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Chicago Bears defensive end Jared Allen (69), left, and defensive end Trevor Scott (76)watch teammates during an NFL football practice in Lake Forest, Ill., Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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Sean McMahon, The Nature Conservancy's North American Agriculture program director, speaks during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow laughs before beginning an interview following a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. Stabenow was primary writer of the farm bill with Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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Sean McMahon, The Nature Conservancy's North American Agriculture program director, speaks during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow laughs as she takes the podium during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. Stabenow was primary writer of the farm bill with Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)