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House approves $11.4 million for Illinois agricultural research and conservation projects Send a link to a friend

[July 21, 2007] WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved the fiscal 2008 appropriations bill for the Department of Agriculture. The bill contains over $11.4 million in funding for Illinois projects requested by U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Peoria. The bill now moves to the House floor for consideration.

The following projects were requested by the congressman: National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria

$843,393 for crop production and food processing
$2,690,000 to continue modernization efforts at the lab

Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation, Peoria

$3,564,167 to assist with a public-private partnership dedicated to promoting technology development and commercialization of agricultural technology

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University of Illinois

$807,000 for Livestock Genome Sequencing Initiative
$1,065,000 for Soybean Disease Biotechnology Center
$659,000 for Future Foods Initiative
$1,158,000 for Illinois-Missouri Biotechnology Alliance

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service

$600,000 for Illinois Rivers 2020
$99,000 for Illinois Buffer Initiative

[Text from news release from Rep. Ray LaHood, 18th Congressional District]

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