| North Dakota is a top agricultural state, | | | | ranching, and you are near the Maah-Daah Hey |
| with 25-percent of the economy built around | | | | Trail. This 97-mile trail has camping |
| agriculture directly. Thirty-thousand or so | | | | facilities along its length. Cross Ranch |
| farms and ranches produce spring wheat, | | | | State Park is along the Lewis & Clark trail |
| barley, durum, canola (oil) and various pulse | | | | and also has several miles of a totally |
| crops, such as peas and beans. The total | | | | undeveloped area of the Missouri River. |
| population of the state is only 630,000 with | | | | There you can fish walleye, pike and bass. |
| half of it living on farms or rural | | | | This area can be explored in the winter time |
| communities. In terms of your North Dakota | | | | by cross-country skiing. |
| Incorporation, it may be in agriculture or | | | | |
| even in cellulosic ethanol technology, one of | | | | The largest city in the state is Fargo, |
| the possible ways to increase production of | | | | population 90,000, or in its metropolitan |
| ethanol for gasoline. Crops for ethanol and | | | | area, 190,000. The city sits on the Red |
| bio-diesel include corn, soybeans, canola and | | | | River, in the flat region known as the Red |
| in the future, even switch grass, or other | | | | River Valley. The city of Fargo has a |
| tough fibers. North Dakota is also a top | | | | growing economy based on food processing, |
| producer of all wheat, honey, and other crops | | | | manufacturing, technology, retail trade, |
| for vegetable oils. There is also livestock | | | | higher education, and healthcare. The largest |
| production, mainly cattle and calves. The | | | | non-governmental employers in the city |
| wetter Red River Valley is dominated by | | | | include MeritCare Health System, Blue Cross |
| farms, with the chief crops being sugar | | | | Blue Shield, and Microsoft. North Dakota |
| beets, soybeans and corn. Cattle ranches are | | | | State University is the largest public sector |
| more common in the southwest. Honey is | | | | employer in the city. Notable private |
| produced in the central part of the state | | | | companies include BBI International, a |
| | | | leading bio-fuels firm, Cass-Clay Creamery |
| North Dakota is also known for its wildlife | | | | � a local creamery, and Microsoft. |
| and hiking trails, including part of the | | | | Phoenix International is a John Deere Company |
| historic Lewis & Clark trail to explore the | | | | that manufactures electronics for on-road and |
| future United States. There are several | | | | off-road vehicles. |
| casinos and other indoor entertainment as | | | | |
| well. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is | | | | Bismarck is the capital of the state with a |
| known as a perfect place to view the North | | | | population of 55,000, and the main employer |
| Dakota Badlands. In Medora, near the park in | | | | is the state government. It is also a |
| western North Dakota, there are motels to | | | | regional medical center, with the Bismarck |
| stay at or you can stay at a working ranch. | | | | Cancer Center. |
| There is horseback riding and cattle | | | | |