It was Will Rogers who famously recommended that people invest in land because “they ain’t makin’ any more.” Well, they ain’t makin’ any more in North Dakota, either, which is why legislators and residents are grappling with a variety of issues relating to its limited supply of what is, in many cases, highly profitable land.… [More…]
Land Issues: Developing the Amber Waves of Grain
Filed Under: Feature Story Tagged With: agriculture, Bakken, BLM, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, Devil's Lake, Dickinson, Eastern North Dakota, farming, Federal Bureau of Land Management Eastern Montanta/Dakotas District, Jack Dalrymple, Jason Zimmerman, Jeff Engleson, Lance Gaebe, land, Legacy Fund, Mark Jacobsen, mineral rights, Minot, Minot City Council, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, North Dakota Department of Trust Lands, real estate, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Western North Dakota, Williston