Everything about the Natural Resources Conservation Service totally explained
The
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), formerly known as the
Soil Conservation Service (SCS), is an agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture that provides technical assistance to private land owners and managers.
Its name was changed in 1994 during the
Presidency of Bill Clinton to reflect its broader mission. It is a relatively small agency, currently comprising about 12,000 employees. Its mission is to improve, protect, and conserve natural resources on private lands through a cooperative partnership with local and state agencies. While its primary focus has been agricultural lands, its many technical contributions to
soil surveying and
classification and to water quality improvement are well known. One example is the
Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), set up to quantify the benefits of agricultural conservation efforts promoted and supported by programs in the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill). NRCS is the leading agency in this project.
History
The agency was founded largely through the efforts of
Hugh Hammond Bennett, a
soil conservation pioneer who had worked for the
Department of Agriculture since the early 20th century. On
September 13,
1933, the Soil Erosion Service was formed in the
Department of the Interior, with Bennett as chief. The service was transferred to the Department of Agriculture on
March 23,
1935, and was shortly thereafter combined with other USDA units to form the Soil Conservation Service by the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935, passed by Congress on
April 27,
1935. Hugh Bennett continued as chief, a position he held until his retirement in 1951. On
October 20,
1994, the agency was renamed to the Natural Resources Conservation Service as part of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994.
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