FARGO – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Agricultural Association (NDAA) presented the 2011 North Dakota Outstanding Pesticide Dealer of the Year award to CHS Milton in Milton, and the 2011 Outstanding Applicator of the Year award to Rocky Rice from Hunter Grain Co. in Hunter.

BISMARCK – Visitors to the Pride of Dakota website will find it has a new look and is easier to use than ever.

BISMARCK - A form of an infectious and often fatal disease usually associated with deer has been found in North Dakota cattle.

BISMARCK – A record 235 vendor booths will fill the Bismarck Civic Center Exhibition Hall, Friday through Sunday, Dec. 2-4, with the return of the Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase.

The North Dakota Turkey Federation (NDTF) will present Thanksgiving turkeys to Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 21, in the governor’s conference room on the ground floor of the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – More than 160 booths filled with Pride of Dakota merchandise will take up all available space at the Fargo Civic Auditorium during the Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 18-20.”

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has re-appointed six members of the newly reorganized North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom Council.

BISMARCK – The 2011 Commissioner’s Dairy Producers Award for Excellence has been presented to a Morton County farm family.

BISMARCK – The State Fair Center will be filled with vendor booths and shoppers when the Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase returns to Minot, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) website has a new look and a new address.