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Buy-up option for prevented planting insurance eliminated

Buy-up option for prevented planting insurance eliminated

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Buy-up option for prevented planting insurance eliminated

News Staff
Thursday, January 1, 2026
(JAMESTOWN, N.D.) – A new federal crop insurance rule that drops buy-up option coverage for prevented planting insurance will be “bad news for North Dakota farmers,” according to North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne.
Red River Farm Network

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Red River Farm Network

News Staff
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Ample global grain supplies continue to pressure commodity prices with exports seen as the key path toward a recovery. NDSU Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson says the big crop kept inventories elevated, limiting upside potential.

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North Dakota Dollars for Scholars accepting scholarship applications

News Staff
Thursday, January 1, 2026
North Dakota Dollars for Scholars is accepting scholarship applications from North Dakota high school seniors and current college students starting Jan. 1, 2026. Approximately $290,000 in scholarships will be awarded, ranging from $600 to $2,500 each for the 2026-27 academic year.

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Health Tip

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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Provided by Cavalier County Health District Jan 2: Four out of five car seats are used incorrectly; don’t take that risk.

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Jens Dixen’s School

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Thursday, January 1, 2026
January 7, 2026 – Danish settlements were founded across North Dakota, but the largest and best-known were in the northwest portion of the state. By 1910, this region held 25% of all Danes in North Dakota.
Homemade chicken soup is ideal for cold and flu season

Homemade chicken soup is ideal for cold and flu season

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Homemade chicken soup is ideal for cold and flu season

News Staff
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Cold and flu season arrives each year. Though there might be little people can do to avoid catching a cold or coming down with the flu, certain approaches can make it easier to get through a bout with either illness.

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Olson named to UJ's Dean's List

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Thursday, January 1, 2026
JAMESTOWN, ND (12/29/2025)-- Isabelle Olson, of Langdon, N.D., was named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List at the University of Jamestown in Jamestown, N.D. Olson was among 421 students on the Dean's List.
Bekki Holzkamm, lab manager at West River Health Services in rural North Dakota, has been trying to hire a technician since late summer. But not one U.S. citizen has applied. West River will have to pay a new $100,000 H-1B visa fee — or request an exemption — if it wants to hire one of its foreign applicants. (Kathrine Abelita).

Bekki Holzkamm, lab manager at West River Health Services in rural North Dakota, has been trying to hire a technician since late summer. But not one U.S. citizen has applied. West River will have to pay a new $100,000 H-1B visa fee — or request an exemption — if it wants to hire one of its foreign applicants. (Kathrine Abelita).

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Rural Health Providers could be collateral damage from $100,000 Trump visa fee

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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Bekki Holzkamm has been trying to hire a lab technician at a hospital in rural North Dakota since late summer. Not one U.S.
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