John Hoeven

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The water authority in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is preparing to unveil its 2012 operating plan for Souris River dams.    Gov. Jack Dalrymple and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say the Canadian group will present the plan...

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending. "We'll have less...

 MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — With the lockout of about 1,300 American Crystal Sugar Co. workers entering its second month and no negotiations in sight, the company is ready to start the harvest season with inexperienced replacement workers.    Company...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending. "We'll have less...

2012 intelligence budget: Voting 384 for and 14 against, the House on Sept. 9 passed a fiscal 2012 budget (HR1892) of about $55 billion for the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, up four percent from 2011. When outlays for strictly military-intelligence...

 JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Farmers Union is holding informational meetings around the state next week on the 2012 federal farm bill.    The forums are planned July 13 in Ross and Beulah, July 14 in Carrington and Cavalier and July 15...

With much of the current farm bill set to expire in 2012, Congress will be holding hearings to determine what, if any, changes should be made. North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Won Koo, director of the Center for Agricultural Policy and...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency holds a two-day hearing Thursday and Friday in Bismarck on EPA’s decision to disapprove part of North Dakota’s plan for complying with new federal visibility regulations known as regional haze rules....

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s top agriculture official warned on Thursday that the full damage that this year’s floods will have on farmers and ranchers has yet to be seen.    Doug Goehring said as many as 6.5 million acres of...

U.S. senators from the seven states that line the Missouri River said Wednesday they have a new sense of cooperation after a summer of heavy flooding throughout the river basin.    The newly created Missouri River Working Group — comprised of...

Washington -- The U.S. House on Monday passed the debt-ceiling deal worked out by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, sending it to the Senate for consideration a day before the deadline for the government to face possible default. Senate...

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A two-day conference in Bismarck is aimed at exploring ways to enhance North Dakota’s standing as a top energy producer.    The 2011 Great Plains and EmPower ND Energy Expo is Monday and Tuesday at Bismarck State...