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BISMARCK – Field days have been finalized at multiple North Dakota sites to collect and redistribute flea beetles that eat leafy spurge.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom Council are seeking proposals for developing and conducting educational programs and materials to help young people understand the importance of agriculture in North Dakota and in their own lives.

BISMARCK – Proposals are being sought for industry research, promotion and marketing of the grape, fruit and wine industry in North Dakota.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Wheat Commission Member-at-Large Nominating Committee will meet at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 13, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 7, at the Dakota Zoo Discovery Center, 602 Riverside Park Road, Bismarck, ND.

BISMARCK, N.D.  –  The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. The Supreme Court narrowed federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction to only wetlands that are “indistinguishable” from larger bodies of water “due to a continuous surface connection.”

BISMARCK – Proposals are being sought that support biotechnology innovation and commercialization, promote the creation of bioscience jobs in the state, and promote bioscience research and development in North Dakota.

BISMARCK – North Dakota farmers and pesticide dealers who have chlorpyrifos insecticide products made by two manufacturers can now arrange to return the products. Corteva Agriscience and ADAMA US have been given permission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take back the chemicals.

BISMARCK - Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for five projects. The awards totaling $426,932 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting May 18 in Dickinson.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) Soil Health Cover Crop Grant Program is now open for applications. NDDA will provide cost-share assistance to producers.