NRCS Hosting Local Meetings About Conservation Stewardship Program

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is hosting public meetings throughout Missouri to help landowners learn more about the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).

J.R. Flores, State Conservationist, says the meetings are part of NRCS’ efforts to ensure that landowners are aware of the benefits of the Conservation Stewardship Program, and how it differs from its predecessor, the Conservation Security Program.

“The CSP changed dramatically in the 2008 Farm Bill,” Flores says. “The new program should appeal to our diverse customers, and offer them an equal chance to participate.”

CSP is a voluntary conservation program designed to encourage agricultural and forestry producers to adopt additional conservation practices and improve, maintain and manage existing ones.

“This is not a land-retirement program,” Flores says. “CSP encourages additional conservation activities on working, agricultural land.”

CSP began August 10. Landowners may sign up for it on a continuous basis, but the first cutoff for ranking purposes is September 30. For more information about CSP, contact the local NRCS office or visit http://www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/CSP/stewardship/csp_general.html. A list of scheduled public meetings also is available there.

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