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Farmers Guideto thConvton
stwhp PogEarn rewards for excellent care of working lands
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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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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
th f thy o .
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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
th .
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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
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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.
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