WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven issued the following news release:
Senator John Hoeven today announced that Grand Farm will serve as the National Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag). In addition, Grand Farm will be the first proving ground in the network, focused on weed control.
* NPG-Ag builds upon the Grand Farm-North Dakota State University (NDSU)-ARS cooperative agreement (https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-announces-ars-ndsu-grand-farm-partnership-to-enhance-precision-agriculture-research) that Hoeven previously worked to establish and fund.
* As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Hoeven has secure...