Chad Reed has been selected as the USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) assistant state conservationist for Zone 1 field operations, headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, by NRCS Texas State Conservationist Kristy Oates. 

Chad Reed, USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) assistant state conservationist for Zone 1 field operations (Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS)

Reed will oversee 50 NRCS field service centers across the High Plains, more than 125 employees, and a total annual budget of approximately $55 million in federal conservation aid to Texas farmers and producers in the South Plains and Panhandle regions.  

“We are pleased to have Chad Reed representing our agency in one of the largest agriculture production areas in the United States,” said Oates. “His leadership and knowledge of resources will be essential for our continued success working with producers in this key area.”

Reed will begin his new position on January 3, 2021, and will replace Darren Richardson, who retired in November 2020. For the past 10 years, Reed has served as the Texas NRCS Zone 1 program liaison and technology transfer specialist in Lubbock. Prior, he worked for NRCS as a district conservationist and as a resource team leader in the Lamesa USDA Field office from 2003-2010. He began his career in conservation with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), NRCS’ partner at the state level, where he started as an engineering technician in their Wharton office in 1994 before transferring to Hale Center in 2000 as a natural resources specialist and finally regional manager for TSSWCB there.

Reed, a Plainview native, earned a Bachelor of Science in Range and Wildlife Management in 1990 from Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

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