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AGENCY
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RESPONSIBILITY
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Farm Service Agency
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A state-level administrative arm of the USDA. It distributes federal funds to
producers to assist them in implementing what the USDA regards as the best management practices, including terracing, ponds, wells, irrigation, and agriculture
waste facilities. It also administers the Conservation Reserve Program.
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USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Is responsible for all soil and water conservation programs, the Wetlands Reserve
Program, and other programs related to natural resource conservation.
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Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
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A state agency with a five-member board elected by delegations from the 213 Soil
Conservation Districts. The board coordinates the activities of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts, develops a statewide conservation plan, and is the lead
agency for designing site-specific programs to abate non-point source pollution resulting from agriculture and silviculture.
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Texas A&M Research, Education and Extension Service
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Provides a link between agricultural producers and agricultural research. Through
county offices, it provides educational programs and materials to producers, farmworkers, and homeowners on a range of subjects, including the proper use of
agricultural chemicals, new developments in agricultural technology, and the implementation of effective conservation practices
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Texas Department of Agriculture
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This state agency was established by the Texas Legislature in 1907. The State
Commissioner of Agriculture is an elected official. The Department has many functions, including the promotion of Texas food and fiber products, regulating
the sale, use and disposal of pesticides and herbicides, controlling plant pest, and ensuring the accuracy of weighting and measuring devices, such as gas pumps
and grocery scales.
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