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NRCS representative warns of staffing losses and a down year for EQIP preapprovals
Summary
A National Resources Conservation Service representative told the Vernon County committee the agency lost roughly 25% of its state staff and that fewer Environmental Quality Incentives Program preapprovals were issued this cycle; continuing federal budget uncertainty could pause in‑office work.
Justin, the local NRCS representative, told the Vernon County Land and Water Conservation Committee that the agency has lost a large share of its staff and that funding awards are down this year. "We're down — about 25% of our entire agency is gone," Justin said, citing firings, resignations and early retirements. "It's been a down year for funding."
The NRCS office in Vernon County lost a program assistant who was later reinstated with back pay, Justin said. Soil conservationist Nick Hertz is on temporary detail in Dunn County; Justin said other staff are being shuffled between offices and some…
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