HURON, S.D. Jan. 8, 2024 – Four United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies are gathering at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, South Dakota, to discuss USDA services and programs. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Rural Development (RD) will be at the show on January 31, 2024, from 10:00AM to 6:30PM MST.

This event is designed as an open house where attendees can ask questions to USDA topic experts about a wide variety of subjects. The event is divided by topic, starting with USDA Resources for Beginning Farmer/Rancher and Specialty Growers at 10:00AM, USDA Youth and Beginning Farmer/Rancher Loans at 11:00AM, Production Risk Tools from USDA at 12:00PM, Utilizing USDA programs on Tribal Trust land at 1:00PM, Woody Encroachment of the Great Plain’s Grasslands at 2:00PM, What Inflation Reduction Act funding brings to Financial Assistance programs in the Great Plains: Natural Resources Conservation Service at 3:00PM, Rural Energy for America Program & Value-Added Producer Grant: Rural Development at 3:30PM, and then a repeat of the first three topics from 4:00PM to 6:30PM.

The event will be held in Room 206 of The Monument in Rapid City. If you are unable to attend at a specific topic time, agency experts will be around all day for questions. For more information, please visit the events page on the South Dakota NRCS website. For any other requests including special accommodations, please contact Gail Gullickson at gail.gullickson@usda.gov or Darrel DuVall at darrel.duvall@usda.gov.

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