CSP Farmers Guide Final September 2009

8/6/2019 CSP Farmers Guide Final September 2009

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Farmers Guideto thConvton

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2 | Ntonl stnbl agclt Colton - Convton stwhp Pog G

The Farmers Guide to the Conservation Stewardship Program w wttn by Lon Kp fo th Ntonl stnbl

agclt Colton. hnk to F Hofn n an Lott fo th contbton n a Wttn, Jl Hon,

n Bn Fox fo tng n lyot.

***Quick Response Needed for 2009 applicants***h ft gnp n 2009 h bn bokn own nto two tp to th vy hot t btwn th pog n-

noncnt on agt 10 n th n of th 2009 fcl y on sptb 30. NrCs wll tk ntl pplcton bysptb 30, 2009, b on pplcnt lgblty n ln lgblty, wthot lookng t th pcfc of convton on

th ln. hn n Octob, th Convton mnt ool wll b fll ot by ch pplcnt, follow by nkng,

lcton, fl vfcton n wtng of contct by NrCs. up to 12.8 llon c cn b noll n CsP ng th

two-tp poc fo 2009 nollnt. in ft y, th whol pocpplcton thogh gnng contctwll

occ wthn th fcl y.

it vy lkly tht th hot 2009 notc wll fvo pplcnt who cntly y to gn p, cng o yb

vn lntng coptton, th lkly to b fw totl c kng nollnt thn th 12.8 llon c

vlbl. in ft y th oppot lkly to b t. On th oth hn, vntg n 2009 tht pplcnt

wll not know th xct pynt t p c thy ght cv ntl ft lcton th ft on. in ft y, t

lkly th pynt t wll b known po to nkng n lcton of pplcton. Of co, f hv th ght tonot gn contct f thy cov tl tht o not t th opton. h ft pynt fo both th 2009 n 2010

gn-p wll v n Octob 2010.


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Introduction

CsP not lk ny oth convton pog. it pov co-

phnv convton tnc to whol f n wokngln to olv ptcl oc concn n gvn locton.it off f1* th oppotnty to gnt th fonton of th goo cntconvton ffot by nng pynt fo ntnng th, xpnng th,n ng nw convton ctvtvn whl thy wok th ln fo po-cton. CsP fo wokng f, blt on th blf tht w t nhnc ntloc n nvonntl potcton t th t w poc poftbl foo,fb n ngy.

1*Toghot th pot w th wofarmerto ncl ll tho who hvt plnt n nl fo th ln, nclng nch n fot. a f ncl ll kn of gclt nclng gzngln n ngln, pt, copln, pclty cop, och, vny, , t f, pvt non-ntl fot, qclt, tck f, n o.

h nw Convton stwhp Pog p byCong n gn nto lw by Pnt Bh n th 2008

F Bll bl on th von n ccoplhnt of th

pcng Convton scty Pog fo th 2002

F Bll. h nw CsP not lk th ol CsP, n tht t h

bn tln n now ntonw pog,

wth lgbl pplcnt bl to bt pplcton toptcpt on contno gnp b t ny t n

ny y. svl t y, usda Ntl roc

Convton svc (NrCs) wll nk pplcton cv

to tht pont b on nvonntl bnft n noll th

hght nkng popol.

Vegetated buffer strips along waterways are valued for slowing and filtering water runoff.

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4 | Ntonl sutnbl agcultu Colton - Convton stwhp Pog Gu

Th bth of CsP tuly kbl, wth gol of pov-

ng ol, wt n qulty; povng nc bovty

n wllf n pollnto hbtt; qutng cbon n th

ol n ucng gnhou g on to low clt

chng; n convng wt u n ngy u. Cong

pov uffcnt funng to llow NrCs to noll 12.8

llon c of f n nch ln ch y, o nly 130

llon c ov th nxt tn y.

a fv-y CsP contct wll py nnul fnncl w,

contbutng to th conoc botto ln of tho f

tht chv th nvonntl gol of olvng poty

ouc pobl. Tho CsP f wll b ung th ln

fo conoc n gonoc poucton t th t

thy pov th ln fo th nvonnt n fo futu

gnton. CsP pt ll conoc u of th ln tht

ntn th gcultul ntu of th ln n contnt

wth th CsP contct.

Th nw Convton stwhp Pog tclly

tln fo th l Convton scuty Pog

von. You ont hv to wt fo y fo you ptcul

wth to co up fo nollnt, but nt cn pply t

ny t ov th nxt fv y whn t wok bt fo you.

Th no nollnt t to choo fo, o ultpl

pynt typ wth coplx foul. int vy CsP

contct wll b p th wyb on totl conv-

ton pfonc pont tht flct th nvonntl

bnft pov n you pplcton n th nub of c

nvolv. Th jut on contct lngth, fv y, wth

fv-y nwl opton. NrCs h vlop coput-

b vluton tool tht wll tk guwok n gonl

vton out of th poc. it pog tht ty focu

on ntnng n ncng convton pfonc to

th ntf ouc pobl of ptcul .

Th gu wll hlp f untn how thy cn

u CsP to k th f n th lv btt. Th

Ntonl sutnbl agcultu Colton h wok wth

snto To Hkn fo th lt y of gnng

wokng-ln gn pynt pog c go, ll thwy though to toy. W contnu to wtchog, uppot,

n pocl th von of CsP. a CsP gow n on,

xpnc, n plntton tho, w blv t wll

how th wy to nw kn of ntonl f polcy, on tht

py f ft n foot fo wht thy o fo th ln.

