The question is whether this huge increase has capped a 10-year rise in land values, which has been the largest in the past 100 years.

["Out of the 3,141 counties in the nation, Oliver County in west-central North Dakota had the 30th highest average compensation per job ($75,267) in 2009.", ""]

The average compensation per job in North Dakota rose to $43,372 in 2008.

Employees of small businesses account for more than 60 percent of North Dakota’s private-sector workforce.

North Dakota youth bring home honors from the spring state shooting sports competition.

["It is useful to determine if a given year is above, below or near normal. However, the climatological normal is only updated once a decade.", ""]

Youth showed 173 goats in the event.

Brown-bagging seed is considered by some as a way to circumvent the legal process of seed sales and the payment of royalties or research fees to the variety ...

Seed samples can still be sent by mail or delivered to the rear entry of the buildings.