North Dakota farmers Wayne Hauge and David Monson, who wish to grow crops of industrial hemp, appeared with their case in the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals last week.  This post at StopTheDrugWar.org said it could take weeks or months to get a decision. Monson and Hauge maintain that industrial hemp (used in products ranging from lotions to clothing) is not the [...]

Through the North Dakota Farmer’s Union, North Dakota farmers are investing in a sister restaurant to the Agraria restaurant in Washington, D.C.  The new restaurant will be called Founding Farmers and will be located reasonably near the White House.  Besides being housed in an environmentally friendly building, the new restaurant will serve farm fresh food–and [...]

According to this article , former North Dakota governor and now Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer spoke out for ethanol during a rural economic develpment conference in Bismarck. In North Dakota, Schafer is well known for his efforts to increase high-speed internet connections across the state that allow for telemedicine and like programs in very rural [...]