In this episode, Host Emmery Mehlhoff visits with Senator Paul Thomas from Velva, N.D. Senator Thomas served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 2021 - 2024 and was elected to the N.D. Senate last election. They discuss Senator Thomas’ new role on the appropriations committee, property tax reform, and legislation sponsored by Senator Thomas, including value-added agriculture and livestock bills.

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Read Senator Thomas’ bills:

SB 2150 - Corporate or limited liability company farming and ranching https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2150.html?bill_year=2025&bill_number=2150

SB 2151 - A county and township bridge fund and a legacy earnings tax relief fund https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2151.html

SB 2174 - Regulation of odors in an animal feeding operation and zoning authority over animal feeding operations in counties and townships https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2174.html

SB 2177 - Animal agriculture facility infrastructure fund https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2177.html

SB 2342 - Value-added milk processing facility incentive program https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2342.html

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In this episode of Straight Talk with NDFB, we return to Bismarck for the 69th Legislative Assembly. Host Emmery Mehlhoff talks with Pete Hanebutt, NDFB Public Policy Director. They discuss the first week of the Legislative Assembly, Governor Armstrong's State-of-the-State Address, property tax reform, livestock issues and more.

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In today’s episode, host Emmery Mehlhoff visits with Justin and Jenna Kyllo of McCanna, North Dakota. Justin and Jenna operate a multigenerational farm where they grow potatoes and several other crops. Emmery and the Kyllos visit about the ins and outs of growing and harvesting potatoes.

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In this episode of Harvesting with NDFB, host Alisha Nord travels to Steele, N.D., to visit with Tim Schoenhard. Tim visits with Alisha about his operation where he ranches and raises Quarter Horses. Tim shares what it takes to raise horses and how this year’s horse sale went.

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In this episode, host Alisha Nord visits with Perry Moser, Baldwin, N.D. to talk about a different kind of “harvesting,” custom feeding calves!

Perry Moser and his wife own Moser Simmental Ranch. Perry visits with Alisha about how he and his wife began their purebred herd of Simmentals from two cows and used custom feeding to grow their operation.

Perry shares the challenges and his tools for success in custom feeding cattle.

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In this episode, Alisha checks in on corn harvest with Toby Olin from Morton County, N.D.

Toby shares more about his diversified operation and his strategies for soil health and passing the farm to the next generation.

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In today's episode, host Alisha Nord travels solo to Pembina County, North Dakota. Alisha rides along with Nathan Green in the sugar beet harvester. Nathan visits about how sugarbeet production works, where it gets harvested, and whether this year's harvest is a boom or a bust.

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In this episode, our hosts Emmery and Alisha head to the field to visit with Emmery's family about soybean harvest. Dwight Grotberg (Emmery's dad) talks about how the soybean crop looks, market challenges, and why their family hired custom harvesters. Billy Kelly, Demeray Custom Harvesting, also joins the show. He shares about combining his way from Arizona to North Dakota and how the soybeans look from his combine seat.

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