AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoData Centers: North Dakota’s AI boom is drawing investment and pushback. Applied Digital reported first-quarter revenue up 322% to $341.9 million, while lawmakers and residents raise concerns about data-center siting, power and water use. Agriculture: Producers are set to receive an estimated $721 million in federal farm-support payments. Grand Farm also broke ground on an Innovation Campus expansion backed by a $5 million grant, and rural communities can apply for $10,000 AgTech project awards. Energy: WBI Energy made a final investment decision on its Bakken East natural-gas pipeline, advancing a project intended to expand regional gas capacity. Farm Costs: Diesel remains a major harvest-season strain; North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue said the federal dyed-diesel tax measure offers little relief against prices more than $2 per gallon above last year. Dairy: A judge upheld the permit for a planned 25,000-cow dairy in Traill County, clearing a hurdle for the state’s largest operation. Local Budgets: Stutsman County approved a 2027 budget with a projected $9.46 million deficit, including increased road work and capital spending.
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