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New Financial Aid Announced For Mississippi River Basin Initiative

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $8.4 million of financial assistance will be availble to 23 different projects under the USDA's  Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative.

According to Vilsack, the projects are to help target priority conservation practices in priority watersheds to improve water quality in the river's basin. The USDA is working with local agencies and producers to help improve the quality of water and the quality of life for those who live in the Mississippi River basin.

The MRBI was first announced in 2009 to help agriculture producers implement conservation and management practices that prevent, control and trap nutrient runoff from farming lands.

This intitiative is one of the many ways USDA works with state and local governments and private landowners to conserve and protect our nation's natural resources, helping preserve our land, and clean our air and water.

For more information go to nrcs.usda.gov.

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