WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Kimberly A. Reed today participated in a National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference roundtable discussion with North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, Indiana Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler, and NASDA CEO Dr. Barb Gle  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 26, entitled: "Notice of Intent of Waiver With Respect to Land; Sloulin Field International Airport, ISN, Williston, North Dakota". The notice was issued by Andy Peek, Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. * * * The FAA is considering a proposal to change 788.93 acres of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautica  more

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: "You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in our own eyes." This quote by Walter Schirra Sr. was about his own son. SMSgt. Dooley and his son, too, share that bond. SMSgt. Robert D. Dooley's, 5th Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, retirement ceremony was held Feb. 21, 2020 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. It was o  more

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: At what point do you look at your battery on your cell phone & think, "I need to plug my phone into the charger?" Is it 60%, 50%, or do you allow it to drain completely before recharging? Admittedly, often times I look at my phone & when I see it is at 49% my immediate thought is "I have got to charge my phone!" Why is that? What is going to happen if my phone goes below 49%? What is going to happen if  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to produ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Mont  more