Statewide to Address Priority Concerns 2.
Implementation is through locally led conservation groups.
These groups, which advise the NRCS, FSA, and State Technical Committee are composed of the local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, FSA County Committees, NRCS, and FSA staff, and other local interested agricultural and environmental groups. These areas are selected by the State Technical Committee based on proposals submitted by the locally led conservation work group. The locally led group submits a proposal that describes serious and critical environmental needs and concerns of an area or watershed, and the corrective action they desire to take to address these needs and concerns. Eligibility is limited to persons who are engaged in livestock or agricultural production. Eligible land includes cropland, pasture, and other agricultural land in a priority areas or if the land has an environmental need that matches one of the statewide concerns.