Agriculture’s CONTRIBUTION ECONOMIC to North Dakota

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“Sometimes, there’s a little confusion on exactly what we’re asking for,” Bangsund said. “We’ve found as we repeat this process that there gets to be a stronger connection between understanding the value of providing good financial information and how it’s used in the studies. So, this is the first time that we came knocking on the door of a lot of firms and companies in North Dakota. We expect to have some of these challenges the first time through.”

Making sure the information is understood and disseminated correctly is also important, which is why the two researchers said not all of the information from the study has been released.

“We did work hard to make sure that the initial documents didn’t pull people through the processes so much, so they can receive the information in a way that’s easy to digest,” Bangsund said. “They’re more about showing the end result. But there are some commodities that we’ll have additional information on and that’ll be forthcoming. It’s a lot of the detailed information that industry will want to see.”