ND Flax (IMAGE) American Society of Agronomy Caption The cultivar ND Hammond, pictured here, has a unique name because ND stands for North Dakota and Hammond is the name of a prominent breeder who passed away in 2016. Credit Mukhlesur Rahman Usage Restrictions Use with story only. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.