North Dakota corn farmers are having a tough time getting their crop in the ground because of a wet spring, and U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is asking the federal government to help them out. The Democratic senator is calling on …
Last year’s drought has contributed to confusion over crop insurance rules for some Upper Midwest farmers who couldn’t get a crop in the ground this past spring due to the opposite weather extreme – too much moisture. Some farmers are …
Some upper Midwest farmers who thought they caught a break when the federal government eased crop insurance rules for land hit by prolonged flooding are finding it isn’t as easy to cash in as they first thought. Members of North …
A judge approved a $1 million settlement for 17 women who said they were sexually harassed by a manager at an Applebee’s restaurant, an agreement believed to be the largest of its kind in North Dakota history, a federal attorney …
Officials in the sunflower industry who fought for years to gain better crop insurance say final rules for a simplified insurance plan might mark the end of the battle. It should mean better security for farmers, and possibly a more …
North Dakota regulators have given approval to Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state, likely setting up competition with the company that has dominated the North Dakota market for decades but has drawn recent criticism for its …
North Dakota’s top agriculture official is asking the federal government to consider adding another wrinkle to a new insurance program that pays ranchers based on rainfall or the greenness of their pastures. The Risk Management Agency, which oversees crop insurance, …
Recent floods are receding for now, but farmers and ranchers in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are worried they’re on track to repeat the dismal year of 1997. That was the year spring blizzards and record flooding devastated cattle herds, …
With record snowfall in North Dakota this winter and traditionally heavy snow months still to come, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is getting prepared to help state officials deal with spring flooding. FEMA officials from Denver traveled to North Dakota …
Some North Dakota sunflower farmers are growing frustrated at the federal government about an insurance program that both sides agree needs changing. The Agriculture Department’s Risk Management Agency says it is proposing a change in the interest of simplifying the …
