The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be holding Local Working Group meetings around New York between February 10 and April 3. These meetings are open to the public.

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 Emily Armstrong at [email protected]

To find a list of Local Working Group meetings, visit https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/eventsand filter for New York State, or contact your local USDA Service Center. Directions and phone numbers to your Service Center can be found online at https://www.farmers.gov/working-with-us/service-center-locator. If your location isn't listed yet, please check back.