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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=3caa3eee-9a9f-426d-aa69-6596f7e41604 | Heitkamp Announces Federal Funding to Support Local Farmers Markets in Bismarck-Mandan | 2014-09-29 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | MINOT, N.D. U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced nearly $100,000 in federal funding for United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) in Bismarck to help support and promote two existing farmers markets in the Bismarck-Mandan community. Agriculture is an important part of life for so many North Dakotans and we have to make sure our farmers and their families have the resources they need to help support rural economies across our state, said Heitkamp. These funds will not only bolster North Dakotas agriculture industry, but also help more folks in Bismarck-Mandan get access to fresh, locally-grown food, an important part of improving the health of our community and our families. The funds are authorized by the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Farmers Market Promotion Program, through the 2014 Farm Bill. Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, played a key role in writing the Senate version of the 2014 Farm Bill, which was signed into law in February. Since then, Heitkamp has worked to make sure the law is implemented in a way that works best for North Dakotans. In the first month after the Farm Bill passed, she was successful in leading a bipartisan effort to get U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to expedite the new livestock disaster programs to help ranchers devastated by an unexpected fall blizzard. Heitkamp has also led an effort to support farmers who are prevented from planting crops due to adverse weather, as part of the newly-created safety net program in the Farm Bill. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |