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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will
provide nearly $42.3 million in additional funding to 14 states to
improve water quality, increase water supply, decrease soil erosion, and
improve fish and wildlife habitat while creating jobs in rural
communities. Oklahoma received funding for seventeen projects.
Also today, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack selected 289 applications
for the first national sign-up for floodplain easements under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The easements
will cover more the 36,000 acres of land in 36 states. Four projects
totaling $2,810,520, covering 1,766 acres, were approved in Oklahoma. |
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State Conservationist Ron Hilliard, USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oklahoma, announced $1.1 million of
funding for Oklahoma to provide financial assistance to National Organic
Program (NOP) certified organic producers as well as producers in the
process of transitioning to organic production. Applications received
from organic producers or producers in transition to organic farming
will be accepted under this initiative between May 11 and June 12, 2009. |
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the USDA will
be sending $84.8 million to state and local governments to improve water
quality, increase water supply, decrease soil erosion, and improve fish
and wildlife habitat in rural communities as part of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. |
Last Modified:06/02/2009
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