BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota State University is receiving nearly $2.2 million in federal money to help fund research into crop productivity and protect wheat from pests and disease.
Members of North Dakota’s U.S. Senate delegation announced the funding on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture funds comes from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the research and development will make sure North Dakota’s farms and ranches are productive and sustainable well into the future.
Sen. John Hoeven says the grant will help its researchers unlock solutions to problems in food and agriculture.
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