Important legislation that was introduced this legislative session has been passed by both chambers and now goes to the governor’s desk for signature. That’s House Bill 1390 dealing with water management, and more specifically, dealing with the management of water through subsurface structures. This means we’re going to have reduced overland flooding, we’re going to have reduced…
Daryl Lies: North Dakota Farm Bureau Backs Scott Pruitt for EPA Chief
NDFB has vigorously opposed President Obama’s activist EPA, and for good reason. In the last eight years, EPA has repeatedly targeted North Dakota’s economic drivers: agriculture and energy. That’s why NDFB supports incoming Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. We believe he will work to curb the agency’s overreach and end the regulatory nightmare. Under…
Daryl Lies: Why The Farm Bureau Challenging North Dakota's Corporate Farming Ban In Court
Today, North Dakota Farm Bureau filed suit in Federal Court to challenge North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming laws. NDFB is taking this step in Federal District Court to finally settle this matter on behalf of our state’s largest industry and economic driver – our farmers. The laws of our state, as they stand today, are forcing…