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North Dakota well-positioned to deal with proposed Medicaid changes

North Dakota well-positioned to deal with proposed Medicaid changes

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North Dakota well-positioned to deal with proposed Medicaid changes

Michael Standaert/north Dakota News Cooperative
Friday, May 30, 2025
Body Implementing work and eligibility requirements biggest challenge Medicaid reforms in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” are unlikely to lead to major challenges for the state’s healthcare system, but implementing new work and eligibility requirements could...

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Plans for pennies

Nick Vorlage
Friday, May 30, 2025
Body The US Treasury has announced its plans to wind down the production of pennies with the final new pennies being put into circulation in early 2026. The main reason behind this is primarily due to cost.
The crop management field school is aimed at crop consultants, agronomists, agribusiness representatives, Extension agents and farmers. (NDSU photo)

The crop management field school is aimed at crop consultants, agronomists, agribusiness representatives, Extension agents and farmers. (NDSU photo)

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Registration open for 2025 NDSU Extension crop management field school

News Staff
Friday, May 30, 2025
Body Crop advisers and farmers are invited to attend North Dakota State University Extension’s annual crop management field school. The 2025 Crop Management Field School will be held June 27 at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC).
Counties in dark gray contain at least one population of kochia with genetically confirmed resistance to Groups 2, 9, and 14 herbicides. Light gray counties are those that submitted samples, but did not have resistance to all three herbicide groups. (Photo source: Zack Bateson, Research Director, National Agricultural Genotyping Center)

Counties in dark gray contain at least one population of kochia with genetically confirmed resistance to Groups 2, 9, and 14 herbicides. Light gray counties are those that submitted samples, but did not have resistance to all three herbicide groups. (Photo source: Zack Bateson, Research Director, National Agricultural Genotyping Center)

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Herbicide-resistant kochia testing kits available for North Dakota farmers

Ndsu Extension
Friday, May 30, 2025
Body Herbicide-resistant kochia remains one of the most troublesome weeds to manage in N.D. fields, according to Victor Gomes, North Dakota State University Extension cropping systems specialist.
Counties in green contain at least one population of kochia with genetically confirmed resistance to Groups 2, 9, and 14 herbicides. Gray counties are those that submitted samples, but did not have resistance to all three herbicide groups. (Photo source: Zack Bateson, Research Director, National Agricultural Genotyping Center

Counties in green contain at least one population of kochia with genetically confirmed resistance to Groups 2, 9, and 14 herbicides. Gray counties are those that submitted samples, but did not have resistance to all three herbicide groups. (Photo source: Zack Bateson, Research Director, National Agricultural Genotyping Center

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Forage Matters: Are you moving forward?

News Staff
Friday, May 30, 2025
Body Today is a great day to be in the office — as I sit here, writing this column, I’m watching it rain! This rain is our first significant moisture event since half an inch fell in early April. Up to this point, it has been a dry year.

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Red River Farm Network

News Staff
Friday, May 30, 2025
Body In a White House event, the Trump administration highlighted its new Make America Healthy Again report. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. described the report as common sense.
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