Established by the 1985 Food Security Act, the Nevada STAC provides recommendations to NRCS to carry out the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill. Although the STAC has no implementation or enforcement authority, the committee's recommendations are given strong consideration by USDA.
Upcoming meeting information
The next STAC meeting will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The agenda and other information related to the meeting will be posted when it becomes available.
If there are questions about the STAC please contact Chris Rose, Partnership Coordinator, at christopher.rose@usda.gov or 775-834-0890.
The STAC provides advice and input to NRCS on many issues, including:
• State program management policies and procedures
• Technical programmatic recommendations
• Statewide public information and outreach campaigns
• Identifying significant statewide natural resource concerns
• Guidelines for developing ranking criteria for evaluating applications
• Guidance on eligible conservation practices
• Technical guidance on conservation practices, including new and innovative practices
• Cost share rates and incentive payment limits and methods of payment
• Identifying, monitoring, and analyzing performance indicators
• Evaluating and reporting program impacts on natural resources and the environment
• Coordinating with other Federal, State, Tribal, and local public and private activities
Current Nevada STAC composition:
Federal Agencies
- Kayla Jackson- Farm Service Agency
- Dirk Netz- U.S. Forest Service
- Justin Barrett- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Susan Abele- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Alan Shepherd- Bureau of Land Management
State Agencies
- Madi Stout- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Justin Small- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- JJ Goicoechea, Nevada Department of Agriculture
- Meghan Brown- Nevada Department of Agriculture
- Melany Aten- Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Chris Fristen- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Ethan Mason- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Jerry Annis- State Conservation Commission- Area 1
- Doug Martin- State Conservation Commission- Area 2
- Maggie Orr- State Conservation Commission- Area 3
Other Partners
- Kevin Piper- Nevada Association of Conservation Districts
- Alicia Reban- Nevada Land Trust
- Doug Busselman- Nevada Farm Bureau
- Dr. Bill Payne- UNR- College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
- Jake DeDecker- UNR Cooperative Extension