Public lands ranchers will have the opportunity to communicate face to face with federal agency administrators in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, during an event hosted by Good Grazing Makes Cent$. Slated for conversation are important issues like the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Public Lands Rule, potential grazing regulation changes, and how public lands grazers can benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) risk management and disaster aid programs.
Attendees will be able to ask questions and share concerns with top agency leaders including BLM Senior Policy Advisor Errol Rice and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux.
BLM’s Rice, a Montana native, helps guide the BLM’s outreach and policy on grazing and investments in restoration. Rice has significant experience in agriculture, ranching and renewable energy and works with clients in the agribusiness, agriculture technology and renewable sector to navigate the supply chain, government, climate, profit, risk, and strategy.
Ducheneaux was appointed as FSA Administrator in 2021 and has since provided leadership and direction on agricultural policy, administering loan programs, and managing conservation, commodity, disaster, and farm marketing programs through a national network of offices. Originally from South Dakota, his family still operates a multi-generation ranch on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
Source: drovers.com
Categories: South Dakota, Livestock