Today’s Business Briefing

Agriculture / Manufacturing What happenedUSDA weekly export sales data (released Feb 20) showed steady wheat and soybean export commitments, while global grain pricing remains sensitive to currency shifts and trade positioning ahead of spring planting decisions. Why...

Today’s Business Briefing

Agriculture / Manufacturing What happenedUSDA export sales data released late last week shows steady wheat export commitments, while spring wheat price benchmarks remain under mild pressure compared to early January levels. Why it mattersExport demand and commodity...

Today’s Business Briefing

Agriculture / Manufacturing (Equipment & Operations) What happenedThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency clarified that the Clean Air Act does not prevent farmers from repairing their own diesel-powered agricultural equipment, and that emissions rules should not...

Today’s Business Briefing

🏛️ Government / Economic Development Destination Development Grant — applications open Feb 10 What happened: The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced an additional $4 million round of Destination Development Grants to support tourism and attraction projects...

Today’s Business Briefing

https://www.ndbu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1-5-26.mp4 Here is today’s North Dakota business daily briefing with all new or meaningfully updated items since Friday (impact within the next ~30 – 45 days). 📈 Economic Development & Small Business Native American...