County Working Groups hosted by NRCS

Local Working Group Meeting to be Held on July 16th for Erie County

The USDA – NRCS will hold a Local Working Group meeting for Erie County. This meeting is open to the public.

WHEN: 07/16/2024
TIME: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Service Center Conference Room
Address:
50 Commerce Way, East Aurora, NY 14055

The Local Working Group will focus on identifying agricultural and natural resource issues existing in your community and providing information and feedback to NRCS. Participants may be agricultural producers; owners of nonindustrial private forestland; representatives of agricultural and environmental organizations; and representatives of governmental agencies carrying out environmental, agricultural, or natural resource conservation programs and activities.

NRCS Local Working Groups are subcommittees of the NRCS State Technical Committee and provide recommendations on local natural resource priorities and Farm Bill program conservation activities. For information about the State Technical Committee, contact Angela VanDyke via e-mail, angela.vandyke@usda.gov.

To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Ray Hummel, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at Raymond.hummel@usda.gov. Directions and phone numbers to your local USDA Service Center can be found online at https://www.farmers.gov/working-with-us/service-center-locator.

 Please Contact Ray Hummel by July 12th if you would like to attend!