Posted July 14, 2014
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a listening session on July 28, according
to a USDA NRCS press release available here.
This session will take place at Ankeny Fire Station #1, 120 NW Ash Drive in
Des Moines, Iowa, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The
session will provide farmers and the public an opportunity to provide comments
on several proposed technical changes to the agency’s use of offsite wetland
determination procedures. NRCS is also seeking input on
implementation strategies for the wetland
mitigation banking provision provided in the Agricultural Act of 2014.
Iowa is one of six states to hold listening sessions.
“We want
landowners to understand and meet their wetland compliance responsibilities
which are a condition of participating in USDA programs, including crop
insurance,” said Jay Mar, state conservationist for Iowa NRCS.
For more information on conservation programs, please visit
the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