Te new CSPBrief history of CSPHow th 2002 Convton scuty Pog volv nto

th 2008 Convton stwhp Pog? Th 2002 CsP

lw contn th von n coponnt of gn pyntpog, but unfotuntly t w bon t t of btt

ptn poltc n v funng cut. aft wll ov

y of ul-wtng, th ft CsP w lunch wth noll-

nt xtly tct to jut fw wth ch y,

hot n bupt gn-up ln, fc coptton fo

lt fun, n n xcngly coplx pynt foul.

in ny c, ng nw convton pctc ntl

coplx contct ofcton. dpt th pobl

ct by nttv ulkng n plntton

con, ch y f lucky nough to b loct

n th chon wth ppl n ov bcu thyblv n th von of nng w fo th outtnng

convton ffot. dung fou, hot gn-up po n

pcfc wth n 2004, 2005, 2006, n 2008, ov

21,000 f n nch h noll 17.5 llon c

wth ch c tng o xcng th ttu of utnbl,

ouc-convng u whl n poucton. Tho ptc-

ptng f wll contnu to cy out tho CsP contct,

n tho contct xp wll b bl to noll n th nw

Convton stwhp Pog un th nw ul.

in th 2008 F Bll, ny of th pvou coplxt n

lt ct by ttut n pclly by gulton hv bn

ov, n tln pog h bn ct.

mny pct of th nw CsP n th th ognl

pog, howv, nclung th ovll gn pynt

phloophy of th pog, th ul w tuctu fo

xtng n nw convton ffot, th focu on cophn-

v plnnng, th ph on contnul povnt, th

hgh ouc n nvonntl tn qu ltv

to oth fl wokng ln convton pog, n

th nnovtv u of ouc-pcfc nc to u n

copnt fo nvonntl bnft n coyt vc.

Th nw CsP wll ut th ol fo ntonl polcy to

tnton to wng f fo howthy gow, nt of

whatthy gow.


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int of Cong uthozng oll ount, whchpov contnul tptton fo llocton of fun to

oth u n th pvou CsP, th nw CsP uthoz to

enroll 12.8 million acres ch n vy y fo th nxt

tn y. ech tt Ntul rouc Convton svc

(NrCs) llott h of t gcultu c (ply

b on t ount of gcultul ln ltv to th

ntonl totl) to w CsP contct. any c not u by

ptcul tt wll b lloct to oth tt n whch

n xc upply. By 2013 whn th nxt f bll

wttn, ov 50 llon c of th nton f n nch

ln wll b optng t utnbl lvl un CsP renew-

able five-year contracts. in tn y th wll b bout 130

llon c n th nw pog. Thu nly 13 pcnt of

acn ln n f wll b tng th hgh convton

tn of CsP, wll 13 llon c of pvt fot-

ln. Cong tt pnng 10-y funng bugt

of ov $12 bllon.

int of cppng funng ctly, Cong ct tht th

vg CsP cot nclung pynt n tchncl tnc

houl not xc $18 n c. it xpct tht ngln

n oth low pouctvty ln wll n low pynt,

whl pouctv hgh vlu ln wll n hgh pynt.

Lg cg f, whch ht th pynt lt of $40,000

p y, wll lo hlp bng th vg cot p c own.

anoth nw ftu tht non-nutl pvt fotln

nclu, whch ul ln wth xtng t cov o ut-

bl ln fo t cov. Bfo, only ncntl woolot on

gcultul ln w nclu. Th opn n oppotunty

fo fot own to u CsP, up to tn pcnt of totl c

ntonlly.

Whats new?Th nw CsP pov tchncl n fnncl tnc

to all qualified farmers, gl of th locton o

wth, pov thy t lgblty tn n

th pplcton nk hgh nough to b ccpt nto

th pog. All sizes and types of opton, nclungognc n pclty cop, lgbl. Applications

are accepted any time of the year, wth ll pplcton

ubtt by ctn t n th y bng vw n

nk. F copt on how goo th conv-

ton pfonc now, plu how uch o thy

wllng to o toresolve priority resource concn

ntf by th tt NrCs offc on th tt

o wth lvl. a nw conservation measurement

tool wll tt ll pplcnt fly, cong th cunt

n plnn nvonntl pfonc n clcultng

pynt ccongly. a tnth of cg noll wllb tgt to beginning and socially disadvantaged

farmers. a tnth of th cg wll lo b tgt

to non-industrial private forestland. Bgnnng n

oclly vntg f wll non-nutl

fotln pplcton wll copt n pt nkng

pool. supplntl pynt wll reward improved

or newly adopted resource-conserving crop rotations.

Th fv-y contct cn b renewed.


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TimingCsP opn fo nollnt fo t lt th nxt tn y. You

cn pply t ny t you y n qulf, n you

pplcton wll b lup n th nxt chul nkng. if

you hv not t th convton thhol, o f you wnt

to pov you chnc by ccuultng o pont fo

p-xtng convton, thn plnt povnt now

n pply lt. if you not lct th ft t, k

povnt to nc you pont fo th nxt go-oun

n pply gn. Th vy lkly wll b nnul chng to

th Convton munt Tool, th lt of nhncnt

off, n th pynt t, but th pobl to

pct.

applcton fo 2010 cn b ny t, n th nxt

nkng poc wll b nnounc o t n 2010 fo

th nly 13 llon c nollnt. Fo 2010 nollnt

n ll futu nollnt, th NrCs xpct to b bl to

pcfy th pcfc pynt ount fo gvn contct

oon th pplcnt Convton munt Tool co

clcult.

Enrollment process overview

CsP copttv pog tht to chv nvonntl

bnft by cong n thn fnnclly wng convtonpfonc outco of th CsP pplcnt wth th bt

cunt n plnn futu convton ctvt. Ft you applyto f you lgbl, thn you score you cunt pfonc n futu pln. if you tnu convton lvl you copt n rankingto lct tho who wll gtcontracts.

