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Community facilities essential for strong rural communities.(INSIDE RURAL DEVELOPMENT)

By Branum, Greg
Publication: Rural Cooperatives
Date: Friday, September 1 2006

As related in the cover story of this issue of Rural Cooperatives, we in Missouri are certainly excited about the developing biofuels industry in our state. We believe that overall it is having a strong, positive impact on our rural economy, and will provide even more benefits as more biofuel facilities are constructed.

USDA Rural Development is pleased that we were able to help support projects such as the Mid-Missouri Energy (MidMo) ethanol plant in Malta Bend with a timely Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) of $500,000. That is just one of many awards made nationwide

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