Amid chaotic times, farmers and ranchers want their voices heard

Amid chaotic times, farmers and ranchers want their voices heard

Participants discuss current and future issues impacting agriculture and rural communities at a roundtable held by North Dakota News Cooperative with PolicyLink representative Josh Kirchenbaum, seated left from Sabrina Halvorson (NDNC CEO, in orange). Photo Rusty Halvorson.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — North Dakota farmers and ranchers with several generations on the land want people to know that this...

Amid chaotic times, North Dakota farmers and ranchers want their voices heard

FARGO — North Dakota farmers and ranchers with several generations on their land want people to know that this success is the very definition of sustainability. Yet most are facing chaotic times that make it more difficult to operate and potentially pass their legacy on to their families. For some, like Tony Schneider, a farmer and rancher and a board member of the North Dakota Barley Council, its time producers take more action explaining to th…