Cover crops can be incorporated into many cropping systems, providing protection from erosion while improving soil quality.

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CSP LingoPriority resource concernsh ht n ol of CsP tht t ct fn tow

olvng th ot png convton n ch locl

by ntnng, povng, n ncng convton ctv-

t. CsP th ft convton pog to yttclly

th ot potnt oc pobl to tnbl

lvl n th hlp olv pobl nt of jt plnt-

ng hlpfl pctc n hopng fo th bt. CsP

ol oon, ol qlty, wt convton, wt qlty,

qlty, plnt (bovty), nl (wllf hbtt), n

ngy.

ech NrCs stt Convtont, wth vc fo t stt

chncl Cott, wll ntfy th to fv poty

oc concn, lctng tho pcfc to th tt, of

tt, o wth. stt wll c how lg o ll to

k th tht h th poty oc concn,n pplcnt wll copt only wthn th , o nkng

pool. it lkly th nnl pot wll gt o pcfc

ov t; fo xpl, ctng ptc pollton nt of

wt qlty gnlly o gnho g on cton

th thn qlty gnlly. Ptcpnt y lo

tonl oc concn tht not nk poty

n gvn tt o gon. Fo ntnc, f ngy convton

o ol ognc tt povnt not poty n gvn

Steps to CSP enrollmentdtn f yo lgbl, n whch ln yo wll

noll. Yo cn th NrCs Poc slf-cnng

Chcklt (www.nc..gov/pog/nw_cp/

pcl_pf/CsP_Poc_slf-scnng_Chcklt.pf)

ft to f th pog ght b ght fo yo.

Fn ot th th to fv Poty roc Concn

tht pply to yo ln. h vlbl on yo tt

NrCs wbt (www.nc..gov/bot/ognzton/

gon.htl).

a yo cnt pfonc wth th Convton

mnt ool (Cm) bln convton qton.

Yo t t o xc th twhp thhol fo t

lt on Poty roc Concn to b lgbl.

if, b on th lf-cnng chcklt n/o thCm bln qton yo c yo cntly

nlgbl o not lkly to nk hgh, yo y wnt to k

povnt n pply gn lt. Fnncl tnc

to k povnt y b vlbl to yo thogh

th envonntl Qlty incntv Pog (eQiP)

(www.nc..gov/pog/qp/), lo nt by

NrCs.

sty th long lt (http://www.nc..gov/pog/

nw_cp/pcl_pf/CsP_Convton_actvty_Lt.

pf) of nw convton ctvt vlbl, nclnggl convton pctc n pcl convton

nhncnt (convton ctvt tht go byon th

qnt of gl convton pctc) n lct

tho yo wllng to ov th nxt th y. Yo

t t o xc th twhp thhol fo con

Poty roc Concn by th n of th ft 5-y

contct, f ont ly t two whn yo ft noll.

s how yo nvonntl pont ng p. B

to ncl ll cnt convton ctvt whn fllngot th Cm bln convton qton. y to

xz tonl convton nhncnt n pc-

tc to off. a lt of ll th nhncnt n pctc

n th pont vl vlbl NsaC wbt (http://

tnblgclt.nt/wp-contnt/plo/2008/10/

CsP-enhncnt.oc).

at yo locl NrCs offc, yo wll coplt th bc

pplcton n thn wok thogh th Cm, lockng n

yo co, whch wll b to nk pplcton wthn

yo nkng pool, n tblh pynt.h NrCs wll lct hght cong pplcton ntl ll

c fo gvn y lloct. if p-ppov, locl

NrCs offcl wll vt yo f to vfy th pplcton,

ft whch fv-y convton twhp pln n

contct pcfyng yo nnl pynt wll b vlop

fo yo gnt.

Vfy ctvt ch y n cv CsP chck fo th

pcng gowng on n th fll of ch y.

if yo not lct, ont gv p. Yo pplcton wll

b con n ft nkng, o yo cn pov yo

bln by ng convton pctc n bttng

to b vlt n th nxt nnonc nkng.
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, ngy convton o ol ognc tt nhncnt

n pctc cn tll b chon n wll tll hlp boot yo

ovll nkng co.

Stewardship thresholdFo ch oc concn, twhp thhol wll b

tn, n pfonc co tht nct thtth concn h bn wth convton ctvt

tht pov n conv th qlty n conton of

oc concn. evy CsP contct t hv ly t

th thhol fo on poty oc concn t th t of

pplcton, n t t th thhol fo con on t

lt by th n of th fv-y contct. if two o o

t t th t of pplcton, thn th qnt ly

t. h twhp thhol lvl y chng ov t

nc t cclt fo pvo nkng po.

Conservation measurement toolNrCs h ct on bg pht to ll pplc-ton n plnt CsP. it co ch f nvonntl

bnft on ltpl oc ng convton pfonc

to tt nvonntl bnft. h lt of bln

convton pfonc qton n th lt of th nw

convton nhncnt n pctc vlbl on

NrCs CsP wbt to look ov. Hopflly ot oon,

NrCs wll pot th Cm n t ntty o tht yo col fll

t ot on yo own, how yo pont ng p, wht

yo cn o to pov yo chnc f yo o con-

vton, n wht yo pynt ght b n ffnt

cno.

Fo now, thogh, f wll only th fll Cm whn

thy t own wth NrCs tff n nw qton whch

tff wll thn to typ nw nto th mnt ool.

B to k wht yo choc n how thy co.

