North Dakota

The list of North Dakota counties voicing concerns about a proposed carbon-emissions pipeline is growing longer.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has received hundreds of applications for party status as it decides whether a carbon capture pipeline should wind through the state. 

North Dakota ranchers are still assessing their losses from the spring snowstorms. They are being urged to tap into federal relief, and some are calling for better payouts.

The sale of a 1,151-megawatt power plant from Great River Energy to Rainbow Energy Center LLC will keep 650 jobs in the state, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum said in a news release.

The recent planting report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that wheat yield across the country this spring will be lower than average due to higher input costs. 

The U.S. Department of Interior announced it is making only 20 percent of eligible acreage for oil and natural gas production available for leasing on federal lands to comply with a federal court order.

An outbreak of avian flu has led the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to cancel poultry and bird events, but it may be awhile before the local economies will feel the outbreak's effects, state officials said.

Financial relief is coming to North Dakota farmers who were affected by last year's feed transportation costs.

In the coming months, North Dakotans will be filling baskets at local farmers markets. As vendors prepare this year's produce, communities around the state are reminded of the economic benefits associated with these markets. 

Nearly nine percent of North Dakota households do not have enough to eat right now, and the push to expand free meals for students at school appears to have ended as the pandemic wanes.