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Northern Crops Institute hosting international guests for biofuels workshop
WALCOTT, N.D. (KFGO) – The Northern Crops Institute is hosting a biofuels workshop in the Fargo area this week. The Biofuels Tour is providing attendees with an introduction into the agricultural foundations of the biofuels industry, from farm to product and everything in between. North Dakota State University BioEnergy...
Man hospitalized after being wounded in accidental shooting in rural Wahpeton
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – A man was wounded in an accidental shooting while in a car Wednesday afternoon. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting happened in the parking lot of Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in rural Wahpeton. The 42-year-old victim is a contract-employee at the sugar beet...
Survey shows continued decline in rural economy
OMAHA, NE – The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has declined for an eleventh consecutive month. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weak agriculture commodity prices and declining exports contributed to weakness in the economy. He says, “China, for example, their economy’s just moving sideways to down, and that means...
North Dakota law enforcement holds mixed feelings about legalizing marijuana
The leader of an effort to legalize marijuana in North Dakota says the proposal would free up law enforcement resources to focus on more serious drugs. But law enforcement officials interviewed by the North Dakota Monitor have mixed reactions. Burleigh County Sheriff Kelly Leben said he’s heard from officers in states that have legalized recreational […] The post North Dakota law enforcement holds mixed feelings about legalizing marijuana appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
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