Dec 21, 2011Deadline approaches for CSP applications
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that the deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will be Jan. 13.
The CSP is a voluntary stewardship incentives program, administered by the USDA’s NRCS, designed to reward farmers, ranchers and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation as well as to adopt additional conservation measures. The program pays producers for clean water, better soil management, improved habitat, energy efficiency and other natural resource benefits.
CSP is a continuous sign-up program and producers can apply to enroll at any time, but NRCS applies a cut-off date for applications to be considered during each fiscal year. Once the cut-off date is past, producers may continue to apply but will not be considered for entry into the program until the spring of the following year.
For more information, visit http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs.
