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Body Bitzero approved for Nasdaq listing Bitzero, owner of the former Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex near Nekoma, has received approval to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Kristen Knudtson of the North Dakota state office of the Farm Service Agency, looks at a farm acreage report that was scanned after being filled out by hand by a farmer. The agency is using a new system to speed up processing of acreage reporting maps. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Kristen Knudtson of the North Dakota state office of the Farm Service Agency, looks at a farm acreage report that was scanned after being filled out by hand by a farmer. The agency is using a new system to speed up processing of acreage reporting maps. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Improvements in farm data reporting starting in North Dakota

Body It’s 2026 and farmers are still writing on a paper map to provide their planting information — what crops were planted in which fields and other details. Typically, someone in a county Farm Service Agency office translates that map into a spreadsheet.

NWS found in South Texas

Body For the cattle industry, the most significant border crossing in decades has happened. New World screwworm has been confirmed in a 3-week-old calf 30 miles northeast of the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
Pictured are the election workers who handle the absentee ballots: Abby Forest and Julia Shirek, clerks; Jody Girodat, inspector; and Karen Kempert and Josh Plummer, judges. Photo by Lisa Gellner

Pictured are the election workers who handle the absentee ballots: Abby Forest and Julia Shirek, clerks; Jody Girodat, inspector; and Karen Kempert and Josh Plummer, judges. Photo by Lisa Gellner

Ballots cast in June 9 primary election

Body Voters across North Dakota headed to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state's primary election, selecting party nominees for a variety of local, state and federal offices.
Eighth-grade students gather on the football practice field before the annual Bottle Rocket Challenge, a hands-on engineering project in Rich Olson’s Exploring Technology class. Photo by Larry Stokke

Eighth-grade students gather on the football practice field before the annual Bottle Rocket Challenge, a hands-on engineering project in Rich Olson’s Exploring Technology class. Photo by Larry Stokke

Rockets take flight in Exploring Technology challenge

Body JH students put engineering skills to the test LANGDON - A very fitting story to go along with our front page feature this week.
Travis and Autumn Bennett, owners of Smoke Wagon Meats in Walhalla, are pictured outside their business. The former educators opened the shop in 2024, bringing decades of butchering experience to serve customers across the region. Submitted photo

Travis and Autumn Bennett, owners of Smoke Wagon Meats in Walhalla, are pictured outside their business. The former educators opened the shop in 2024, bringing decades of butchering experience to serve customers across the region. Submitted photo

Smoke Wagon Meats opens near Pembina Gorge, bringing artisan butchery to the region

Body A new, locally-owned meat shop is serving customers near the Pembina Gorge, offering custom-cut steaks, handcrafted sausages and a personalized experience that owners Travis and Autumn Bennett hope will become a staple for area residents and visitors alike.