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Climate change Jan 13 2010 10:59PM
It's literally a heating problem.
North Dakota Farmers Union President Robert Carlson recently represented the National organization at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Carlson says climate change isn't an issue that he sees disappearing a
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 17 2009 3:52PM
Gov. Mike Rounds' plan for balancing South
Dakota's current state budget depends on taking $15.8 million from
several funds that hold more money than is required.
The governor's budget director, Jason Dilges (DIHL'-jis), says
using that money to
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| Thune says STB changes could aid shippers Dec 17 2009 7:42AM
Sen. John Thune says a bill being
considered in Congress could give shippers more leverage against
railroads.
The Senate legislation would create a new customer advocate at
the Surface Transportation Board, who would work with shippers who
have
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 12 2009 2:14AM
A man has pleaded guilty to hindering
police who wanted to question witnesses about a homicide in
Dickinson.
Fifty-seven-year-old Thomas Doppler Sr. was sentenced to three
months of unsupervised probation and $125 in court fees on the
misdemean
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 11 2009 11:12AM
Lawyers for a former Dickinson executive who
pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of tax fraud are asking a
judge to consider a sentence of home confinement and probation.
Micheal Fisher, a former vice president and director of Fisher
Sand &
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| ND Farmers Union head in Copenhagen Dec 11 2009 8:17AM
North Dakota Farmers Union President
Robert Carlson is in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the United Nations
climate conference.
Carlson is representing the International Federation of Ag
Producers. He is scheduled to give three presentations, starting
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| Minnesota Farmers Union holding annual convention Nov 21 2009 5:15AM
The Minnesota Farmers Union is holding its
annual state convention this weekend in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson says some of the
policy issues he expects they'll discuss Saturday and Sunday will
include health car
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 11:47AM
The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a
state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's
compensation payments for those suffering permanent total
disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic
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| Political, ag leaders react to BNSF purchase Nov 4 2009 11:26AM
Montana political and agricultural leaders
are hoping Berkshire Hathaway's planned purchase of the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe railroad could lead to lower shipping costs in
Montana, but they doubt much will change.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer and U.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 31 2009 4:13PM
The western North Dakota bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with
pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian
clergy.
Bishop Mark Narum heads 192 congregations that make up the
Western No
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| ND ag commissioner says he'll seek election Oct 31 2009 10:16AM
North Dakota's agriculture commissioner
says his recent illness won't prevent him from running for election
next year.
Doug Goehring (GORE'-ing) has spent several days in the hospital
with a recurrence of Guillain-Barre (ghee-YAN' bah-RAY') synd
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Congressional Visits Sep 26 2009 11:21PM
There's no better way to make your case...then to discuss the issue face to face.
During the National Farmers Union Fly-In producers have the opportunity to get up close and personal with both the House and the Senate.
Sarah Gustin follows one North Dak
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Roger Johnson Sep 25 2009 11:26AM
From our state's capitol to our nation's.
A North Dakota farm boy finds his way to Washington.
Tonight Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin visits with our previous Ag. Commissioner about his new position in DC.
"For 12 years he led our state's agriculture indus
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Dairy help Sep 23 2009 10:59PM
Prices are in the gutter.
Last year dairy prices climbed to never seen before highs..then plumeted over 50 percent. The bottom is still dropping out.
Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin visits with officials in Washington about the steps they've taken and what
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congressional visits Sep 22 2009 10:59PM
There's no better way to make your case...then to discuss the issue face to face.
During the National Farmers Union Fly-In producers have the opportunity to get up close and personal with both the House and the Senate.
Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin follows o
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Farmer's Union Fly-In Sep 21 2009 11:07PM
They've traveled over 13-hundred miles to make their case.
This week Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin shows us the National Farmers Union Fly-In in Washington DC.
Throughout the week she will be following the hundreds of farmers and ranchers walking the halls o
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| Senators call for more support to dairy farmers Sep 15 2009 11:54AM
Flanked by a cow named Betty and six of his
Senate colleagues Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for the House to
pass an amendment increasing price supports to dairy farmers.
