USDA seeks partnerships to protect soil, water

By John Flesher

Published May 27, 2014 10:14pm ET

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USDA seeks partnerships to protect soil, water — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew) | Danielle McGrew

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.

Authorized by the new farm law enacted earlier this year, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program is intended to involve the private sector more directly in planning and funding environmental protection initiatives tied to agriculture.

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