Whn on, k fo copy to b pnt ot. Yo y wnt

to vfy wht w nt, o wht yo cn o to pov

yo co f yo n to pply gn.

Conservation enhancementsCsP w ntnng cnt convton ctvt,

bt t w nwly ctvt vn o. NrCs h

ct lt (http://www.nc..gov/pog/nw_cp/

pcl_pf/CsP_Convton_actvty_Lt.pf) of both

gl convton pctc n nhncnt, whch convton ctvt tht go byon th qnt of

gl convton pctc. a pcfc t of convton

nhncnt n gl convton pctc vlbl

fo f n nch to choo fo thy chck off

whch ctvt thy wllng to opt ng th CsP

contct po.
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NrCs gong to ly on th F svc agncy f

co nb yt to tn f n pplcnt lgbl

fo CsP. Fsa tn f nb, ln confgton,

n th opto of co. Yo t b lt th opto

fo th gcltl opton n th locl F svc agncy

f co ngnt yt, o pt th co f

ncy. so CsP pplcnt wll not hv n Fsa f

nb, pclly fot own n tho who o not hv

copln o hv not ptcpt n cooty pocton

bfo, n whch c thy t coplt th Fsa f co

nb poc bfo pplyng fo CsP. mk n ppont-

nt n bng yo o l, p tht how fl n

ln , n bn ncopoton o tt pp.

So you want to sign up for CSPAm I eligible?

CsP gn fo th pon who h ffctv contol of thln ng th contct. Gnlly h o h wokng ongng th ln pt opton n b th k of

t pocton. Gnlly n lgbl pplcnt n own-opto, nt wthocnt pon to noll n CsP fo th lnlo, o n own who coph wth noth, n o to noll n CsP. if yo nt, yo wll wnt toc CsP wth yo lnlo, gttng gnt on th chng n ngnttht yo pln to k, n gn ltt cknowlgng th fv-y nt of yo

gnt. Yo o not n fv-y l.

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Grass-based agriculture for livestock forage or biomass earns high rewards in CSP for it many environmental benefits.


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if lgl ntty th pplcnt, vy b t b lt

wth th pcntg ntt. all CsP pynt wll b

ttbt to ntl pon v socl scty n tx

ntfcton nb. rgl of th nb of c o

f pon noll o th nb of contct gn, thy

wll b lt to not o thn $40,000 y.

CsP lt to pon wth n jt go nco n

$1 llon, vg ov th y, th t ppl

to ll convton pog, whch th pplcnt how

by gnng ctfcton fo. h lt cn gnlly b

obl fo copl, n cn b xc (wthot

lt) f two th o o of totl go nco co fo

fng ctvt.

What is a farm?if yo ll $1,000 woth of pocton y, thn yo

cont f. if yo hv no nco fo fng, yoo not qlfy. if yo pplyng bgnnng f wth

no pocton htoy, yo cn tt th vl of poc-

ton fo yo c plnt o nb of lvtock, n yo

wll b lgbl fo CsP f tht ont xc $1,000.

ech opto only lgbl fo on CsP contct, nl

thy nvolv n two o o btntlly pt

opton, o f th two pt fot n gclt

ln CsP contct.

What land is eligible?

Pvt gcltl ln lgbl, nclng copln,pov ptln, gln/p ln/ngln, ln

fo go-foty, n fot ln tht n ncntl

pt of th f. Oth typ of pvt gcltl ln on

whch oc concn col b lo lgbl.

inn b y noll gcltl ln n th jc-

ton. Non-ntl pvt fotln tht not pt of

gcltl ln lgbl, bt contct wll b lt to tn

pcnt of th nnl cg nollnt.

Does the size of a farm matter?Whl th CsP z-ntl, vy ll n vy lg op-

ton wll hv to con whth CsP wothwhl fo

th. Vy ll cg, vn f pocng vy hgh vl

convton, tll cn only n ctn ont of pont.

a tn c f y only b bl n fw hn oll

y fo CsP, whch y b woth t fo th twhp

cognton, bt fo oth y not b woth th ppwok.

NrCs conng n pynt ont, php

gt thn $1,000, to ncog ll cg f to

noll n hlp poty oc concn n th

. if tht povon ppov, t y ncog gt

ll cg f ptcpton.

at th oth xt, vy lg cg ng xcllnt

convton pctc y fn thlv t th cpp

nnl pynt of $40,000 p y, vn f thy n o

pynt pont. Fo xpl, 2,500-c opton lgblfo $20 n c on vg wol ht th lt of $40,000 n

th cv $16 n c.

What land and practices are excluded?Ln ly noll n convton tnt pog

not gong to cv ny CsP pynt. h pog

ncl th Convton rv Pog, Wtln rv

Pog, n Gln rv Pog. F wth ln

n tho pog lgbl fo CsP n th t c

wll b ncl pt of th whol f tht t noll

n CsP, bt no nw pctc o nhncnt wll b covon tho c.

Ln bjct to, bt ot of coplnc wth, hghly obl

ln o wtln convton povon not lgbl. No

pblc ln lgbl, whth fl, tt, locl o nv-

ty own. Ln bokn ot fo pt o p fo cop

pocton ft 2008 xcl, nl t w n th CrP,

w n long-t cop otton, o ncntl ln n

fo ffcnt opton of th f.

CsP wont py fo:

Pctc o nhncnt p fo by oth usda conv-

ton pog.

stct, qpnt, n pctc lt to nl wt

tog o ttnt o tnpot o tnf. Ntnt

ngnt of n pplcton llow, howv.

actvt wth no cot o fogon nco by th ptc-

pnt.

