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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) announced that Mississippi State University is the recipient of a $1,088,025 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This agreement will fund a project entitled, “Multi-State Collaboration to Improve Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico Water Quality through Farmer-Led Initiatives and Farmer-Driven Data.” The goal of the project is to determine best practices that can be utilized by farmers to promote long-term water quality improvements for watersheds.
The EPA announced six other Gulf of Mexico Division cooperative agreements totaling more than $7.5 million. According to the EPA, “these projects support farmer led and/or farmer focused organizations with experience implementing programs and demonstration projects through collaboration with farmers. The projects will center around innovative monitoring systems that will measure and report field scale water and nutrient dynamics to farmers in support of informed crop management decisions.”
“Market-based, sustainable agriculture practices are critical in the mission to preserve our resources for the benefit of future generations while protecting the livelihoods of our agriculture community,” Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) said. “Mississippi State University has a long history of contributing research and best practices to our agriculture industry. I am pleased that it will be conducting this important work.”
“These Farmer to Farmer grants will promote innovative, market-based solutions for monitoring and improving water quality throughout the Gulf of Mexico watershed,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “These grants are an important part of our efforts to support America’s farmers in a manner that strengthens both American agriculture and the protection of our nation’s vital water resources.”
“EPA is committed to finding innovative ways to support our farmers and the agricultural industry,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker. “Farmer to Farmer cooperative agreements will assist in developing farming methods that improve water quality and encourage habitat restoration and protection across the Gulf of Mexico watershed.”
For more information please visit https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-more-75-million-water-quality-cooperative-agreements-through-gulf-mexico
