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Secretary Vilsack Visits Indiana
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Secretary
Vilsack announces the availability of American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funds (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)
(back row
from left) Congressman Ellsworth and Secretary Vilsack with Knox County
Farmer and his mother and Knox County District Conservationist Tom Held (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)
(sixth and
seventh from left) Indiana NRCS State Conservationist Jane Hardisty and
local congressman Brad Ellsworth with and members of the local
conservation district, State, and area NRCS employees
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently visited Terre Haute, Indiana, to
announce that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds are available to
support 289 floodplain easements and 28 watershed operations sites nationwide.
Secretary Vilsack made the announcement in the Honey Creek Watershed project
area that is receiving funds as a watershed operation site. During his
visit, the Secretary recognized farmers and residents affected by the funding
announcements who were in attendance.
About 100 people were there for the announcement, including media and NRCS
employees. Vigo County District Conservationist Eddy Adams and Indiana
southwest area civil engineer Denise Held who has been closely associated with
the Honey Creek project, helped host the Secretary's visit. The agency
will help direct nearly $42.3 million to watershed operations projects and over
$136 million to floodplain easements.
The Secretary also spoke at the National FFA Center in Indianapolis and held a
town hall-type forum to discuss rural issues at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds
in Danville.
Your contact is NRCS Public Affairs Intern
Elise Brown at 317-290-3200 ext.
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