Natural Resources Conservation Service: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is a relatively small government agency in the United States Department of Agriculture currently comprised of about 12,000 employees. Its mission is to improve, protect, and conserve natural resources on private lands therough a cooperative partnership with local and state agencies. While its primary focus has been agricultural lands, its many technical contributions to soil mapping and classification and to water quality improvement is well known.