ND Department of Agriculture Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 17, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY

Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson will hold a news conference at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, to release a new publication filled with facts about North Dakota agriculture. He will also announce the winners of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture Photo Contest.

The news conference will be held in Commissioner Johnson’s office on the sixth floor of the State Capitol. Darin Jantzi, director of the North Dakota field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and a representative of the North Dakota Farmers Union will participate in the news conference.

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MEDIA: For more information, please call Ted Quanrud at (701) 328-2233 or tquanrud@nd.gov or Patrice Lahlum at (701) 239-7210 or plahlum@nd.gov.