains and good genetics have helped the crop recover. The National Agricultural Statistics Service in its Sept. 27, 2021, Crop Progress report indicated soybean and corn harvest pace is ahead of average in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.

The NPPGA and Potato Bowl USA have selected four young people from North Dakota and Minnesota to be their 2021 scholarship winners.

Some North Dakota farm groups are growing concerned about federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for elected Farm Service Agency county advisory committees and others.

Fundraising has been set up to help cover the cost of a funeral for a popular Helston and give him "the send off he deserves."

The South Dakota Sheep Growers Association will talk about current issues and timely topics in the sheep industry at it's annual convention.

Companies like Land O' Lakes have created carbon trading programs, which can benefit farmers who've yet to get started on conservation practices. But farmers who've practiced conservation for years are feeling like the time isn't right to jump in.

The electronic posting option was made available by a North Dakota law that was signed by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on April 28, 2021, and went into effect on Aug. 1, 2021.

Although some shallow aquifers that are used for watering livestock were drawn down during the drought, the deep aquifers that are used for irrigation were not, said Chris Bader, North Department of Water Resources director of water appropriation.