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FARGO - Vern Thompson, Democratic-NPL candidate for North Dakota Agriculture commissioner, announced he will spend this week visiting farms and ranches across the state to see firsthand how ongoing drought conditions are affecting North Dakota producers.
The tour includes stops in Morton, Traill, Benson, Eddy, McHenry, Ward, Mountrail, Golden Valley, Hettinger and Bowman counties.
Thursday morning, Thompson will be at the Scott Shively farm near Towner. Thursday afternoon, he will be at the Gary Meyer farm near Berthold, with an additional stop in Mountrail County.
"You can't understand what our farmers and ranchers are going through by staying in an office in Bismarck," Thompson said. "You have to get out into these communities and see what's happening on the ground."
More stops will be added to the tour in the coming weeks.