Conservation Security Program

The CSP sets forth a mechanism to provide financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands.

Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land,
improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation.

The goal of CSP is to identify and reward those farmers and ranchers who are meeting the highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their operations and to support ongoing stewardship of private agricultural lands by providing payments for maintaining and enhancing natural resources.

Agency - Department of Agriculture
Office - Consult the local telephone directory for location of the NRCS office.

If no listing, contact the appropriate State NRCS office listed in the NRCS Section of Appendix IV.

the Catalog.



Program Accomplishments

Contract numbers and acres by year: 2006 - 4,323 contracts covering 3,648,100 acres; 2007 - No sign-up.

Uses and Use Restrictions

Eligible applicants may offer eligible land on a portion of their agricultural operation to enter into a five year contract, or entire agricultural operation for a five to ten year contract.

Subject to the acceptance of an offer by the Federal Government, the participant shall agree to participate as outlined in the CSP stewardship plan and contract.

The contract will include appropriate stewardship, new practice, existing practice, and enhancement payments.

Subject to the availability of funds, CCC will make stewardship, existing practice, new practice or enhancement payments at the rates specified in this contract after a determination by CCC than an eligible practice or activity has been established in compliance with the CSP plan of operations and in accordance with appropriate standards and specifications.

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