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Welcome to the NRCS Minnesota state web site.
Helping People Help the Land
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Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan gave a brief presentation at a USDA employee gathering
on November 3, 2009 in St. Paul, Minnesota at 2:30 p.m. Earlier in the day, Merrigan made a USDA announcement in Elgin, Minnesota regarding the award
of more than $17 million in grants to 29 institutions to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers and enhance the sustainability and competitiveness
of U.S. agriculture.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the
Mississippi River Basin in taped remarks to the Gulf Hypoxia Task Force Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. The Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
(MRBI) will provide approximately $320 million over the next four years for voluntary projects in priority watersheds located in Minnesota and 11 other key states.
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Last Modified 11/09/2009
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