Up next on farm bill: Putting it into action in ND

Published February 5, 2014 10:31pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The legislative fight in Washington over the nation’s new farm bill may be over, but North Dakota lawmakers say their work on it is hardly done.

The state’s congressional delegation said it will quickly redirect its efforts toward ensuring the massive new bill does what it says it will do and works best for the state. Among the key tasks going forward: maintaining oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ensuring that new conservation provisions and other elements of the bill are put in place as planned, and pressing federal officials to give emergency relief to ranchers.

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