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At a minimum, the direct economic impact of drought to the farming and ranching community in North Dakota could be $1.12 billion, according to North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, as the grain harvest was on track to be significantly less than the 2016 harvest. An Aug. 10 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture put spring wheat production at 186 million bushels, 31 percent lower than 2016; durum wheat was expected to be 56 percent lower; and winter wheat may be down 74 percent. The impact on the farm economy will likely be severe, given that farm income has not been particularly good for a couple of years, according to Frayne Olson, an associate professor and crop economist with North Dakota State University. The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), Aug. 12, 2017