Son Jon sent us a copy of this 20 minute story of Hugh Hammond Bennett in establishing the Soil Conservation Service. (SCS) Jon and others have been working on this along with their regular jobs, for some time. It is a great Documentary that brings to light the importance of caring for our Soil and Water Resources on a Sustainable basis. The Agency name in the Department of Agriculture was changed in 1994 to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to reflect the Agencies expanded mission. It was a great pleasure to see Jon listed as an Executive Producer of the Documentary.
While I went to work for SCS in 1949, the opportunity to meet the Chief never occurred. My work as a Technician for the first 10 years of my career was demonstrated in the film by our working with farmers on the conservation of their land. Having grown up with family interest, it was only natural that Jon took that career path. After getting my college degrees and advancing in the administrative ranks, I was able to encourage Jon to get his degree in Agronomy with a Soils Major since that is the specialty that sets the Agency apart from others He has gone on to get an advance degree which has also served him well. It's admirable that he enjoys his job over the opportunity to retire. Our careers overlapped a few years but we only missed 13 of the Agencies 82 years. 
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