Straight Talk with NDFB

North Dakota is one of the few states that requires landowners to post their land. But a new electronic posting option promises to make that process much easier. Your hosts talk with the architect and implementer of the state's first-of-its-kind electronic posting system.

From a seized payloader to North Dakota's poor national rating in civil asset forfeiture laws, your Straight Talk hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Seth Estenson take up the issues surrounding civil asset forfeiture in our state and Rep. Rick Becker's idea of a three-pronged approach to reforming civil asset forfeiture in North Dakota. 

Tiling farm land isn't widely used in North Dakota, but more farmers are realizing the benefits and the North Dakota Legislature has also recognized the benefits. Your hosts talk with a young farmer who has embraced tiling and Sen. Terry Wanzek, a long-time tiling advocate.

International trade is important for North Dakota farmers. From building personal trade relationships, and how the state can assist you to how Trump’s trade policy impacted North Dakota farmers, your hosts Seth and Emmery take you on a deep dive into the world of trade, featuring Rep. Paul Thomas and Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring.

How reliable is our electrical grid? How do politics, the weather and mandates impact the grid's ability to keep your lights on? And what are we doing in North Dakota to assure reliable power? Learn more as your hosts, Seth Estenson and Emmery Mehlhoff interview North American Coal's David Straley and N.D. Senator Jessica Bell.

What is reclamation? Who is responsible for it? What can be done if your land was not reclaimed as promised? Get straight talk from an NDSU expert and a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact a North Dakota business and what is the legislature doing to address the separation of powers in government during a crisis? 

Your host, Seth Estenson, takes you on a lively discussion with NDFB lobbyists Pete Hanebutt and Emmery Mehlhoff as they talk about some of the issues that will be of importance to farmers and ranchers in the 2021 Legislative Assembly.