In 2007, 12 percent of all North Dakota tax filers claimed the EITC, a proportion that is down slightly from 12.8 percent in 2006.

The relative stability in North Dakota’s EITC recipients reflects the strong economy the state has been enjoying.

Estimates indicate that the 2005 through 2007 three-year average of uninsured children in North Dakota is 9 percent (approximately 13,000 children).

Malting barley is essential to the brewing industry and all stakeholders in the chain from barley to beer cooperate in the breeding and testing processes.

What farmers and ranchers want to be careful about is letting their personal stresses pile up so that their management practices and decision-making become ...

A positive is that projected yields for most crops have increased.