AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDiesel Pressure on Ag: Diesel hit record highs, with GasBuddy reporting Grand Forks County’s lowest weekly price at $5.89 and a county average of $6.23—another cost squeeze for North Dakota farmers, ranchers, and truckers. Durum Market Watch: USDA pegged the 2026 durum crop at 66 million bushels (down 23%); tighter supplies are helping durum regain ground versus hard red spring wheat. Flood Protection Funding: Minot is asking lawmakers for nearly $679M to finish the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project as costs climb toward $1.7B. Data Center Water & Fiber: Aberdeen sold over 1M gallons of water to an Applied Digital campus near Ellendale; meanwhile, Ziply completed a fiber ring in Quincy, Washington—another sign of the buildout that’s reshaping regional infrastructure demand. AG & Governance: North Dakota AG Drew Wrigley reached a compliance deal with the F5 Project after findings of illegal self-dealing loans and conflicts tied to real estate transactions. Workforce Push: Gov. Kelly Armstrong aligned workforce programs under a new agency structure and named Katie Ralston Howe as the state’s first workforce commissioner. Training & Safety: NDSCS cut the ribbon on a new agriculture center and lab in Wahpeton, boosting precision-ag hands-on learning.
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