701-566-9300Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #14 — APDC, Floor Action, Research & Extension
HB1431 is the House bonding bill which contains $50 million for the Agricultural Products Development Center and the Northern Crops Institute. It was preserved in Appropriations the other day while $95 million for a Career Tech Ed center was stripped out along with other items. So hope remains for this important project although it still […]hi
HB1431 is the House bonding bill which contains $50 million for the Agricultural Products Development Center and the Northern Crops Institute. It was preserved in Appropriations the other day while $95 million for a Career Tech Ed center was stripped out along with other items. So hope remains for this important project although it still must pass the House floor vote before being sent to...
Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #13
So. On Friday morning as stated in the last entry, House Agriculture heard the beef checkoff (HB1487) testimonies, coming back after lunch and floor session to listen to many who had waited all morning to testify in opposition. Not all were heard, but it was pretty well vetted. When most legislators have to travel back […]hi
So. On Friday morning as stated in the last entry, House Agriculture heard the beef checkoff (HB1487) testimonies, coming back after lunch and floor session to listen to many who had waited all morning to testify in opposition. Not all were heard, but it was pretty well vetted. When most legislators have to travel back home on Friday afternoon in the winter – often 4 or 5 hours – it...
NDSGA | Legislative Report – February 5, 2021
North Dakota Grain Growers Association's Executive Director Dan Wogsland about HB 1431, SB 2020 and HB 1487 and how they could affect agriculture in North Dakota.hi
North Dakota Grain Growers Association’s Executive Director Dan Wogsland about HB 1431, SB 2020 and HB 1487 and how they could affect agriculture in North Dakota.
Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #12 — Reinsurance, Gas Tax, Innovation Fund, Beef, Water
Bill HB1087 is about a program which was instituted two years ago in North Dakota. Called reinsurance, it allows our state to capture federal dollars to lower health insurance premiums for individuals who cannot qualify for a pool-type of policy. Last biennium, it was reported to save our citizens about 20 percent on their policies. […]hi
Bill HB1087 is about a program which was instituted two years ago in North Dakota. Called reinsurance, it allows our state to capture federal dollars to lower health insurance premiums for individuals who cannot qualify for a pool-type of policy. Last biennium, it was reported to save our citizens about 20 percent on their policies. This was referred to House Appropriations after passing...
Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #11 — Bonding, Tiling, Sewage, Beef Checkoff
Officially one-fourth of the way through this session and it seems that velocity is accelerating. By that I mean hearings are piling up and so are judgements that need to be made by the committees and, of course, then by the floor in each house. There are so many bills that want to use bonding […]hi
Officially one-fourth of the way through this session and it seems that velocity is accelerating. By that I mean hearings are piling up and so are judgements that need to be made by the committees and, of course, then by the floor in each house. There are so many bills that want to use bonding and part of the earnings of the Legacy Fund that it will be a heavy lift for Appropriations...
NDSGA | Legislative Report – January 29, 2021
North Dakota State University's Vice President for Agricultural Affairs Greg Lardy talks about his concern regarding budgets for the next biennium.hi
North Dakota State University’s Vice President for Agricultural Affairs Greg Lardy talks about his concern regarding budgets for the next biennium.
Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #10 — Zoning, Water, Beef Checkoff
Animal feeding operations have had problems getting established in our state compared to others for a host of reasons. One bill that is intended to reduce confusion addressed zoning in the form of SB2216. The Senate Ag committee dealt with it Thursday and today. They gave a unanimous Do Pass Recommendation to this bill which […]hi
Animal feeding operations have had problems getting established in our state compared to others for a host of reasons. One bill that is intended to reduce confusion addressed zoning in the form of SB2216. The Senate Ag committee dealt with it Thursday and today. They gave a unanimous Do Pass Recommendation to this bill which clarifies where any entity can begin to measure their setbacks...
Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #9 — Animal Feeding, Intermodal, WRDs
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning, the Senate Ag committee will be hearing SB2216 at 9:00 AM. As far as anyone can tell, this bill helps clarify zoning boundaries so that anyone who is trying to set up an animal feeding operation will know where to begin measuring setback distances from. There is a bill, SB2245, which addresses […]hi
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning, the Senate Ag committee will be hearing SB2216 at 9:00 AM. As far as anyone can tell, this bill helps clarify zoning boundaries so that anyone who is trying to set up an animal feeding operation will know where to begin measuring setback distances from. There is a bill, SB2245, which addresses some funding for bolstering the intermodal facility in Minot. It has...
Murphy’s Law Blog 2021 | #8 — Grain Inspection, Road Trains, Water
Here we are at Legislative Day #13 and starting to get some idea of how things are going this session. One area of agreement that efforts during the Interim helped settle is that of Grain Inspection and related issues. That bill, HB1026, passed the House floor today with no dissenting votes. Congratulations to all who […]hi
Here we are at Legislative Day #13 and starting to get some idea of how things are going this session. One area of agreement that efforts during the Interim helped settle is that of Grain Inspection and related issues. That bill, HB1026, passed the House floor today with no dissenting votes. Congratulations to all who have helped get to this point. It would be highly unusual for this not to...
NDSGA | Legislative Report – January 22, 2021
Farm groups are watching the work being done on water and the Beef Checkoff program this legislative session.hi
Farm groups are watching the work being done on water and the Beef Checkoff program this legislative session.