USDA Rural Development Provides Funding for
HWRC Service Center

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held before the annual field day on September 3 to celebrate the funding of a Service Center to be located in the northeast area of the HWRC. The 50 x 100 foot pole building will be used as a meeting facility for field days, FFA Ag Science Days, Extension meetings as well as to store the center farm equipment in the off season.

Initial dirt work and leveling was completed this fall with the building to be erected in March of 2008. Initial plans to have the building finished in 2007 were halted due to the onset of freezing weather before concrete pouring.

The Service Center will be completed with the partial assistance of a USDA Rural Development grant of $65,000.