BIA, USDA sign Native farm conservation MOU

CATOOSA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Indian Affairs recently signed a memorandum of understanding to improve tribes’ and tribal citizens’ access to farm conservation programs to advance conservation in Indian Country.

The MOU was signed at the Cherokee Nation’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa, where USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey was joined by BIA Director Darryl LaCounte at the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance – National Tribal Conservation Districts Conference.

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