Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture and former North Dakota governor, said biofuels like ethanol account for about three percent of the increase in food costs, which are up by 45 percent since mid-2007. 
The Washington Times article this information in also indicated that farm income will be about 50 percent higher this year than the average over […]

Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture and former North Dakota Governor, spoke to University of North Dakota graduates at their commencement on Saturday.  According to a KX News article, his advice was to be willing to take risks and not let the fear of the unknown hold them back.
Schafer is a UND graduate himself. 

Josh’s unconventional marketing blog published a post today focusing on Michael Marcil of Fargo, North Dakota.  Marcil is the founder and CEO of the Marcil Group.  This four year old company relocated to North Dakota from California and has had tremendous business success.
I especially appreciated these comments from the post:
A majority of my conversation with Michael […]

Saralynn Davis, a student at St. John High School, will be taking her science fair project–growing beans in soil approximating soil from Mars–to the international science fair in Atlanta this coming week.
Davis got a small sample of the soil from NASA, which developed the soil.  She has been comparing the growth of beans between North […]

According to an article in the Bismarck Tribune today, executive coach LaVonn Steiner is now training and teaching classes online as well as face-to-face.  This move will allow clients from all over the world to have easier access to her wisdom and methods as they learn to be both happier and more productive.
On a personal note, I went through […]