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USDA Announce Cosby as NRCS Chief

USDA Flickr Pictured in 2016, then Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Ohio State Conservationist Terry Cosby held a teleconference event for farmers. Terry Cosby named NRCS chief and Meryl Harrell named deputy undersecretary for NRE. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 USDA announced Wednesday the appointment of Meryl Harrell as deputy undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment and the appointment of Terry Cosby as chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Se...

Several lawmakers have introduced bills in the last two months offering ways to structure the CCC. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., along with Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., introduced a bill in April that aims to increase the number of conservation and restoration projects on public lands while helping disadvantaged communities adapt to climate change, and protect biodiversity and ecological resilience. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D- N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced a separate bill called the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs an...

Getty Images Private landowners will be closely watching how Biden administration looks to collaborate on working lands and private lands. The Biden administration outlined ideas May 6 in achieving the nationwide conservation goal to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. As the report was identified as “big on ideas, short on details,” by the American Farm Bureau Federation, several groups weighed in on how this administration will proceed in accomplishing its lofty conservation goals. The preliminary report - Conserving and Restoring America the Beautif...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews May 3, 2021 8:17 AM The National Association of Conservation Districts submitted a letter to the USDA in response to the agency’s request for comments on climate smart solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. “Climate-smart agriculture and forestry need significantly more government investment and action to meet the need of oversubscribed programs,” says NACD President Michael Crowder. Among the suggestions, the NACD Climate Action Task Force reiterated its request for at least $1.2 billion in the Fiscal Year 2022 discretionary funding for conserv...