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NRCS Reaches Out at Delaware Agriculture Week 2009
by Michelle Jacobs, Community Relations Officer,
DNREC
 The
cold weather couldn’t keep participants from attending Delaware
Agriculture Week 2009, held
January 5 – 10, in Harrington. USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) employees took this opportunity to update attendees
on new information regarding the 2008 Farm Bill and other agency
services. There was plenty of exposure for
NRCS as the more than 1500 farmers,
agriculture
industry professionals, cooperative extension specialists, research
scientists and others strolled through the trade show area of the
event.
Throughout the
week, NRCS conservation professionals spoke with numerous
landowners, including approximately 40 producers who were interested
in specific programs available to them.
Delaware
Agriculture Week consolidates farm-based educational meetings while
recognizing and celebrating the industry's importance. The event is
a collaborative effort of the University of Delaware Cooperative
Extension, the Delaware State University Cooperative Extension and
the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Caption: NRCS
Farm Bill Specialist Tim Garrahan talks with Kent County farmer Bob
Garey at Delaware Ag Week 2009
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