The money will help build an “Innovation Facility” a field test center, where researchers and developers will advance“autonomous agriculture” and other technology.
Gov. Doug Burgum announced that the North Dakota Department of Commerce has selected the Grand Farm Education and Research Initiative for a $10 million matching grant to advance autonomous agriculture technology in North Dakota.
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Under the current bill, 4%, or about $19.96 million, of Legacy Fund earnings would be available to the state’s universities and colleges for research purposes. Of those dollars, 90% would be evenly split between UND and NDSU, with the remaining 10% being available to the other nine schools in the North Dakota University System.