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Pork Price-fixing Settlement 

JBS to pay $20 million By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — JBS has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with consumers that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring with other meat companies to inflate the price of pork.  The latest meat-industry settlement will likely reinforce concerns that […]
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September 20, 2022

Nuisance Tode

Soybean Cyst Nematode Present in North Dakota lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com  MINOT – There seems to always be something that plagues a farmer’s field, and one this year is soybean cyst nematodes. T.J. Prochaska, extension crop protection specialist with the North Central Research Extension Center, said this nematode lives underground and its biggest threat is Sudden Death Syndrome, […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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September 15, 2022

Taiwan to Purchase Agriculture Products 

$3.2 Billion Buy to Include Soybeans, Corn, and Wheat  WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined agriculture representatives from the United States and Taiwan at the signing of letters of intent for Taiwan to purchase $3.2 billion in […]
by The Dakotan
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September 14, 2022

Hoppin’ and Killin’

Grasshopper Nuisance lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com  MINOT – Grasshoppers can be a fun catch for little kids, but when they get into the fields, they can be quite a nuisance for farmers. TJ Prochaska, extension crop protection specialist from the North Central Research Center, said the grasshopper population has exploded in the last two years, leading to some […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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September 13, 2022

Harvest and the prairie skyscraper… 

Upside Down Under  Now that harvest is in full swing, a lot of things come to mind, but there is one thing I doubt many people think about and that is the loss of the old, wooden elevators, sometimes called prairie skyscrapers.  On Sunday, we made a trip to Bismarck to purchase a lawn mower […]
by Marvin Baker
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September 11, 2022

Terrific explosion revisited…

 Upside Down Under  Marvin.baker@mydakotan.com  Some locals in the Carpio area still talk about an explosion on a nearby farm that happened 100 years ago on Aug. 31.  This was no ordinary explosion like you would think. It wasn’t gasoline and it wasn’t spontaneous combustion. This bomb went boom when 500 pounds of steam in a […]
by Marvin Baker
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September 4, 2022

High Fire Danger Across Montana 

Heat sets in for weekend  GLASGOW, Mont. (AP) — Authorities warned of high wildfire danger across much of Montana Thursday and in coming days as temperatures were forecast to approach the triple digits with heavy winds in some areas.  The start of September will bring heat at near record levels and it will linger through […]
by AP - The Dakotan
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September 2, 2022

New Commerce Director

Burgum appoints Teigen to lead state Commerce Department  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of North Dakota's economic development and finance division at the state Commerce Department has been named to lead the agency.  Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday that he has appointed Josh Teigen as Commerce Commissioner, effective Sept. 6. He succeeds James Leiman, […]
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September 2, 2022

Minot Interest Rates 

lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com  MINOT – With inflation and all that comes with it, a Minot banker says interest rates are back to normal, saying they have risen from historically low rates. Brock DesLauriers, president of First International Bank and Trust, gave his perspective on interest rates now compared to the past, saying most people look at mortgage […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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September 2, 2022

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest  

Earlier than expected  By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in a commercial turkey flock in western Minnesota, officials said Wednesday.  The disease was detected after a farm in Meeker […]
by AP - The Dakotan
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August 31, 2022
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