What is the entire agricultural operation?CsP contct gn to noll ll th c of whol

f, vn f t not contgo. On cnt gno fl

wth gnfcnt nvonntl pobl n gt w

fo goo ngnt on oth c. mot poc wll

noll ll th c thy own n opt, pl ll th c

thy ntwth pon of th lnlo. in lty, th

cn gt coplct, conng tht o thn hlf of u.s.

fln nt, wth fl ctt co cont n

tt. Onc yo fn yo f t th t of pplcton,

no c cn b o btct fo th contct ng


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th fv-y contct. h xcpton whn ownhp o

ntl gnt chng, pynt wll b c fo ln

btcton. Nwly pch o nt ln cn b

to th CsP contct, bt only t th t of nwl of th

fv-y contct.

Non-ntl pvt fotln cn b th bjct ofn pplctonbt t t ncl ll of th pplcnt

fotln. h wll b gnt pt pplcton

to copt wth oth fot pplcton. if th pon

lo bt n gcltl pplcton, t t xcl th

fotln.

Am I a beginning or socially disadvantagefarmer?if yo hv opt yo f o fot fo l thn tn

conctv y n wll hv btntl y-to-y

nvolvnt, yo bgnnng f n thfo ychoo to copt n pt nkng pool. if yo blong

to gop bjct to cl o thnc pjc (acn

inn, an, Blck of afcn acn, Ntv

Hwn o oth Pcfc iln, n Hpnc) yo

y lo b con ptly. Gn lon o not

cont. applcnt t gnt th ntnt to copt n

th pt nkng pool. at lt fv pcnt of lloct

c wll b t fo bgnnng f, n noth fv

pcnt fo oclly vntg f. Whl bgnnng

n oclly vntg f f to copt n th

n nkng pool, th y b o conbl vntg

to nt th tgt pool nt, nc th wll lkly b

fw pplcnt coptng n tho pool.

What if I am an organic producer?CsP tt ll f th , bt ognc n non-ctf

ognc poc vy lkly to hv xtnv conv-

ton yt n plc n b ntt n ny of th off

nhncnt n nw convton pctc. h ognc

f y co hgh n n goo pynt. ech f

Ognc syt Pln hol hlp conct to NrCs

th pctc n how thy lt to qton n th

Convton mnt ool, n wll pov nvlblwhn fl vfcton on. h fl p fo ognc

ctfcton cn b nt nto th ool.

eQiP lo off n Ognc inttv povng on-t

pynt fo plntng nw convton pctc tht

pt of tntonng to ognc pocton, o pt of

povng n xtng ognc opton. F cn noll

n both pog, bt wll not b p twc fo th

pctc. so f tht tntonng to ognc y

fn t vntgo to coplt th eQiP contct n thn

noll n CsP t th conclon of th ptcpton n eQiP.

NrCs q to hlp f ltnoly t th

qnt of ognc ctfcton n CsPto vlop

cowlk btwn th two pog. h chovlp, bt th lo o ctcl ffnc btwn

ognc qnt n convton tn. Whn flly

tff n p-n-nnng, th ffot wll hlp cnt n

tntonl ognc poc ot ffcntly qlfy fo both

pog.

Fo tntonng o cntly-ctf ognc f, th

nb of CsP nhncnt ctvt off tht wll

b vy fl. spcfc xpl fo ognc yt ncl:

Contno no-tll fo ognc yt

Non-chcl contol of lvtock pt

nton to ognc gzng yt

nton to ognc coppng yt

intgt pt ngnt fo ognc fng

u of non-chcl tho to kll cov cop; n

Bologcl ppon n oth non-chcl tchnq

to pp hbco w.

atonl convton nhncnt n pctc of gt

ntt to ognc f ncl:

roc convng cop otton - th co pctc of

ognc poc top poty of CsP n wll cv

pplntl pynt

Contno cov coppng

Pollnto Hbtt etblhnt

Hbtt vlopnt fo bnfcl nct fo pt ng-

nt

Loclly gown n kt f poct

applcton of tt (copot) n on ln

u of lg cop ntogn oc

Pcb gzng

Cov cop


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extnng xtng pn hbco cov fo wt

qlty potcton n wllf hbtt; n

extnng xtng fl bo fo wt qlty potcton

n wllf hbtt.

Can I still get environmental credits?h ch tlk bot ctng cbon ct tng, chtht f n fot col ll ct fo qtng

cbon n th ol. ht hol b pobl vn whl cv-

ng CsP pynthowv, NrCs wll hlp ptcpnt

conng llng ny typ of nvonntl ct to n

tht t contnt wth CsP opton n ntnnc

qnt, whch wll contn to b nfoc. in oth

wo, yo tll hv to t yo CsP contct, bt yo

hol b bl to gt nvonntl ct o pynt on

top of yo CsP pynt.

ConservationMeasurement ToolHow do I work with the ConservationMeasurement Tool?Hopflly n th not too tnt ft, NrCs wll hv

th Convton mnt ool (Cm) onln. hn,

fo tho who copt vvy, yo wll b bl to wok

on th tool t yo convnnc. hogh tl n, yowll b bl to how ny pont yo wol n fo

xtng bln convton ctvt on yo f; whn

yo hv ch nogh pont to p th twhp

thhol fo poty oc concn; how ny pont

yo nhncnt to yo pplcton; n, n ft

y, yo tt pynt. (in th ntl 2009 gnp,

tt pynt ng wll b gvn whn copltng th

Cm, wth fnl ctl pynt t bng conct

lt n th poc whn NrCs off th f contct;

lt gnp wll lkly pov o pc pynt

nfoton ght wy.) in copltng th Cm, qtontht o not pply to yo tton wll n hn, whl

oth nfoton ly tlo to yo tt o f. if

n whn NrCs pot th Cm onln, go h n ply

wth t wht hppn to th co f yo lt pctc;

yo y c to pov yo bln bfo yo bt

th pplcton.

