The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) serving South Dakota (SD) is hosting the State Technical Committee (STC) meeting at 9 a.m. CDT until noon on Tuesday, September 9, 2026, at the Matthews Training Center, 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.

The STC serves in an advisory capacity to NRCS and other USDA agencies on implementing natural resources conservation provisions of the Farm Bill. The upcoming session will include comments from Congressional staff, STC Steering Committee Members, the State Conservationist, reports from local working group subcommittees, and Fiscal Year 2026 updates.

Chaired by the NRCS State Conservationist in each state, committees meet regularly to provide information, analysis, and recommendations. The STC is intended to include members from a wide variety of natural resource and agricultural interests, including representatives from federal and state natural resource agencies, American Indian tribes, agricultural and environmental organizations, and agricultural producers.

Meetings are open to the public. For more information or to request a special accommodation, contact the NRCS State Office by sending an email to sm.fpac.nrcs.sd.partnerships@usda.gov, or call the NRCS SD State Office during regular business hours at (605) 352-1200. Individuals needing special accommodation should contact the NRCS SD State Office one week in advance of the meeting date.

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