Canola+2024.pdf

This document is a state contract between the State of North Dakota, acting through its North Dakota Oilseed Council, and the Northern Canola Growers Association, Inc., as the contractor. The contract is specifically numbered 504 and is an Oilseed Association Contract with Amendment Number 2, executed on December 11, 2023.

The contract covers a range of services for canola promotion and research, with the state paying the contractor a total of $1,050,000 in three installments of $350,000 each, dated February 1, 2024, May 1, 2024, and August 1, 2024. Key services include domestic promotion programs to increase canola oil demand, conducting canola research to benefit North Dakota producers, organizing winter and summer canola grower meetings and research plot tours, maintaining a canola information website, and providing annual audit reports. The contract term is 12 months, commencing on January 1, 2024, and terminating on December 31, 2024, with the state reserving the right to execute up to three options to renew the contract under the same terms for additional 12-month periods.