USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey visited North Dakota Friday and brought with him a disaster declaration for 47 of the state's 53 counties. During the visit, Northey and Senator John Hoeven checked in with DC Signal to Noise to talk about the declaration, the challenges facing the state's growers who face a harvest that may last through spring, and the prospects for additional federal help through both disaster aid and the Market Facilitation Program.

This DC Signal to Noise extra is the raw audio of that conversation.