| Becky Fletcher, ARCSE President Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were happy and joyful. ARCSE has been busy these past two months, and we are not slowing down as we slide into 2026. Watch for the announcement of another all-member video conference meeting coming soon featuring national leaders discussing the Farm Bill, budgeting and other important updates. We will be partnering again with SWCS to hire a summer intern. An announcement will be coming out soon. Our membership drive continues through April – please jump in and ask at least one person to join us. We are especially targeting those who recently retired from NRCS. Our social media efforts are stronger than ever and attracting new followers. We continue to seek mentors for new NRCS employees. We have new partnership training opportunities coming our way. Special thanks to Craig Derickson, Julie MacSwain, Paul Benedict, Chris Tippie, Jack Carlson and Becky Ross for their help in organizing the last two online meetings for members and state representatives. We have received positive feedback on these sessions and will continue to look for opportunities to share information with you. There are several important updates in this issue of the newsletter. Please take a moment to read. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, please know we are dedicated to helping you stay connected. |