Over 1,250 Producers Qualify Under Prop 12
The California Department of Food and Agriculture says there are more than 1,250 agricultural producers and distributors in compliance with Proposition 12. After multiple delays brought on by court challenges and the need for a Supreme Court
Missouri Bans Foreign Ownership of Some Farmland
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced a ban on agricultural land purchases by citizens and businesses from six nations if the property is within ten miles of critical military facilities. Parson says he had countries like “China and
Poultry Farmers Sue Tyson for Shutting Down Missouri Processing Plant
OMAHA (DTN) — A small group of Missouri and Arkansas poultry farmers are suing Tyson Foods for closing a broiler operation in Dexter, Missouri, that left the farmers with debts on their chicken-raising facilities but no contracts
USDA Invests $3 Million to Provide Risk Management Training to Farmers, Ranchers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced up to $3 million is available for cooperative agreements to educate underserved, small-scale and organic producers on risk management and climate-smart practices. RMA’s Risk Management
Weather Mixed in Winter Wheat Country
A USDA report says December weather was a mixed bag for winter wheat producers. Timely precipitation in major wheat-growing states like Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arkansas boosted the crop. In Kansas, the top-producing state, about 43 percent
Three North Dakotans Have Won State Lottery
(Bismarck, ND) — Three North Dakota Lottery players are starting the new year on a good note, after claiming lottery prizes totaling 244-thousand-dollars. A 200-thousand-dollar Powerball with the Power Play prize from the December 30th drawing goes
Parents Charged In Wahpeton Truancy Case
(Wahpeton, ND) — Two people face child neglect charges in Richland County court after the school district reported their child has missed too much school. John and Monti Jo Adams are accused of not providing proper parental
Accused ATV Thief, Home Invader Pleads Not Guilty
(Mandan, ND) — A Glen Ullin man has pleaded not guilty to terrorizing, trespassing, and six other misdemeanors. Police say in September, 34-year-old Bobby Fouts stole an ATV from the BNSF railway yard in Mandan and crashed
Grand Forks Subaru Dealership Fire Deemed Accidental
(Grand Forks, ND) — Grand Forks fire officials say a fire that broke out at a Subaru dealership early Wednesday morning was accidental. Firefighters were called to the dealership shortly after 12:30 a.m. and quickly put out
Three Injured In Back-To-Back Crashes Near Dunseith
(Dunseith, ND) — Two back-to-back car crashes injured three people near Dunseith Thursday morning. The first crash happened on Highway 3 at around 3:30 a.m., when a semi-truck left the roadway, vaulted off an incline, and came