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North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student-focused, land-grant, research university, ranked by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education among the top 108 public and private universities in the country. NDSU is in the elite category of "Research Universities/Very High Research Activity," with several programs ranked in the Top 100 by the National Science Foundation. NDSU is fully accredited as an institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Regional UniversitiesSite AdministratorJune 19, 2014ND

North Dakota Mill

North Dakota Mill

The mission of the North Dakota Mill is to promote and provide support to North Dakota agriculture, commerce and industry. Provide superior quality, consistency and service to our customers. Grow the business and provide a profit to our owners - the citizens of North Dakota. Conduct our business with the highest integrity so that our employees, customers, suppliers and owners are proud to be associated with the North Dakota Mill.

Ag InformationSite AdministratorJune 19, 2014ND

North Dakota Farmers Union

North Dakota Farmers Union

North Dakota Farmers Union is comprised of more than 40,000 member families that work to develop economic and social policies, provide services to start and sustain cooperatives and related initiatives, and offer educational programs to benefit farmers, ranchers and rural communities. The organization was founded in 1927 and the state office is located in Jamestown, ND.

Ag InformationSite AdministratorJune 19, 2014ND

North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service

North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.

Ag StatisticsSite AdministratorJune 19, 2014ND

North Dakota Soybean Growers Association

North Dakota Soybean Growers Association

The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association is a statewide, not-for-profit, member-driven organization. We exist to conduct legislative activities in Bismarck and Washington, D.C. to improve the sustainable prosperity of its members and the entire soybean industry. The North Dakota organization is one of 26 soybean-producing states affiliated with the American Soybean Association.

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Soybean, ND

North Dakota Wheat Commission

North Dakota Wheat Commission

The North Dakota Wheat Commission works to sustain and expand use of wheat grown by North Dakota farmers by creating worldwide market opportunities through efforts including opening overseas markets, reinforcing consumption of grain foods, developing new wheat varieties and influencing international import and export policies. Wheat producers fund these programs with a checkoff of a penny and a half on each bushel sold.

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Wheat, ND

North Dakota Soybean Council

North Dakota Soybean Council

We serve more than 6,500 soybean farmers in North Dakota. Each farmer contributes one-half of 1 percent of the price of each bushel at the point of sale toward the soy checkoff. Half of those funds go to the national checkoff, and the other half funds seven initiatives in North Dakota.

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Soybean, ND

North Dakota Grain Growers Association

North Dakota Grain Growers Association

The mission of the NDGGA is to serve North Dakota wheat and barley producers with education, leadership, information and representation to increase profitability and enhance value added opportunities.

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Barley, ND, Wheat

North Dakota Dry Bean Council

North Dakota Dry Bean Council

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Dry Bean, ND

North Dakota Corn Growers Association

North Dakota Corn Growers Association

The North Dakota Corn Growers were organized in 1987 making ND one of the 48 states affiliated with the National Corn Growers Association

The North Dakota Corn Growers association serves as the activity arm of the North Dakota Corn Council. Corn Growers have currently identified five priorities and have developed action teams to work on these priorities including: Grower Services; Public Policy; Stewardship & Conservation;Research; and Livestock and Ethanol Marketing.

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Corn, ND

North Dakota Barley Council

North Dakota Barley Council

The North Dakota Barley Council was created by the 1983 North Dakota Legislature. Funded by a check-off of one cent per bushel on barley sales from 1983-2009 and a check-off of two cents per bushel on barley sales from 2009 to present, the Council supports research and development for new barley varieties, provides education and trade support to potential buyers, and seeks new opportunities to expand barley utilization in malting, livestock, and human food consumption.

ND AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Barley, ND

Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association

Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association

The Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association (RRVSGA) was formed in
1926 for the purpose of representing growers who grew sugarbeets for the old American Beet Sugar Company, later to become the American Crystal Sugar Company. The American Beet Sugar Company built the first sugarbeet processing factory in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Additional factories were later built in Moorhead and Crookston, Minnesota and in Drayton and Hillsboro, North Dakota.

Regional AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014ND, MN

Northern Food Grade Soybean Association

Northern Food Grade Soybean Association

The Northern Food Grade Soybean Association (NFGSA) is a group of member companies that process and sell high quality, identity preserved non-GMO soybeans for food grade products both domestically and internationally. The NGFSA works to ensure that the region’s producers and industry members maintain their well-earned reputation for providing the world’s highest-quality food grade soybeans.

Regional AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Soybean, ND, MN

Northern Pulse Growers Association

Northern Pulse Growers Association

The Northern Pulse Growers Association is a nonprofit association representing dry pea, lentil, chickpea, lupin and fava bean growers from Montana and North Dakota. The Northern Pulse Growers Association strives to increase pulse producers profitability through education, research, domestic and international marketing and government relations.

Regional AssociationsSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Pea, Len, Chickpea, Lupin, Fava, MN, ND

Sugarbeet Research and Education Board

Sugarbeet Research and Education Board

The Sugarbeet Research and Education Board of Minnesota and North Dakota is a cooperative effort by the sugarbeet growers of American Crystal Sugar Company, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Its purpose is to promote research, education and sugar production throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. The board serves as an expert source of information on the sugar industry and gives aid to the extension services in both states.

US Commodity OrganizationSite AdministratorJune 18, 2014Sugarbeet, MN, ND

North Dakota Department of Agriculture

North Dakota Department of Agriculture

Agriculture is the dominant sector of our state’s economy. Our 31,000 farmers and ranchers lead the nation in the production of more than a dozen important commodities, among them wheat, durum, flax, canola, sunflowers, pulse crops and more.

Ag InformationSite AdministratorJune 1, 2014ND

North Dakota Extension Service

North Dakota Extension Service

We extend education to North Dakota residents of all ages and walks of life. You’ll find us at work in your county, at Research Extension Centers and at the main campus of North Dakota State University. As North Dakotans work to improve their lives, we’re there to help. Our efforts have a special emphasis on strengthening agriculture and developing the potential of youth, adults and communities. Our efforts are funded by county, state and federal government.

We have a rich history of extending North Dakota’s land-grant university. Federal legislation established Extension in 1914, but years before that our predecessors were extending education through lectures, institutes, tours, fairs and demonstrations.

Ag InformationSite AdministratorJune 1, 2014ND