Purdue News
May 30, 1997
EQIP Briefing for Journalists
A news conference about a new federal environmental program for Indiana farmers will
be held Monday afternoon in Indianapolis. The Environmental Quality Incentive Program
(EQIP) is a new approach to natural resources conservation, supporting new practices
and proven technologies in 10 priority areas across the state. The program cost-shares
environmental improvements with farmers to safeguard water quality, soil and other
natural resources. Participation is voluntary, and $2.6 million will be available
for Indiana producers. The principals involved in implementing EQIP want to show you,
and your listeners and readers, how EQIP will work in the state.
- What:
EQIP Rollout Briefing for Journalists
- When:
Monday, June 2, 1-3 p.m.
- Where:
Assembly Hall D
Indiana Farm Bureau Building
225 South East St.<
Indianapolis, IN
- Who:
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Farm Service Agency
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
State Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
CONTACTS: Mike McGovern, Public Affairs, NRCS (317) 290-3200 ext. 324
Steve Cain, Ag Communication Service, Purdue University, (765) 494-8410
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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