January 28, 2025: At their Group Meeting in Covington, GA on January 28, members and partners of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD) honored Mr. Earl Brantley for his almost 50 years of service to USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and GACD. Earl had a 36 year career with NRCS as Assistant State Conservationist (Field Operations) and 12 years with GACD administering its Cooperative Agreement program which assists NRCS offices with staffing through county employee positions.