Whn fllng ot th ctl Cm, yo wll wok wth

NrCs pofonl. Bng yo nfoton to th locl

NrCs offc, n thy wll nt t n th copt yo

c yo f n yo popo CsP pln wth th.

dpnng on th coplxty of yo opton n how

wll pp yo wth f nfoton, th tool y

tk fo hlf ho to ov two ho to coplt.

unlk th ol CsP, th nw CsP o not q ol tt

o oth ptcl ocnt n o to pply, bt yo

wll vntlly n to btntt pt convton ffot

tht yo co n th Cm whn NrCs co ot to

yo f to vfy nfoton po to gnng contct.

B to gt pntot of yo Cm pplcton whn

yo bt t, o yo cn b wht yo plnn fo

yo contct, o hv ttng pont to pov yo nxt

pplcton.

What are the basic land uses?Yo wll gn ptcl cg to on of th gcltl

ln : copln, ptln, o ngln. Non-ntl

pvt fotln t b noll ptly.

Your starting conservation baselineh ft ppo of fllng ot th Convton mnt

ool to yo bln, o xtng, convton ctv-

t. abot 40 pcnt of yo pynt t wll w

xtng convton ctvty t th t of nollnt tht

wll b ctvly ng n ntn ng th contct

po.

Fo copln, yo wll nt nfoton bot ln typ,

wht cop yo n th qnc of ll otton, wht

tllg yo , whth th oon pnt, how yo

ng ptc n ftlz/ntnt pplcton, whth

th povon fo wllf, n o on.

Fo pt ln, th tool k bot gzng ngnt,

pc n th pt vgtton, how fl bo n-

g, ptc n ntnt ngnt, n o on.

Fo ngln, qton cov gzng ntnty, x of plnt,wtng fclt, bh ngnt, fncng, tc.

if wt bo n lnty lvnt topc, thn yo wll

b k bot lt pctc.

NrCs po to hv th bln qton vlbl onln

oon t th NrCs CsP wbt o tht f cn pvw

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evy nw to th bln qton tgg potv (o

ngtv) pont fo p to 28 oc concn, pnng

on whth th bnfcl (o hfl) ffct on ch

oc.

Honesty is the best policyFllng ot th Convton mnt ool wll q

coon n n bt of tton n o c.

Howv, t wll vntlly b vf by NrCs wth oc-

ntton n vt to th f. if NrCs tn tht

n pplcnt ntntonlly pnt ny fct ffctngth nkng, thn th pplcton o contct wll b cncll

tly. eonoly pnt fct wll lo l to

pyng bck CsP pynt wth ntt.

Improve your baseline to boost yourrankinga th nw CsP gt o popl, t gong to gt

o copttv. applcnt y wnt to k o

povnt on th own bfo pplyng n o

to pov th bln co, n thfo nc

chnc of lcton. alo, on poty oc concn

t ly chv th twhp thhol t t of

nollnt, n th Convton mnt ool wll

pont ot f t h not bn t.

in th c, f cn k th ncy pov-

nt o chng th ngnt, n thn -ntt n -clclt th ool wth CsP pplcton. a

vt to th locl NrCs offc goo ft tp bc

th oth pog tht ght h cot o pov

fnncl hlp to k tho chng bfo yo noll n

CsP. in ptcl, th envonntl Qlty incntv

Pog y hlp f pov cnt convton,

whch bqntly wol b co n th CsP bln

long t ntn. Fo f o ntt n

ovng fow wth ngl convton povnt,

eQiP y b o ppopt n ot o

poftbl thn fll CsP contct.

Maximizing points and paymentsa o pctc on yo own (o wth th hlp ofeQiP) bfo yo pply

Cot to o nw nhncnt n nw

convton pctc fo th lt off n thCm

mt th twhp thhol fo o thn onpoty oc concn n th ly y of thcontct

do o on oth non-poty oc concn

On thng vy ffnt bot CsP thn ny oth

pog tht pplcnt wll hv to k th own -

con bot wht nw nhncnt o pctc ght

cot th. CsP py fo th nvonntl bnft,b on th pont w, n tht pynt y b

o o l thn wht t cot th f to plnt t.

P h d i N r C s


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EnhancementsNrCs c to t lt on th nb of nw n

xpn convton nhncnt n pctc tht

wol b llowbl fo pynt. h cb n th

Convton actvty Lt on NrCs wbt bot thnw CsP. h lt (http://www.nc..gov/pog/

nw_cp/pcl_pf/CsP_Convton_actvty_Lt.

pf) h 83 nhncnt (gn fo CsP to xc

tnbl pfonc fo gvn oc concn) n 33

convton pctc fo th ttonl NrCs Fl Offc

chncl G. at lt on nhncnt t b opt

n th ft y of th contct no tt wht cnt

convton pfonc , n ll lct ctvt t

b plnt by th n of th th y of th contct,

ltng n fll plntton of th contct fo th foth

n ffth y.

NrCs tt tht bot 60 pcnt of th pynt t

wll w nw pctc n nhncnt, o t to th

pplcnt vntg to lct ll ctvt tht on cn

cofotbly plnt. h pont wll b ltpl by th

nb of c on whch th nhncnt plnt,

o n o c n ncnt of th nhncnt, ch

25 ft of tonl bff. Fo ltng of x pont

vlbl fo ch pctc, th NsaC wbt. (http://

tnblgclt.nt/wp-contnt/plo/2008/10/CsP-

enhncnt.oc)

if yo ly plntng n ctvty lt n

nhncnt, NrCs ntn tht th Convton

mnt ool wll hv co pont n th bln

fo th convton bnft of tht pctc. h y tk

o fnnt of th tool n th y h to n tht

ll nhncnt n pctc vlbl fo nw opton

flly cognz n ccont fo n th bln nvntoy

wll, o tht ly opt not pnlz.

