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Applications for Participation in the Conservation Stewardship Program Coming Due on Feb. 3, 2017
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:04:07 CST
Applications for participation in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) are due Feb. 3, 2017 to local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field offices. CSP is the Nation's largest working lands conservation program and is designed to assist farmers and ranchers who are established in their land stewardship production systems.
"CSP has never had more options for agricultural producers to broaden and deepen the level of conservation on their land," said Gary O'Neill, State Conservationist for NRCS in Oklahoma. "With the 2017 version of the program, producers will find CSP is more customizable to their operations and local natural resource concerns while still offering the same level of technical support and reliable conservation results as in years past."
Participants in CSP select from a suite of conservation enhancements tailored to their agricultural operations, from dairies to prairies. Enhancements are management activities such as cover crops or riparian buffer strips that go above and beyond the minimum conservation practice standards specified in other NRCS programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Good land stewardship also provides multiple benefits to local communities, including better water and air quality and wildlife habitat, as well as food and fiber.
Information about CSP, including national and state ranking questions and enhancement descriptions, is available here.
Source - USDA / NRCS
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