ND: Animal Welfare
Regulatory, Tribal Impacts Hang Over ND's Corporate Farming Debate
North Dakota's plan to boost animal agriculture has reignited a thorny issue: loosening restrictions on corporate ownership of farms. The state said …
ND Ranks First Among Lower 48 States for Loss of Natural Landscapes
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. is losing its wild landscape to energy, transportation, agriculture and urbanization at a rate of two football …
Ag Industry Proposes Antibiotics Plan to Curtail Drug Resistance
BISMARK, N.D. — The major players in the meat industry have developed what they're calling a "stewardship plan" they say will ensure that they …
Communities in Limbo as ND Decides on Large Farming Operations
BISMARCK, N.D. — Could large hog-farming operations be on the horizon for North Dakota? The state Department of Health is clearing the way for …
Conservation Groups Want North Dakotans to Help Iconic Butterfly
AUBURN, N.D. – If you've ever watched the process of a caterpillar becoming a vividly colorful monarch butterfly, you probably have an …
North Dakotans Raise Concerns About Two Large Farming Operations
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakotans have concerns about two large-scale hog farms in the state. Referred to as Confined Animal Feeding Operations …
Concerns on Carcass Disposal Should Bird Flu Return
BISMARCK, N.D. – As the poultry industry in North Dakota and across the Midwest works to rebound from the spring outbreak of avian influenza…
Preventing Bird Flu: Change the Production Model
BISMARCK, N.D. - The outbreak of avian influenza that has decimated hundreds of turkey and chicken operations in the United States - including North …
Searching for State Bird at Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l. Park
BISMARCK, N.D. – The western meadowlark is not as common a sight as it once was in North Dakota, but some visitors to Theodore Roosevelt …
ND's Northern Long-Eared Bats Now on Threatened List
BISMARCK, N.D. – New protections are now in place for the northern long-earned bat, which officially becomes listed as a threatened species in …
ND Dog Owners on Alert with Midwest Canine Flu Outbreak
BISMARCK, N.D. - Fears of the flu for Fido are running high for some North Dakota dog owners, thanks to a rare strain of canine influenza that's …
Challenge to EPA Approval of "Hazardous" Herbicide in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - A legal battle is being mounted against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its expanded approval of a new herbicide for …