The Vermont independent made his pitch in a park adjacent to the
Capito
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| Senators call for more support to dairy farmers Sep 15 2009 11:54AM
Flanked by a cow named Betty and six of his
Senate colleagues Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for the House to
pass an amendment increasing price supports to dairy farmers.
The Vermont independent made his pitch in a park adjacent to the
Capito
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Business Beat - September 10 Sep 10 2009 8:41PM
Activity on Minot's Main Street this week, as contractors starting tearing into the wall between the former Magic Mill and Cookies For You.
Owner Mary Helen Hasby is expanding her businesses, Cookies for You. She's adding a conference room and a tea ro
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Crop Prices Down Sep 10 2009 12:57PM
It's harvest time and that means farmers are closely watching the markets.
But big yields aren't necessarily meaning big dollars...
Shaun Sipma explains...
Harvest numbers have been climbing for farmers across the region and producers bri
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Eye on Ag - Crop Prices Dropping Sep 9 2009 7:18PM
Harvest numbers have been climbing for farmers across the region and producers bring in a big crop, but all the while prices at the elevator has been on a steady downward slide.
(Chris Gratton, Garrison Farmers Union Elevator General Manager) "Prices h
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Work Day Sep 8 2009 9:48AM
The media is just one industry that doesn't get the day off.
But we wanted to see who else is hard at work on Labor Day.
Amber Schatz reports.
While thousands of vacationers around the country are packing up after a 3 day weekend of camping, boating,
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| Work Day Sep 8 2009 8:49AM
The media is just one industry that doesn't get the day off.
But we wanted to see who else is hard at work on Labor Day.
Amber Schatz reports.
While thousands of vacationers around the country are packing up after a 3 day weekend of camping, boating,
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Business Sept. 3 Sep 3 2009 7:29PM
It was in May of 2008, we first told you that a Hampton Inn was going to build a hotel in Minot. Its taken several months, but finally plans are in place and they hope to begin construction this fall.
It will be here, the address is 1200 North Broadwa
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Velva Street Work Update Sep 2 2009 7:37PM
Over the past few months, Main Street in Velva has looked a lot different than usual.
A summer construction project has been slowing traffic and due to some unexpected delays, the work will soon be turning into a fall construction project.
Dan Erdmann h
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 2 2009 11:12AM
A Sioux Falls art gallery says someone
stole a piece of artwork worth $500.
Rug and Relic owner Tove Bormes (TOH'-vuh BOHR'-mus) says a
two-part painting called "Bubble Boy" by Des Moines, Iowa, artist
Chris Vance went missing when she and her h
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| Wind industry is topic of panel discussion Sep 2 2009 5:22AM
A panel discussion of the wind energy
industry has been scheduled for Saturday morning at the South
Dakota State Fair's Freedom Stage at the fairgrounds in Huron.
In a release, the South Dakota Farmers Union says the panel will
be made up of loc
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 30 2009 1:45AM
Supervalu Inc. is voluntarily recalling
frozen fettuccini products over concerns about possible listeria
contamination.
It's the second recall in about two weeks for the Eden Prairie,
Minn.-based company.
The supermarket chain said Saturda
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| Minn Farmers Union hosts politicians at State Fair Aug 29 2009 11:40AM
The Minnesota Farmers Union hosts
its annual "open microphone" on Saturday at the Minnesota State
Fair.
The event begins at 1 p.m. at the MFU booth on Dan Patch Avenue.
The group says gubernatorial candidates from the Democratic and
Republica
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Dairy Struggles Aug 14 2009 1:15PM
Dramatically low milk prices are chasing more and more families off the farm.
Today producers gathered at a North Dakota Farmer's Union Dairy Summit to voice their struggles to state officials and congressional represenatives.
Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin w
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 14 2009 2:14AM
An international oil service company is
expanding in Williston.
Halliburton Co. broke ground Thursday on a complex estimated at
about $20 million in the city's Industrial Park.