On-farm research & demonstration and

pilot projectsrnkng pont n pynt lo vlbl fo CsP on-f ch o ontton pojct wll fo on-f

plot ttng of nw pctc n tchnolog.

On-f ch n ontton ctvt ncl ppl

ch pojct on wokng f to gth nfoton

n ontt th ffccy of th ctvty. at th ott of

th nw CsP, pojct t ft wthn ntf tt poty

topc n wll b ntf by ch tt NrCs, thn

off to pplcnt. h f bll, howv, ct NrCs

to tblh n pblcz gn potocol n pplcton n

contct off poc fo nvl poc n collb-

otv on-f ch n ontton ctvt. h

hv not yt bn pp, o th ntl gn-p pojct

lt to tho ntf by NrCs. if yo ntt n

th opton, chck wth yo locl NrCs offc to fn ot

wht pojct o pojct vlbl n yo .

On-f plot pojct ncl th ntllton, ontong

n pblczng of pojct tht howc pojct tht hv

hown nvonntl bnft thogh ch bt not

by f n th pojct . stt wll ntfy ccpt-

bl plot pojct n gln fo ptcpnt.

F who lk to b t th cttng g n bnft fo

npt fo ch, o who lk to h th xpnc

wth oth f, wll njoy th xt pynt fo CsPfo th xt nvolvnt.

Bonus: new and modified resourceconserving crop rotationsCong cognz only on pctc vng n xt

bon, n tht opton of nw o pov oc

convng cop otton. Bc cop otton gnt o

ny nvonntl bnft fo oon contol, ftlty, ol

qlty, pt ngnt, wt tnton, n pollnto po-

tcton, CsP k ctn cop otton yt woth vn

o. s th NrCs actvty sht on oc-convng

cop otton (http://www.nc..gov/PrOGrams/nw_cp/ol_qlty_pf/roc_Convng_Cop_

rotton_spplntl_Pynt_actvty_CCr99.pf),

vlbl on th NrCs wbt.

a otton t ncl oc convng cop whch

fn pnnl g, lg, o g/lg gown

fo fog, fo plntng, o gn n (plow

bck nto th ol); hgh pocng cop (lk con,

ll gn, c n gcn); o cov cop followng n

nnl cop. ech tt wll tn pcly whch pc

n otton qlfy.

accptbl coppng opton ncl:

wo o o cop wh on pnnl ltng tlt two y.

wo o o nnl cop, wth cov cop followngon of th cop (no hvt of lg, cop o thcov cop.)
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h o o nnl cop wh hlf th otton hgh cop.

Whl p-xtng cop otton w n th bln

co n pynt fo th ny bnft thy pov,

pplcnt hol tongly con povng, ofyng o

xpnng th cnt of oc convng cop ot-ton to qlfy fo th pplntl pynt. Fo xpl,

con ng to th nb of y of hy o pnnl

g n th otton, o xpnng th cg yo ott, o

ng cov cop o o cop vty nto th otton.

h NrCs actvty sht lt vo wy of qlfyng fo

th bon by povng xtng oc-convng cop

otton.

Ranking of

applicationsh Convton mnt ool co ctvt ch

tht nvl pplcton wll b nk ccong to th

totl nkng pont, n tho wth th hght pont wll b

lct, ntl tht tt nb of c p. stt

y ploy nkng pool thy fn ffnt poty

oc concn fo ll gogphc . Wthn ch

gogphc pool th wll b pool fo oclly vntg

f n on fo bgnnng f. Non-ntl pvt

fotln wll lo b nk n pt pool.

Fo th ft two y, th ovll pont flct:

25%: th cltv pfonc of xtng conv-ton ttnt on th poty oc concn

25%: th cltv pfonc of popo -tonl nhncnt n convton pctc (foth ctvty lt)

25%: th nb of poty oc concn xc-ng th twhp thhol ov th co of thcontct

25%: th nb of oth oc concn tht wllxc th twhp thhol ov th co of thcontct.

in ft y, th ph btwn th fo CsP gol

y hft owht.

Contractall contct wll b fo fv y. h contct wll lock

n th pot pynt, th twhp pln, whch lt

ll convton ctvt to b ntn, n chl

fo tho to b nwly opt. Not tht CsP coptpynt fo nw ctvt thy , bt vg th

pynt o tht ch y pynt th .

PaymentsCsP not gong to k pynt lk ny pvo

convton pog. it wont py cot h t, t wont

py p pctc, n t wont py flt t p c. int,

pynt wll b tn by ltplyng yo totl co

(nvonntl bnft) by ln p c pynt t.

