Peace Garden News

The Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, July 23, at the Medora Community Center located at 465 Pacific Ave, Medora, ND. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.

The agenda includes a call to order followed by a business meeting that will cover minutes, financials, guidelines and application review, eligibility questions, and other business matters.

Several projects will be discussed during the meeting:

- At 8:50 AM, Holle Farms from Mandan, ND with Andrew Holle will present a project totaling $6,000,000 with a requested amount of $500,000.

- At 9:10 AM, Dakota SAO, LLP from Cando, ND represented by Eric Peterson will present their project costing $1,500,000 with a request for $500,000.

- At 9:30 AM KBK Farms from Anamoose, ND with Brent Vollmer will discuss their project totaling $635,000 and requesting $200,000.

- After a break at 9:50 AM:

- At 10:10 AM Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC from Hatton, ND presented by Brian Smith has a project of $198,600 requesting $99,300.

- At 10:30 AM Northland Sires Inc/NSI Properties LLC from Kathryn ND represented by Derek Jungels will discuss their project of $2,416,000 with a request for $500,000.

- At 10:50 AM Wanzek Dairy Inc. from Cleveland ND with Dwane Wanzek has a project of $353,969 requesting $100,000.

Following another break at 11:10 AM:

- At 11:30 AM Richter Farms LLP from Menoken ND represented by Patrick Richter presents their project totaling $469,234 requesting $187694.

- At 11:50 AM JR Composting LLC from Bathgate ND with Justin Edgar presents their project of $1.280 million requesting half-a-million dollars.

A working lunch is scheduled for noon. Funding decisions are expected to be made at 1 PM before adjourning the meeting at 2 PM.