NACD Releases
Promotional Videos

During the 2018 Annual Meeting in Nashville, NACD debuted a series of three promotional videos to highlight what conservation districts and the national association do on a daily basis to protect our nation’s natural resources.

On NACD’s YouTube channel, you can find an RFD-TV profile of the McGavock High School FFA program and NACD service project. RFD-TV visited McGavock High School in the heart of Nashville on January 26 for a day of service, where FFA students and NACD leadership installed raised beds for vegetable production and horticulture study.

President Brent Van Dyke says work like this is part of his organization’s mission. “As an organization that reaches across America—3,000+ conservation districts nationwide, every county, parish in America has a conservation district—we’re about sustainable agriculture and making sure that we can produce the food and fiber to feed those who cannot feed themselves. Being able to come to this high school and work with these students, it’s just a wonderful opportunity. We’re so impressed with the skillset that the FFA students here bring to this project.”

Davidson County Soil Conservation District, Davidson County Farm Bureau and Five Rivers Resource, Conservation, & Development Council provided the funding to make this project possible and Metro Davidson County provided the funding for the ADA compliant raised beds.

Click here to be redirected to NACD’s YouTube channel.

Nomination deadline approaching:
2018 Farmer Spotlight

Field to Market’s Farmer Spotlight series showcases farmers who are committed to stewardship and conservation efforts on their land.

To recognize deserving farmers for their commitment to stewardship, conservation and continuous improvement, click here. To be eligible, farmers must utilize the Fieldprint Platform to measure and evaluate continuous improvement of their farm’s sustainability performance.

You can also access the nomination form through the Member Portal Dashboard under the Nominate a Farmer for Recognition link on the lower right-hand side under Explore the Portal. If you have any questions, please contact Lexi Clark at (202) 800-2695 or lclark@fieldtomarket.org. Nominations are due next Wednesday, Feb. 28.

CSP sign-up closes soon

2018 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications are due Friday, March 2. CSP is the largest conservation program in the United States, with more than 70 million acres of land enrolled. Click here for more information and click here to find out how to apply.

NACD Spring Fly-In
one month away

One month from today, NACD will be hosting its annual Spring Fly-In! If you plan on attending, please prepare to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 19 and please RSVP by email to NACD Director of Government Affairs Coleman Garrison at coleman-garrison@nacdnet.org. Visit our Fly-In web page for more information on hotels and to review our 2018 issue papers.