Ln cop, pt, ng, o non-ntl pvt

fot. enhncnt n nw convton pctc wlllt n tonl pont n hgh pynt thy

fcto n. h pynt t wll b ppoxtly 60

pcnt fo nw o pov convton ctvt n 40

pcnt fo ctv ngnt n ntnnc of xtng

bln convton ctvt. Pynt t wll b th

ntonlly, b on co, ln n nb of

c. Bc $40,000 p y th CsP pynt lt,

xcptonl pfonc on vy lg cg y cp ot.

h 2009 nollnt wll b to clclt ctl pynt

p pont to chv th nt ntonl $18/c vg

NrCs cot (nclng tchncl tnc by NrCs). it xpct th ctl 2009 pynt t v t wll b

fo ft y of CsP. Bt NrCs g of tt

pynt n th ng of:

Copln......$12 to $22 p c

Non-ntl Pvt Fotln....$6 to $12 p c

Ptln.......$7 to $14 p c

rngln.........$5 to $10 p c

ett rng fo spplntl Pynt n ton tobov:

roc-Convton Cop rotton$12 to $16 p c

NrCs wll p ch y pynt ov th co of

th contct, flctng nw pctc thy , n

vg th ot o tht ch of th fv nnl pynt

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Inspectionh CsP contct q co n vnc of ffctv

n tly plntton of th convton twhp

pln n contct. in ton, NrCs wll hv th ght

to nt th f to npct n ctn cccy of ll

pntton by th pplcnt, npct ny wokntkn n th contct, n vlt th convton

ctvt. NrCs wll contct th ptcpnt ft to chl

vt.

By lw, th CsP contct t pt ll conoc of th

ln tht ntn th gcltl o foty nt of th

ln n contnt wth th convton ppo of th

contct. so nw ch bo hvt fo ngy wll

b llow, bt bvon vlopnt wll not.

Conservation stewardship plan

NrCs wll ncog ptcpnt to th conconvton plnnng poc to oc concn n

cophnv nn. in ft CsP gnp, NrCs wll

hopflly clfy th tchncl n fnncl tnc vlbl

thogh CsP n thogh eQiP fo cophnv plnnng.

Fo now, thogh, th convton twhp pln n th

contct th co of con n chl of conv-

ton ctvt to b plnt, ng o pov n th

contct. it lo lt oc concn, bln t t th

t of pplcton on convton, convton objctv

to t n xc twhp thhol, pln p, n n

o c th nfoton n fo ognc ctfcton.

Payment and contract limitsech pon pynt cnnot xc $40,000 y n

$200,000 fo ny fv-y po. an xcpton fo

inn pnt by th B of inn aff bl

ntt.

Contract changes operational adjustmentsNRCS promises

to allow some participant operational adjustments without the

need for contract modifications. For example, enhancements

may be replaced with similar enhancements if the conservation

performance score is equal or better than at time of enrollment.Enhancements may be applied on other land in the operation.

Similarly, baseline activity can be modified if the overall applica-

tion score does not change. Score reductions will not be allowed.

Land transferIf a new person who obtains a right and interest

in the land covered in a CSP contract agrees to accept the contract

and is eligible, the contract will continue and be transferred. If

the new person does not notify NRCS and agree to the contract,

NRCS will terminate the contract and demand a refund of

any program payments received with interest, and forfeit future

contract payments.

Contract modificationsParticipants may modify contracts if

changes are consistent with the purposes of CSP and the payment

amount is not increased. New conservation activities are sched-uled and planned for payment in the original contract, but there

will be a provision to modify if necessary. Newly acquired land

cannot be added until the five-year contract is renewed.

Violation of the contractIf a CSP contract is violated,

NRCS will first give a period of time for the participant to correct

the violation. Then they may terminate the contract and demand

a full or partial refund of any program payments received, with

interest, plus stop future contract payments, and require payback

of technical assistance costs incurred by NRCS, plus make the

violator ineligible for future NRCS conservation programs. Goodfaith efforts will be recognized. Termination will be immediate

if the participant submitted false information, engaged in any

scheme affecting eligibility, or engaged in purposeful or negligent

actions.

Circumstances beyond controlA violation is not considered

failure to comply if due to disaster or related conditions, as

determined by the State Conservationist. Such contracts may be

terminated by the State Conservationist or by mutual consent

with the participants. Past payments may be retained by the

farmer if there was an effort to comply or, in cases of hardship, as

determined by the State Conservationist.

Contract Renewal - payment amountcan go upat th n of n ntl fv-y contct, NrCs wll llow

nwl fo fv o y, f th coplnc wth th

ntl contct, ny nwly cq lgbl ln h bn

, n th gnt to t twhp thhol

fo nwly poty oc concn tn by

NrCs. at tht t, contct hol wll hv n op-

potnty to nhncnt n nc th pynt.

rnwl byon th ft tn y (two contct t) n Cong wll n ft f bll.


17/17

Getting Helph NrCs Convton stwhp Pog infoton

Pg (http://www.nc..gov/pog/nw_cp/cp.htl)-th offcl pog nfoton pg fo th Ntl

roc Convton svc

Ntonl Cnt fo appopt chnologyaccng th Nw Convton stwhp Pog(http://www.tt.nct.og/cp/)F hotln (1-800-346-9140)

Cnt fo rl aff: F Bll Hlpln (1-402-687-2100)

Ognc Fng rch Fonton CsP wbpg (http://off.og/polcy/fl_lglton/f_bll_plntton/

cp_oc_pg.htl)

mwt Ognc n stnbl ecton svc CsP

wbpg (http://www.oognc.og/ttchnt/fnfof/cp.htl)

Ntonl stnbl agclt Colton wbpg(http://tnblgclt.nt)

Non-industrial private forestlandFotln own who ntt n povng th

woo hol con o of th nw nhncnt

vlbl to fotln pplcnt:

dt contol on npv o n fc

Ptch bnng to nhnc wllf hbtt

shllow wt hbtt

rpn fot bff

Fot tn povnt fo hbtt n olqlty

Wllf coo,

Loclly gown n kt poct

Pollnto hbtt

stnbl ngnt fo poct lk plyp o hoo

Hbtt povnt

tblhnt

Fot tn povnt

intgt pt ngnt
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Documents

CSP Farmers Guide Final September 2009