American Seed Trade Association
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Seed purity standards
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices
NRCS-2026-0034-0001Notice
Comments
35
Last activity Jul 6, 2026
Deadline
Closed on Jul 7, 2026
Closed Jul 7, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+63%
+63% excluding campaigns
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- Title
- Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices
- Posted
- Jun 5, 2026
- Comment period
- Jun 5, 2026 – Jul 7, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-11327
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Stance breakdown
+63%
Net support
Support28Oppose6Other1
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +63% across organic comments.
Who commented
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Academic
1
Business
4
Government
7
Individual
9
Trade association
3
Advocacy
11
Comments over time
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Posted Jun 5, 2026Deadline Jul 7, 2026
Jun 1Jun 15Jun 29Jul 6
Support28Oppose6Other1
Support × commenter type
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Support
Oppose
Other
Advocacy
82%
18%
0%
Individual
67%
22%
11%
Government
71%
29%
0%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
100%
0%
0%
Academic
100%
0%
0%
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| Organization | Prescribed burning standards | Biocarbon eligibility | Organic production standards | Seed purity standards | Silvopasture benefits and habitat |
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American Seed Trade Association Trade associationSupport The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) supports the proposed revisions to Practice 513 but expresses concern that th | · | · | · | · | |
American Water Works Association AdvocacySupport The American Water Works Association (AWWA) supports the NRCS's efforts to update conservation practice standards and sp | · | · | · | · | · |
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Trade associationSupport The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies supports the proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation P | · | · | · | · | |
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. AdvocacySupport Ducks Unlimited, a nonprofit conservation organization, expresses support for the NRCS's proposed revisions to various c | · | · | · | · | |
Organic Farming Research Foundation AdvocacySupport The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) supports the proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation | · | · | · | · | |
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture AdvocacyOppose Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, a nonprofit organization, opposes the proposed removal of water quality, erosion control, | · | · | · | · | |
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever AdvocacySupport Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, a nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation, support the prop | · | · | · | · | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. BusinessSupport Steel Dynamics, Inc. | · | · | · | · |
American Water Works Association
AdvocacySupport
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Trade associationSupport
Prescribed burning standards
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
AdvocacySupport
Prescribed burning standards
Organic Farming Research Foundation
AdvocacySupport
Organic production standards
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture
AdvocacyOppose
Silvopasture benefits and habitat
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
AdvocacySupport
Prescribed burning standards
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Biocarbon eligibility
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- Jul 6, 2026American Water Works AssociationSupportAdvocacy📎 Attachment
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) supports the NRCS's efforts to update conservation practice standards and specifically welcomes the inclusion of source water protection language in many of the proposed standards. They argue for further standardization of this language, the creation of a "quick glance" reference for source water protection, and the inclusion of source water protection language in other high-ranking practices identified through their CPPE screening methodology.
Read comment → - Jul 6, 2026David MeyerOpposeIndividual📎 Attachment
A retired physical scientist and former civil servant to the USGS and NASA, who is currently a private landowner, opposes the proposed revisions to the Water Well (Code 642) conservation practice standard. The commenter argues that the changes lower the national floor for scientific rigor by moving aquifer testing from "Criteria" to "Considerations," relaxing geologist requirements, and eliminating casing standards, which could lead to cumulative aquifer depletion and inequitable water access.
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