ND Department of Agriculture
Testimony, Speeches and Comments
January 1997 to December 1999

December 11, 1999

Speech given by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Roger Johnson at the 1999 Annual Convention of  The North Dakota Farmers Union, Saturday, December 11, 1999, Jamestown, North Dakota.

August 16, 1999

Testimony of Roger Johnson, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of North Dakota on the 21st Century Commission on Production Agriculture Public Listening Session.

June 7, 1999

Testimony of Roger Johnson, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of North Dakota on the United States Department of Agriculture and United States Trade Representative Public Listening Session on WTO Negotiations.

December 9, 1998

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) respectfully submits the following comments on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers to trade as requested by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 216, November 9, 1998.

October 27, 1998

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) supports the development of a pilot program for crop insurance that addresses scab problems in the Northern Plains. For several years, scab has been severely impacting the yields and quality of wheat and barley in North Dakota.

October 26, 1998

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) congratulates FSA for its continuing efforts to simplify and improve the guaranteed loan program. October 26, 1998

Roger Johnson's testimony before the Service Transportation Board on the proposed CN/IC railroad merger. April 8, 1998