Powder River Examiner -

By Shanna Talcott

The Powder River Conservation District and Broadus Natural Resources Conservation Service encourage Powder River County agricultural producers to participate in the upcoming Local Working Group meetings.

The purpose of the LWG meetings is to discuss and prioritize the types and locations of natural resource concerns occurring in Powder River County.

Why is it important for local Ag producers to participate? LWG priorities will impact where NRCS focuses technical and financial assistance in the next three to five years.

Broadus NRCS staff will be spending the summer of 2019 working on solutions and conservation plans with producers who operate in the highest priority area determined by the participants of the LWG meetings. NRCS will then target those plans for implementation in 2020 and beyond, using Farm Bill programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

Powder River County Local Working Group Meeting Dates:

Feb. 25th - Stacey Community Hall, 2:00pm

Feb. 26th - Biddle Community Hall, 2:00pm

Feb. 27th - Powderville Community Hall, 2:00pm

Feb. 28th - TRECO’s Meeting Room, Ashland, 2:00pm

Mar. 4th - Broadus Community Center, 2:00pm

Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

If you are unable to attend one of the meetings, you can still provide input by contacting the Broadus NRCS office at 436-2321 or shanna.talcott@ mt.usda.gov. Contact the Broadus NRCS office to request special accommodation at the meeting.

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