U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visits NRCS state office in St. Paul

On Friday, February 16, 2007 Minnesota’s newest U.S. Senator stopped by to meet and greet the NRCS state office employees.  The purpose of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s visit was to learn more about the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Conservation and Farm Bill work in the state of Minnesota.  This is the first time a U.S. Senator has ever visited the NRCS state office!

 William Hunt, State Conservationist for MN NRCS gave a brief  presentation on the background  and history of NRCS and shared a brief synopsis of the various discretionary and mandatory  programs NRCS has to offer in Minnesota.  Following Mr. Hunt’s presentation, Senator Klobuchar participated in a dialogue of questions and an answer period.

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