North Dakota to lead nation in federal ag tech research initiative

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 494

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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CASSELTON, N.D. — North Dakota will lead the nation in a U.S. Department of Agriculture push to improve farm technology and research, federal officials announced Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Grand Farm, a research campus west of Fargo, will be the national program manager for USDA’s National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech. Grand Farm will also be the first proving ground in the network, focusing on weed control.

North Dakota launched Grand …

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