ESAP Winner Talks Conservation

NCBA member and Iowa producer Dave Petty (third from left) Nov. 7 spoke  on expanding the capabilities of

conservation service on private lands.  Petty spoke at the USDA Farm Bill 2002 National Technical Service Provider Summit.  The summit was held to discuss implementing the Technical Service Provider process outlined in the 2002 Farm Bill. USDA Secretary Ann Veneman is at the podium. Petty was last year’s national Environmental Stewardship Award Program winner.

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jim Moseley, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Bruce Knight, and Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jim Little were in attendance. The summit was called to discuss the implementation of the Technical Service Provider process outlined in the 2002 Farm Bill. Panels of prospective technical service provider recipients and prospective private sector and public sector providers commented on the proposed process.