Halliburton provides oil field services to major companies and
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Dairy Producers Summit Aug 13 2009 7:27PM
They're in the barn at least twice a day and yet often find themselves only milking themselves more debt.
North Dakota dairy farmers say they need double the price they're getting for their milk, to survive.
Today, dairy farmers poured through the
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| ND dairy farmers struggling Aug 13 2009 1:25PM
North Dakota dairy farmers say they need
double the price they're getting for their milk to survive.
Dairy farmers gathered in Mandan on Thursday at a conference
sponsored by Farmers Union to talk about problems in their
industry. They say milk
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| ND dairy farmers gathering Aug 13 2009 8:11AM
North Dakota dairy farmers are gathering in
Mandan to talk about problems in their industry.
The state Farmers Union is organizing the Thursday conference.
Several dairy farmers are scheduled to speak, along with a farm
management specialist f
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| Renewable energy loans and grants announced Aug 10 2009 4:06PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says
more than $15 million is going to 365 recipients nationwide in the
form of renewable energy loans and grants.
The announcement was made Monday in Sioux Falls by Dallas
Tonsager, USDA's under secretary for
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| USDA under secretary to address rural assembly Aug 10 2009 8:10AM
A U.S. Department of [[kxtopic:agriculture:t[Agriculture]:t]] under
secretary will address a Midwest rural assembly conference planned
for Monday and Tuesday in Sioux Falls.
In a release, organizers say Dallas Tonsager (TAHN'-sah-gur)
will discu
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| Latest North Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 20 2009 2:14AM
The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band
of Chippewa and the Tribal Council are trying to remove each other
from office.
Chairman Richard Marcellais (MAR'-sel-ays), who's also a state
senator from Belcourt, is barred from tribal headquarters und
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| Farmers watching wheat market probe Jul 19 2009 5:37PM
North Dakota farmers are watching as
Congress considers restrictions on financial markets.
A congressional report found aggressive speculation in the wheat
futures market disrupted normal price patterns and hurt the ability
of farmers, grain pro
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Jun 23 2009 2:13AM
Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Tuesday, June 23.
NORTH DAKOTA
AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Con
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| North Dakota Daybook Jun 22 2009 2:14AM
Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Monday, June 22.
NORTH DAKOTA
AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Contact
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| North Dakota Daybook Jun 21 2009 2:13AM
Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Sunday, June 21.
NORTH DAKOTA
AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Contact
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Jun 20 2009 2:41AM
Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Saturday, June 20.
NORTH DAKOTA
AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Co
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Jun 19 2009 2:15AM
Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Friday, June 19.
NORTH DAKOTA
AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Cont
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Business June 11 Jun 11 2009 7:22PM
Cookies for You in downtown Minot is expanding.
We told you last week that the Magic Mill is closing its doors. Cookies for You is right next door. Owner Mary Helen Hasby says she will be tearing down the wall in between, so that she has more space. S
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Land purchase May 14 2009 8:45AM
Buying land for some is easier than others.
And we aren't talking about money.
Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story.
"You may have heard Ducks Unlimited is trying to buy land in the area.
But they are having trouble getting it done.
(Jim Ringelman
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 3 2009 4:13PM
The trial of a man accused of killing an
18-year-old Watertown woman has been delayed.
The trial of 21-year-old David Amotun was originally scheduled
to begin Monday. It has now been pushed back around three months.
Amotun's attorney says m
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| Program covers livestock losses May 3 2009 7:21AM
The South Dakota Farmers Union is advising
farmers and ranchers to keep records of any livestock that died
from flooding, blizzards or other natural disasters.
Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says the Farm Bill includes
a provision called th
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 29 2009 2:14AM
The U.S. Air Force says a nuclear missile
will be removed from an underground silo in western North Dakota
because runoff from snowmelt leaked into the facility.
Minot Air Force Base spokeswoman Laurie Arellano says there is
no danger to the pub
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| South Dakota Daybook Apr 22 2009 6:53AM
Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Wednesday, April 22.
SOUTH DAKOTA
AP members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Cont
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| South Dakota Daybook Apr 21 2009 6:33PM
Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Wednesday, April 22.
