Doug Goehring Agriculture Commissioner | North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Doug Goehring Agriculture Commissioner | North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has addressed the implications of House Bill 2150, stating that it introduces only minor adjustments to North Dakota's corporate farming law. These changes aim to align different sections of the North Dakota Century Code, as modified in the previous legislative session.
The bill clarifies that ranchers, like farmers under existing laws, can contract for various services. These services include fencing, weed control, reseeding, manure management, brush and land clearing, mulching, and pasture management.
Additionally, HB 2150 seeks to simplify annual reporting requirements for family farm LLCs and authorized livestock farm LLCs. It also aims to harmonize the corporate farming law with the Agriculture Land Ownership by Aliens law.
Goehring emphasized that "HB 2150 does not permit unauthorized foreigners to purchase farmland in North Dakota. It does not expand who can legally own farmland." He further stated that "all prospective land purchasers in the state would still have to follow all laws that restrict land ownership." The commissioner concluded by noting that "these minor changes in HB 2150 are designed to simply make the law consistent and more easily understood," while dismissing contrary statements as "disingenuous and misleading."
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