November 19, 2019
USDA, Bureau of Indian Affairs partner to spur economic development, strengthen tribal communities in indian country
The United States Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Indian Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve tribes’ and tribal members’ access to farm conservation programs to advance conservation in Indian Country. The MOU was signed in Catoosa, Oklahoma, where USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey was joined by BIA Director Darryl LaCounte at the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance-National Tribal Conservation Districts Conference, organized by th