Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack named Dave White as chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) this week. Chief White has experience at the local, state and national levels, including time as a State Conservationist and on detail to the Senate Agriculture Committee during development of the 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills. White has extensive knowledge of conservation districts and their work and has shown commitment to working with partners at all levels to ensure protection of America's natural resources.