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Hettinger Area Chamber Receives $114K

November 6, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Senator John Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $114,000 to the Hettinger Area Chamber of Commerce through its Rural Business Development Grant program. Today’s funds will go toward a workforce development center, with plans to assist […]

Farmers receive just 11-cents from every dollar spent on Thanksgiving

November 21, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Farmers and ranchers take home just 11.4 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Farmer’s Share publication. The popular Thanksgiving Farmer’s Share compares the retail food price of traditional holiday dinner items to […]

USDA Invests $46 Million in ND Rural Electric Infrastructure

November 6, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Bill Davis, USDA Rural Development Acting State Director, announced that two cooperatives will receive $46 million in loan funding for rural electric infrastructure improvements to increase capacity and meet the demand for services in the North Dakota. “This significant investment will help develop and maintain modern, reliable electric infrastructure needed […]

Wind energy REAPs in the Bakken

April 11, 2016 jasonspiess 0

During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Rural Development Subcommittee, Cris Somerville, President of Dakota Turbines, testified at the hearing about the work of the family-owned and operated company, which manufactures blades, alternator and power electronics for single-phase small wind systems. The company, which is ten years old, has […]

MonDak OilField Review: October 22

October 25, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Thursday 10/22 Interview:  Ryan Taylor, USDA Rural Development Talks about how most of the towns in the oil and gas producing counties in North Dakota fit under USDA rural development for loans and grants.