Bank of North Dakota Researching Ways to Aid Farmers Hit by Storm

East of Enderlin. (Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Industrial Commission is looking for ways to help farmers who lost storage and other infrastructure in last weekend’s severe storm prepare for harvest season.

“Harvest is coming, and some of these farms may only have one or two bins left,” Agricultural Commissioner Doug Goehring, who sits on the commission, said during a meeting.

A storm last weekend was devastating for agriculture producers across the state. A tornado near Enderlin in eastern North Dakota claimed the lives of three residents. A fourth death in Stutsman County was linked to a power outage that resulted from the storm.

Farmers have reported lost crops and destroyed grain bins, irrigation systems and sheds.

The impact to grain storage could amount to a loss of tens of millions of bushels, according to Goehring.