Following Stefanik Advocacy, USDA Reverses Decision to Change Cover Crop Standards for Farmers
June 03, 2021
June 03, 2021
SARATOGA, New York, June 3 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced this week that following input from Members of Congress, agricultural producers, and stakeholders, they will not update their conservation practice standards for cover crops. Earlier this spring, Congresswoman Stefanik wrote a letter to the NRCS outlining the significant challeng . . .
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced this week that following input from Members of Congress, agricultural producers, and stakeholders, they will not update their conservation practice standards for cover crops. Earlier this spring, Congresswoman Stefanik wrote a letter to the NRCS outlining the significant challeng . . .