Mississippi Women In Ag Resource & Equity National Event
Wed, May 15
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A live Agent USDA-NRCS representative will be present to answer questions and provide program information. Resources will be available at the open platform to help ALL farmers (Women, Men, Veterans and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers as young as 10 years of age)
Time & Location
May 15, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Guests
About the event
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Chuck Lea is the State Outreach Reach/Civil Rights Coordinator for Mississippi NRCS. This past January marked his 25th year with the agency. He currently serves as the chairman of the MS Civil Rights/EEO committee. Mr. Lea is also responsible for conducting 20% handicap accessibility reviews for all lease properties in the state. Lastly, Mr. Lea oversees the reviewing, ranking, and administration of cooperative outreach agreements received through a Funding Opportunity that NRCS announces each year on for the state of Mississippi. Chuck started his NRCS career in January of 1999 as soil conservation technician in Neshoba County, Mississippi. In 2001 he advanced into the soil conservationist’s series and progressed again to the District Conservationist (DC) level in 2005 and managed the Winston and Attala Co field offices. As a DC Mr. Lea has worked in several counties around the state until August of 2016 when Mr. Lea was promoted t…