§ 1470.5 - Outreach activities.

§ 1470.5 Outreach activities.

(a) NRCS will establish program outreach activities at the national, State, and local levels to ensure that inform potential applicants who control eligible land are aware and informed that they may be eligible to apply for program assistance.

(b) Special outreach will be made to eligible producers with historically low participation rates, including but not restricted to, beginning farmers or ranchers, limited resource farmers or ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers NRCS will specifically conduct outreach to historically underserved producers.

(c) NRCS will ensure that provide outreach is provided so as not to limit producer participation because of size or type of operation or production system, including specialty crop and organic production.