LWG - Livingston, Ontario, and Yates Counties

Canandaigua, Geneseo, Penn Yan, New York, December 5, 2016 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) gives notice that it will hold the annual NRCS Local Work Group meeting for Livingston, Ontario, and Yates Counties. These meetings are open to the public.

When: Thursday, December 22, 2016  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Canandaigua USDA Service Center
             3037 County Road 10
             Canandaigua, New York 14424

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

NRCS Local Conservation Work Groups are subcommittees of the NRCS State Technical Committee They meet at least annually to provide recommendations on local natural resource priorities to assist USDA NRCS in providing Farm Bill program conservation programs in New York. For information about the State Technical Committee, contact Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, Tammy Willis at 315-477-6503.

To participate in your local conservation work group, visit your USDA Service Center. Directions and phone numbers to your local USDA Service Center can be found online.

Contact Information

Jo Beth Bellanca, District Conservationist
Telephone: 585-243-0043 extension 3
E-mail: Jo Beth Bellanca