We’d like to thank everyone that came out to the Big Iron Marketing Seminar earlier this month. Educating growers is one of our key tenants as an organization, and we greatly appreciate the participation that has helped make this annual event a success. Our...
FARGO, N.D. (Sept. 13, 2019) – North Dakota Grain Growers Association President Jeff Mertz has issued a response to yesterday’s announcement by the EPA and the Department of the Army that the 2015 rule expanding the definition of “waters of the United States”...
FARGO, N.D. (Sept. 4, 2019) – North Dakota Grain Growers Association President Jeff Mertz joined a delegation of North Dakota agriculture stakeholders on a trip to Washington from August 29 to 30. The group met with representatives from the House Agricultural...
FARGO, ND (Aug. 15, 2019) – NDGGA President Jeff Mertz has issued a statement responding to the following press release from the EPA.On Friday, Aug. 9, EPA issued guidance to registrants of glyphosate to ensure clarity on labeling of the chemical on their...
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 – Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA)...
Fargo, N.D. (May 24, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the USDA will take actions to support farmers affected by recent trade disruptions. President Trump has authorized the USDA to provide up to $16 billion for payments to...