SOUTH DAKOTA
AP members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Cont
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| South Dakota Daybook Apr 21 2009 6:32AM
Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Tuesday, April 21.
SOUTH DAKOTA
AP members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. Contac
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 8 2009 2:15AM
People in Fargo will resume sandbagging to
prepare for a second crest of the Red River in the next 10 days.
City officials say they'll start making sandbags this morning at
the Fargodome parking lot, and they're looking for volunteers.
They're
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| Farmers say federal form invades their privacy Apr 7 2009 5:16PM
Some North Dakota farmers say a new
federal farm program form invades their privacy by requiring them
to authorize the release of personal tax information.
The form is used to certify whether a farmer is eligible for
federal farm programs, based
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| Farmers say federal form invades their privacy Apr 7 2009 12:08PM
Some North Dakota farmers say a new
federal farm program form invades their privacy by requiring them
to authorize the release of personal tax information.
The form is used to certify whether a farmer is eligible for
federal farm programs, based
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 6 2009 4:27PM
Menoken farmer Doug Goehring (GOR'-ing)
has run twice for North Dakota agriculture commissioner. Now
Goehring has been appointed to the job.
Governor John Hoeven made the choice today. Goehring replaces
Roger Johnson. Johnson resigned to become
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 6 2009 3:52PM
Legislators have sent to Governor John
Hoeven a bill approving 32.5 million dollars to help pay the cost
of flood fighting. The bill includes money for the National Guard
and authority to spend up to 20 million dollars in federal disaster
aid.
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| Doug Goehring appointed ND ag commissioner Apr 6 2009 10:17AM
Gov. John Hoeven has named Menoken farmer
Doug Goehring (GOR'-ing) as North Dakota's new state agriculture
commissioner.
Goehring succeeds Roger Johnson, who resigned to become
president of the National Farmers Union
Goehring has run unsucce
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 6 2009 2:27AM
It's back to school today in Fargo, for the
first time in nearly two weeks for students who've been sandbagging
round the clock to protect their city from the Red River.
Administrators say they want to return to as much of a normal life
as possible
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 6 2009 2:13AM
Fargo students are going back to school for
the first time in nearly two weeks, after leading a round-the-clock
sandbagging effort to protect their community from a record Red
River flood.
Officials say the lost days should not change final test
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 4 2009 2:14AM
Governor John Hoeven plans to name a new
state agriculture commissioner Monday morning.
Hoeven's office won't say who the appointee is. Several people
expressed interest in the job.
Yessterday was Roger Johnson's last day as agriculture
co
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| Jamestown residents sandbagging Apr 2 2009 9:06AM
Jamestown officials say they hope to fill
125,000 sandbags.
They've opened the Civic Center for the work, and expect to
finish it by April 10.
Jim Weight is coordinating the city's sandbagging efforts. He
says Jamestown High School and Jam
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 25 2009 3:53PM
Authorities investigating a plane crash that
killed 14 say an autopsy on the pilot's body could reveal whether a
medical emergency was at fault in the still-unsolved accident.
However, Butte-Silver Bow Coroner Lee LaBreche (luh-BRESH')
cautioned
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| Biotech seed bill tabled by Senators Mar 25 2009 12:24PM
Senators have tabled a bill seeking rules
for how biotech companies take seeds from farmers' fields to test
for patent infringement.
House Bill 445, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Betsy Hands of
[[kxtopic:missoula-mt:t[Missoula]:t]], was tabled on
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| Farmers Union says food drive brought in 3 tons Mar 23 2009 5:43AM
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota Farmers Union says its
food drive last week brought in 3 tons of food and at least $8,000
in cash for area food banks
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Farmers Union Shares Harvest Mar 18 2009 8:00PM
2008 was a pretty good year on farms across North Dakota.
So says the North Dakota Farmers Union.
And today, the group shared some of its good fortune with those who may be facing economic hardships right now.
