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Who Are We?
The National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE)
of which SDASCOE is part of, is an organization that represents the county level
employees of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA). This professional association represents the Interests of all county office
employees of the FSA, regardless of membership. We originally chartered NASCOE In
1959 to provide a nationwide, nonprofit nonpartisan, nongovernmental association
through which the county committee employees of the Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS) could render better service to American agriculture by
having a national medium for the exchange of ideas and information, and to facilitate
closer cooperation in working toward solution of mutual problems.
In the "USDA Reorganization Act of 1994", Congress combined the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and
the agricultural lending programs of the Farmers Home Administration into a single Farm
Service Agency. However, the Federal Agriculture Improvement Transition Act of 1996
(FAIR) created a new agency for Risk Management.
SDASCOE & NASCOE continue to represent the county office employees of the "new"
FSA. Our objectives are: (1) To assist in every way possible to assure successful
operation of the Farm Service Agency and the attainment of the agency's objectives, (2)
To cooperate with common interest groups and organizations to conserve and Improve
our nation's natural resources, (3) To secure equitable salaries, working conditions, and
retirement provisions for all county office employees, and (4) To promote
professionalism of our workers. NASCOE membership Is strictly voluntary. Of the
approximate 10,600 eligible county FSA employees, more than 85 percent are members.
Each state has an independent state organization. These state associations are
affiliated with the national organization (NASCOE). The affiliates each have two members
serving on the NASCOE Board of Directors.
Since 1962, NASCOE has been granted exclusive recognition to represent full time
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service county committee employees in
negotiation with management on terms of employment and working conditions. After the
United States Department of Agriculture reorganization of 1995, FSA granted NASCOE
exclusive recognition to represent Farm Service Agency county office employees in
negotiation with management. Most of our affiliated State Associations have similar
agreements with management at the state level. All Officers, Executive Committee
Members, and Standing Committee Members are full time FSA employees who perform
their NASCOE duties on unofficial time. Travel and business expenses are paid from
membership dues.
The National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE)
of which SDASCOE is part of, is an organization that represents the county level
employees of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA). This professional association represents the Interests of all county office
employees of the FSA, regardless of membership. We originally chartered NASCOE In
1959 to provide a nationwide, nonprofit nonpartisan, nongovernmental association
through which the county committee employees of the Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS) could render better service to American agriculture by
having a national medium for the exchange of ideas and information, and to facilitate
closer cooperation in working toward solution of mutual problems.
In the "USDA Reorganization Act of 1994", Congress combined the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and
the agricultural lending programs of the Farmers Home Administration into a single Farm
Service Agency. However, the Federal Agriculture Improvement Transition Act of 1996
(FAIR) created a new agency for Risk Management.
SDASCOE & NASCOE continue to represent the county office employees of the "new"
FSA. Our objectives are: (1) To assist in every way possible to assure successful
operation of the Farm Service Agency and the attainment of the agency's objectives, (2)
To cooperate with common interest groups and organizations to conserve and Improve
our nation's natural resources, (3) To secure equitable salaries, working conditions, and
retirement provisions for all county office employees, and (4) To promote
professionalism of our workers. NASCOE membership Is strictly voluntary. Of the
approximate 10,600 eligible county FSA employees, more than 85 percent are members.
Each state has an independent state organization. These state associations are
affiliated with the national organization (NASCOE). The affiliates each have two members
serving on the NASCOE Board of Directors.
Since 1962, NASCOE has been granted exclusive recognition to represent full time
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service county committee employees in
negotiation with management on terms of employment and working conditions. After the
United States Department of Agriculture reorganization of 1995, FSA granted NASCOE
exclusive recognition to represent Farm Service Agency county office employees in
negotiation with management. Most of our affiliated State Associations have similar
agreements with management at the state level. All Officers, Executive Committee
Members, and Standing Committee Members are full time FSA employees who perform
their NASCOE duties on unofficial time. Travel and business expenses are paid from
membership dues.
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