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Barley council asks lawmakers to raise checkoff to 3 cents to fund research and markets
Summary
Nathan Ball, chairman of the North Dakota Barley Council, told a joint House–Senate Agriculture session that the council is seeking approval of Bill 2161 to raise the barley checkoff from $0.02 to $0.03 to sustain research, market development and risk‑management programs.
Nathan Ball, chairman of the North Dakota Barley Council, told a joint session of the North Dakota House and Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committees that the council is asking lawmakers to approve Bill 2161 to increase the barley checkoff from $0.02 to $0.03.
Ball said the increase would provide operating funds for research with North Dakota State University, market development work with domestic maltsters and international buyers and risk‑management programs such as…
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