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MSU innovation center prolonged
The U. S. Department of Agriculture has given the Montana Agricultural Innovation Center another year to spend more than $360,000 remaining in federal funds on programs that promote Montana-made, value-added products.
Representatives from USDA made the announcement Wednesday at a press conference on the Montana State University campus.
"Ag is No. 1 in Montana, no doubt, and we want to keep it that way," said Dennis Carlson, a representative for Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont.
Congress funded innovation centers in Montana and nine other states when it passed the 2002 Farm Bill. Each state had $1 million and a year in which to spend it after establishing a center.
In 2004 Montana created its center, which is a consortium of five economic development centers across the state and MSU.
By CAMDEN EASTERLING, Chronicle Staff Writer
Full Story: http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/12/01/news/agcenter.txt
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