BOTTINEAU — Pride Dairy Inc. was awarded $100,000 from the Agricultural Products Utilization Committee for a comprehensive brand strategy and to develop its new ice cream sandwich product.

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the commission made nine awards totaling $598,090 at its quarterly meeting Feb. 16-17 in Jamestown.

APUC is a program of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that administers grant programs for research and development of new and expanded uses for North Dakota agricultural products. The grants can be used for basic and applied research, marketing and utilization, farm diversification, nature-based agritourism, prototype and technology and technical assistance.