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Front Row:  Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kathleen Merrigan Back Row:  Ann English, Assistant State Conservationst- Operations, MN NRCS; Colleen Landkamer, State director, MN RD and Linda Hennen, State Director, MN FSA.

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan meets with USDA employees in St. Paul

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 Announces Initiative to Improve Health of Mississippi River Basin

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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