North Dakota Ag Connection http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com Your Daily Source for North Dakota Ag & Farm News, Markets, Weather, Auctions and Real Estate 180 Spring Wheat Farmers Make Some Planting Progress http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=530 http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=530 A return to relatively warm, dry conditions last week allowed producers to make some additional planting progress on the spring wheat crop. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 7:05:03 CST Midwest Agriculture Leaders Meeting in Medora http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=531 http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=531 The top state agriculture officials from 12 midwestern states will get a close look at North Dakota's two leading industries during their annual meeting, which starts Thursday, in Medora. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 7:05:03 CST NDSU Extension Service Hires Horticulturist http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=532 http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=532 Esther McGinnis has joined the North Dakota State University Plant Sciences Department as an Extension Service horticulturist and assistant professor. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 7:05:03 CST Seven Tourism Sites Awarded Expansion Grants http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=533 http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=533 Seven North Dakota tourism entities received 2013 Tourism Expansion Grants from the North Dakota Department of Commerce, Tourism Division. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 7:05:03 CST Spotlight on Economics: Plants Engineered to Replace Oil http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=534 http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=534 NDSU and Plant Sensory Systems, a Maryland-based agricultural biotechnology company, has started researching the biological, economic and environmental benefits of the Nitrogen Use Efficient and Stress Tolerant Crops (NUEST) technology in energy beets. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 7:05:03 CST