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Livestock Alliance holds annual summit
Livestock has a big role to play in the future of North Dakota, according to Amber Boeshans. The executive director of the North Dakota Livestock Alliance welcomed folks from all areas of agriculture to the North Dakota Livestock Summit on Jan. 14 at Black Leg Ranch...
PRECISION AG: Putting tech to good use
John Nowatski, an agricultural machines specialist for North Dakota State University, believes the technology involved in precision agriculture doesn’t matter if it isn’t put to good use. Nowatski was part of a panel titled, “Current and Future Impacts of Precision...
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NDFU applauds court decision on ethanol production waivers
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne called a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision that strikes down ethanol production waivers, “a huge win for family farmers.” The Tenth Circuit found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s granting of small refinery...
NDFU says China trade deal is good first step forward
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne called today’s signing of a partial trade deal between the U.S. and China a good first step toward resolving the ongoing trade war between the two countries. “We hope this first phase of the deal is real and not just...
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WATNE: Lowering biofuel production is bad for farm income
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent announcement of the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations under the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is one more empty promise to farmers, said North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne. “This administration...
NDFU says USMCA helpful but missed opportunity on COOL
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the following statement on today’s passage in the U.S. House of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade. “The USMCA will provide important stability, especially since Canada and Mexico were our...
Watne reelected NDFU president
Mark Watne of Velva was reelected to a seventh year as North Dakota Farmers Union president by more than 600 members attending the organization’s 93rd annual state convention this past weekend, Dec. 13-14, in Bismarck. “I’m deeply honored to have the opportunity to...
FUI’s Season of Giving
As the holidays approach, a new online video series about Farmers Union Insurance (FUI) illustrates giving isn’t just a season but is business-as-usual for a company that defines itself on being there when called…and whenever possible. The video series shares six...