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Materials

• Federal and State Conservation Programs Resources
• PowerPoint: Understanding the Basics of Federal and State Conservation Programs
• Recording: Understanding the Basics of Federal & State Conservation Programs

On November 18, 2022, from 12 noon–1:00 pm ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), will present the next webinar program in the Understanding Agricultural Law Educational Series, a course designed to develop subject matter literacy and competence on fundamental issues of agricultural law for attorneys and business advisors who work with or represent agricultural or rural clients but may not necessarily specialize in agricultural law: 

“Understanding the Basics of Federal & State Conservation Programs”

This session will summarize the history, progression, and current implementation of the leading federal and state soil conservation programs, which greatly impact water quality, and the entities that administer them, including USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Pennsylvania’s State Conservation Commission (SCC), and SCC’s county Conservation Districts. The recent Inflation Reduction Act appropriated more than $20 billion for conservation programs, signaling the importance of soil conservation and anticipated water quality improvement to agricultural policy and law nationwide, only to increase in the coming years. Learn or refamiliarize yourself with the details of these programs—which primarily work through voluntary participation—and how they impact the operations and planning of agricultural and rural landowners.

1 hour of substantive CLE credit available for Pennsylvania-licensed attorneys at no charge.