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Sen. John Hoeven hosts federal officials, outlines assistance efforts with agriculture producers Richard Flournoy, Risk Management Agency acting administrator, and Zach Ducheneaux, Farm Service Agency administrator, attended the meetings along with meetings in Mandan and Minot on Wednesday. 6:05 pm, Jul. 1, 2021 × Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., third from left, speaks in Carrington, Thursday, July 1, to a group of people about the drought situation in the state. From left are discussion panel members Doug Goehring, North Dakota agriculture commissioner, Zach Ducheneaux, Farm...

Drought Relief Programs Webinar Set © Ndsu Photo Drought Creates Many Challenges For Farms And Ranches. Producers who are experiencing drought-related challenges will have an opportunity to learn more about the programs the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has to offer during a webinar that North Dakota State University Extension and the North Dakota FSA are hosting on Monday, June 7, at 11 a.m. Central time. “Drought presents many tough challenges for farms and ranches,” says Brian Haugen, acting state executive director for the North Dakota FSA. “FSA adm...

The webinar will provide information and guidance for producers on the drought assistance programs.

In 2020, Saskatchewan producers seeded a record-breaking 25,000 acres of grass through Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC’s) Forage Program. Overall acres enrolled in the program were up roughly 75 per cent from the previous year. Goals for this year’s program? Even higher.   “Seeding forage ticks a lot of boxes for producers and I think we’ve seen an increase in interest in our programs as a result of that,” says Trevor Plews, DUC’s head of conservation programs in Saskatchewan.   While forage crops provide sustainable grazing sources for livestock, they’re also part of sou...

Drought conditions ‘significantly improved’ statewide, task force closed Thu, 12/17/2020 - 6:00pm AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the drought conditions across the state. Since the Task Force met a month ago, drought conditions have significantly improved across the state. According to the latest Drought Monitor, five percent of the state remains in drought status. The National Weather Service reported large precipitation gains over the last month, noting most areas received normal or above normal precipitation amounts. While snowpack i...