NRCS Roundtable on Conservation Practice Standards - April 30

Description

Delaware and Maryland NRCS are convening a producer roundtable on April 30, 2026 at the Delmarva Chicken Association office in Georgetown, DE and we’d really value your voice. Your on the ground experience with NRCS programs is essential to making sure our conservation practice standards work well for Delaware and Maryland operations. We hope you can share what’s working — and what isn’t — so we can keep improving our support for you. The meeting will run from 12pm to 2pm, with lunch provided.

Discussion topics include new technologies and equipment we should incorporate, how national standards are modified for local conditions, and how specific practices impact your bottom line. The practices listed below will be discussed. Attached is an explanation of the components of the standards, and you can check out our Conservation at Work video series to see many of these practices in action. If you are in Delaware, click the “DE” link beside the practice to access Delaware’s Conservation Practice Standard. If you are in Maryland, click the “MD” link beside the practice to access Maryland’s Conservation Practice Standard.

317  - Composting Facility         DE         MD

318 – Short Term Storage of Animal Waste and By Products      DE

342 - Critical Area Planting        DE         MD

371 – Air Filtration and Scrubbing           NHCP

374 – Energy Efficient Ag Operations    DE         MD

375- Dust Management for Pen Surface             NHCP

558 - Roof Runoff Structure       DE         MD

591 – Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste             DE         MD

670 – Energy Efficient Lighting System                DE         MD

672 – Energy Efficient Building Envelope            DE         MD