North Dakota
Burgum: Grand Farm Innovation Facility will help keep ND on the cutting edge of agriculture technology
CASSELTON, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum at the moment participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Grand Farm Innovation Facility close to Casselton, highlighting how the brand new dwelling of Grand Farm will foster innovation in autonomous agriculture expertise.
“North Dakota continues to be an progressive chief in ag expertise. As we speak’s groundbreaking marks a milestone for Grand Farm’s private-public partnership, which may have a major affect on our area and the acceleration of innovation in autonomous agriculture,” Burgum stated. “Each main step in proving the Grand Farm idea and commercializing this expertise retains North Dakota on the chopping fringe of autonomous agriculture and will increase the potential for this expertise to enhance productiveness for farmers and assist deal with our state’s workforce problem by means of automation. We’re grateful for all the non-public and public companions who proceed to drive this necessary initiative.”
Burgum introduced in February that the North Dakota Division of Commerce had chosen Grand Farm, which is led by Rising Prairie, for a $10 million matching grant to advance autonomous agriculture expertise in North Dakota. Federal funds for the matching grant have been included in Burgum’s Speed up ND plan in September 2021 and authorized by the 67th Legislative Meeting throughout its particular session final November.
Along with Burgum, audio system at at the moment’s groundbreaking included former Gov. Jack Dalrymple, present U.S. Sen. and former Gov. John Hoeven, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Gov. Ed Schafer, state Reps. Don Vigesaa and Scott Meyer, entrepreneur Gary Tharaldson and Grand Farm board member Sarah Lovas.