Congratulating the National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) on its 50th anniversary and its role in support of American agriculture.

Whereas the National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) was founded in 1959 by a group of county office employees who sought to render better service to American agriculture by having a national medium of exchange of ideas and information, and to facilitate closer cooperation in working toward solution of mutual problems;

Whereas NASCOE has been recognized as the exclusive organization to represent full-time county office employees in negotiations with management on terms of employment and working conditions;

Whereas NASCOE’s objective is to assure a successful implementation of Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs;

Whereas NASCOE members, in addition to the implementation of farm and conservation programs, carry out Federal agricultural disaster assistance programs in times of need;

Whereas members of Congress representing a rural district or State recognize the value of the local Farm Service Agency office to farmers and ranchers;

Whereas NASCOE continues to represent the county office employees of the new FSA;

Whereas NASCOE strives to assist in obtaining FSA’s objectives, cooperate with common interest groups and organizations to conserve and improve our Nation’s natural resources, to secure equitable salaries, working conditions, and retirement provisions for all county office employees, and to promote professionalism;

Whereas NASCOE seeks to assure FSA programs are implemented in a timely manner for farmers and ranchers in the United States; and

Whereas FSA county office employees are in place to serve farmers and ranchers and administer Department of Agriculture programs at the local level: Now, therefore, be it