Rebecca Phillips of Ecological Insights, shown in July 2024 in Burleigh County, conducts agriculture research in North Dakota but is awaiting federal payments on some of her work. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)
A North Dakota ag and conservation researcher is unsure if she will be able to complete some projects, or start new ones, because of delays in federal payments.
“Because they can’t assure me I’m going to get paid, I have to stop work,” Rebecca Phillips told the North Dakota Monitor.
Phillips, who runs a nonprofit research business based in Hazelton, received an email from the U.S. Department of Agri…