Sharing The Harvest is a way to contribut
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| ND Farmers Union holding food bank drive Mar 18 2009 11:55AM
The [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] Farmers Union is
"sharing the harvest" to raise money for food banks.
The Farmers Union says farmers and ranchers are serving food at
50 sites around the state for $5 per meal. A $1 discount is given
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Roger Johnson Submits Resignation Mar 17 2009 7:51PM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson has turned in his letter of resignation.
And Governor John Hoeven says he has applicants who are ready and willing to fill the position.
Johnson's last day is April 3rd.
He says he'll be in the stat
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Johnson Resigns Mar 17 2009 7:08PM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has turned in his letter of resignation.
And Governor Hoeven says he has applicants who are ready and willing to fill the position.
Johnson's last day is April 3rd.
He says he'll be in the state off
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| ND ag commissioner turns in resignation letter Mar 17 2009 11:55AM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has turned in his letter of resignation. Gov. John
Hoeven says he hopes to name Johnson's successor before Johnson
leaves the office April 3.
Johnson says he'll be in the state office this week
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| Tonsager nominated for USDA under ssecretary post Mar 16 2009 3:32PM
Former [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] [[kxtopic:farmers-union:t[Farmers Union]:t]]
President Dallas Tonsager has been nominated to be under secretary
for rural development in the U.S. Department of [[kxtopic:agriculture:t[Agriculture]:t]].
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| GOP won't make 'political hay' out of Johnson's midterm departure... Mar 15 2009 9:29AM
North Dakota Republican Party director
Paul Sorenson is NOT criticizing state Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson for leaving in the middle of his term to serve as
president of the National Farmers Union.
Two years ago, Democrats criticized R
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Johnson New NFU President Mar 10 2009 11:19PM
Our Ag. Commissioner takes a national seat.
Ag. Commissioner Roger Johnson is the newly elected president of the National Farmers Union.
Johnson defeated Pennsylvania Farmers Union President Larry Breech during today's election in Washington, D.C.
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Roger Johnson Elected to National Post Mar 10 2009 7:44PM
North Dakota's Ag Commissioner is the new president of the National Farmers Union.
Roger Johnson won the election today to become the new leader of one of America's largest farm advocacy groups.
Johnson has been Ag Commissioner in the state since 1997.
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| Hoeven has no timeline on appointing Johnson's successor... Mar 10 2009 3:11PM
Now that state Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has been elected president of the National Farmers
Union, Governor Hoeven will be appointing his successor.
Hoeven is expected to pick a fellow Republican to fill out the
remaining two years
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| Johnson elected head of Farmers Union Mar 10 2009 2:16PM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has been elected president of the National Farmers
Union.
Spokeswoman Liz Friedlander says Johnson defeated Pennsylvania
Farmers Union President Larry Breech during Tuesday's election at
the g
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| Roger Johnson elected head of Farmers Union Mar 10 2009 2:01PM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has been elected president of the National Farmers
Union.
Johnson defeated Pennsylvania Farmers Union President Larry
Breech in today's election at the group's annual convention in
Washington,
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| Johnson elected head of Farmers Union Mar 10 2009 1:12PM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has been elected president of the National Farmers
Union.
Spokeswoman Liz Friedlander says Johnson defeated Pennsylvania
Farmers Union President Larry Breech during Tuesday's election at
the g
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| BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner... Mar 10 2009 1:12PM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson has been elected president of National Farmers Union.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 03-10-09 1301CDT
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| Obama ag proposal raising eyebrows Mar 9 2009 1:40PM
Some South Dakota farm leaders say the
president's proposal to phase out direct federal crop subsidies to
farmers with gross sales of $500,000 or more per year in crops
would not be very popular.
Doug Sombke (SAHM'-kee) of Conde (kahn-DEE'), pre
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| Vilsack: Should boost ethanol blend in gasoline. Mar 9 2009 9:56AM
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the
government should be able to move quickly to increase the amount of
ethanol allowed in gasoline.
Vilsack told a farmers convention that the cap on ethanol
content in gasoline should be increased from 10
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