USDA Signs Agreement with CPESC, Inc.
Aug. 2, 2005 - USDA signed an agreement today with CPESC that will allow farmers and ranchers who need technical assistance with soil erosion and sediment control and storm water quality to obtain that assistance from certified technical service providers (TSPs) or third-party vendors. NRCS Chief Bruce Knight and CPESC Executive Director David Ward signed a three-year memorandum of understanding during the Soil and Water Conservation Society’s annual conference. CPESC’s experts will be able to help private landowners plan, design and implement conservation practices such as buffers, conservation tillage, vegetative land stabilization and channel and stream stabilization.
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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Photographs
Chief Knight and Mr. Ward exchange copies during the signing
Chief Knight and Mr. Ward shake hands after the signing
Group photo after the signing
Front row: Bruce Knight (USDA-NRCS Chief), David Ward (CPESC, Inc. Executive Director)
Middle row: Earl Norton (CPESC Executive Committee Council Chair), Jeffrey Econom (CPESC Northeast Region Representative)
Back row: Glenda Carmney (CPESC, Inc. Administrative Assistant), Yvonne Haefner (CPESC Area Rep for South Dakota), Dan Ross (CPESC Ohio Valley Region Representative), Lawrence Clark (USDA-NRCS Deputy Chief)