Watchdogs of the Prairie
People Organizing For A Prosperous and healthy North Dakota Since 1978
The Mission of Dakota Resource Council
How You Can Get Involved?
Here are a few ways you can get involved in the work we do.
Our Current Issues
Data Centers
A data center, in the simplest way to put it, is like a huge warehouse but instead of boxes, it’s full of humming computer servers stacked in endless rows. Who pays for the new power plants and lines? What happens if the company leaves? Are co-op members protected from higher rates? How many permanent jobs are guaranteed? And maybe most important, does the community actually benefit, or just host the risk? Communities deserve transparency, accountability, and genuine economic benefit.
Agriculture and Food
Dakota Resource Council was founded by farmers and ranchers in the 1970s. Protecting family farms and ranches is the core of DRC’s mission. Since the 1970s DRC has worked on many important agricultural issues including working to save family farms during the farm crisis of the 1980s, working to ensure ranchers are fairly compensated for their livestock, working to ensure genetically modified wheat did not expand into North Dakota, and working to defend North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming law.
Clean Energy
Dakota Resouce Council supports the creation of a cleaner, safer place to live and work through innovation in our approach to energy supplies. We come from all walks of life and are committed to bringing the benefits of clean energy to our region. We invite you to join us in this mission to build a better and clean energy future.