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United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Boise, Idaho 83709
 
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October 24, 2005


producers can prepare for fall csp sign-up

Lewiston, Idaho —Agricultural producers interested in the monetary rewards of the new Conservation Security Program (CSP) can prepare for a late-fall sign-up by gathering production records.

The program, administered by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), rewards good stewardship and conservation practices through a multi-level payment system.

Producers in Idaho County received $1.6 million in the 2005 sign-up. The 2006 sign-up includes the Clearwater and Lower North Fork of the Clearwater watersheds. Producers must have the majority of an operation in these areas to qualify.

Applicants are required to have one soil sample in the last five years on each piece of enrolled ground. Operators must also be able to show reasonable documentation of rental agreements for the duration of the five- to ten-year program. This does not have to be formal leases but could include letters of intent. Sample documents are available on the NRCS website at www.id.nrcs.usda.gov.

Public meetings are being scheduled throughout Idaho, Lewis, Clearwater, Nez Perce and Latah counties in late November. Meeting information will be available soon. Producers, landowners and others interested in the program can learn about the program, get information and preliminary workbooks at these upcoming meetings.

For more information on CSP, visit http://www.id.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp/index.html.

 

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