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| Research grants ensure sustainability, quality of nation’s water supply |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding 26 grants for research, education and extension efforts that will help to inform science-based decision-making on water-related issues in communities across the country, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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| Farm bill discussion highlights important programs |
As members of Congress work to develop the 2012 farm bill, they will be influenced by a variety of national issues.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
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| Mississippi River Basin project proposals are due in March |
e White, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, announced that proposals for conservation projects addressing water quality and wetland conservation in the Mississippi River Basin are due to NRCS by March 19.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
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| Durbin touts agriculture’s role in American economy |
For Sen. Dick Durbin, the Democratic senator from Illinois who sometimes seems to represent Chicago more than the rest of his state, there is one bright spot in the U.S. economic situation. And it’s right in his own state.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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| Concerns are voiced over trade agency elimination, consolidation |
A White House plan to consolidate governmental trade agencies, including the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has at least one national ag commodity group concerned and an Iowa senator calling for close congressional study of the plan.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
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| Strategic plan would reduce USDA expenses |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a plan to reduce its operating budget by billions of dollars.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
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