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• Ed Greenberg, a spokesman Calgary, Alberta-based railroad, said Thursday that railroad has no backlogged fertilizer shipments.
• "We're current," Greenberg said. "CP is moving all fertilizers presented to our railroad."
• North Dakota farmers each year use about 800,000 tons of nitrogen-based fertilizer to help increase production of wheat, corn and other crops.
• Mark Watne, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, said the state's current fertilizer supplies appear to be adequate.
• "We're not getting any calls about fertilizer being short," Watne said.
• Spring planting in North Dakota is about a week or so behind the long-term average due to cold, wet weather, he said.
• "I think the railroads benefited by that," he said. "I also believe that (the federal oversight) brought it to the forefront and made it a priority for them to make sure they delivered fertilizer on time."
• Watne said grain shipments were days behind schedule on Thursday, adding to the costs for grain elevators and agricultural producers.
• BNSF has pledged to get caught up on the backlogs before fall harvest.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Ruth Ziolkowski carried on her late husband's dream of honoring American Indians by carving the likeness of warrior Crazy Horse into South Dakota's Black Hills. She died Wednesday in Rapid City, at age 87.
• Below, excerpts from reactions to Ziolkowski's death.
• -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard
• "Ruth Ziolkowski's legacy will be as lasting as the stone her family has carved for decades. Ruth was Korczak's partner at Crazy Horse, and she has tirelessly led the project for more than thirty years. Linda and I will miss Ruth very much, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and to all of those who continue to pursue the Ziolkowski vision."
• Daugaard has requested that flags be flown at half-staff statewide on the day of her funeral, which hasn't been announced.
• -- U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson
• "Since arriving that first summer in 1947, Ruth shared her beloved Korczak's vision and dedication to the Crazy Horse Memorial dream with the same sense of determination, commitment, and passion. After Korczak's death in 1982, Ruth and her family made a number of historic advancements with the carving as well as enhanc

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