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Federal Help for Fish Farming
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois fish farmers could reel in federal cash to help their operations.

The federal stimulus bill signed by President Obama earlier this year set aside $50 million for aquaculture. And the Illinois Department of Agriculture says around $77,000 of that will be available soon for Illinois producers.

Illinois fish farmers are eligible if their 2008 feed costs were at least 25 percent of their total operating cost or if their feed costs are 25 percent above the average cost of feed.

Applications for the money are being mailed out to Illinois producers who've held valid aquaculture permits.

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