WORTHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is temporarily restricting in-person visits at the Worthington Service Center due to elevated rates of coronavirus community spread. However, USDA employees continue to assist ag producers with programs and services.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff will continue to work with producers by phone, email and other digital tools like Microsoft Teams, Box and OneSpan. Producers can learn more about these tools at farmers.gov/mydocs.
Anyone wishing to conduct business with the FSA, NRCS, or any other Service Center agency is required to call to schedule a phone appointment.
The general line for the FSA is 376-6194, Extension 2. To reach specific staff members, see the following phone extensions and email addresses: Jennifer DeCramer, 110 or jennifer.behrends@usda.gov; Bailey Penning, 101 or bailey.penning@usda.gov; Breanna Houselog, 108 or breanna.houselog@usda.gov; Hannah Kokett, 107 or hannah.kokett@usda.gov; Jordyn Nolte, 105 or jordyn.nolte@usda.gov; Raquel Strouth, 118 or raquel.strouth@usda.gov; Ron McCarvel, 109 or ron.mccarvel@usda.gov; Shelly Onken, 106 or shelly.onken@usda.gov; Traci Scheepstra, 100 or traci.scheepstra@usda.gov; Dawn Weseman, 128 or dawn.weseman@usda.gov; and Clarke Hein, 104 or clarke.hein@usda.gov; or send a general email to the FSA group at ug-mnworthing-fsa@usda.gov.
The general line for NRCS is 376-6194, Extension 3.
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The current operational status of every USDA Service Center is available at farmers.gov/coronavirus/service-center-status.
