Conservation technical assistance

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Conservation technical assistance (CTA) has been the central activity of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) since it was established in 1936.

NRCS field staff help

practices described in the field office technical guide. Each year, NRCS issues an accomplishments report. Examples of: accomplishments cited for FY2003 include:

• Planning and applying
  cropland and grazing land
  ;
• Helping landowners install conservation buffers on almost 500,000 acres (2,000 km²);
• Creating, restoring or enhancing 334,000 acres (1,350 km²) of wetlands;
• Helping producers apply nutrient management on 3,200,000 acres (13,000 km²).

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.