Conservation Security Program 2005 Sign-Up Concluded

Wisconsin Farmers Awarded $1.9 Million in Conservation Contracts 
Highlights from the 2005 Sign-up NEW!

Self-Assessment Workbook and Wisconsin Workbook Additions

The Self-Assessment Workbook was designed as a tool to help you get a good idea about whether you may be eligible for CSP.

The Workbook will help you:

• determine eligibility,
• document stewardship to date, and
• prepare a benchmark inventory of existing conservation treatments on your land.

Take your completed Self-Assessment and documentation to your NRCS Service Center to determine what category your application fits.  The complete Self-Assessment Workbook is available for on-line use and for download.  For a printed copy or CD-ROM of the Self Assessment Workbook, contact your local NRCS office.

Wisconsin Workbook Application Material   

There are Wisconsin additions to the Self-Assessment Workbook that apply to the signup of land for the CSP sign-up in the Wisconsin watersheds.

Supplemental Cover Sheet - Collect the items you need from this before scheduling an interview with your NRCS office.

Owner-Operator Intention Sheet - Needs to be completed for rented land that applicants would like to enroll in CSP.

Field Information Questionnaire - Complete to determine field eligibility for CSP through the soil conditioning index, a measurement of soil health.  Fields with the same management can be combined on one sheet but must also be listed by field number and tract number and must correspond with field maps included by you.   Here is an example of a completed Questionnaire.

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