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Detailed Maps (Maps Require Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
Lower Delaware watershed
Lower Juniata watershed
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Applicants must be a farmer who is entitled to a share of the farming operation. Enrollment is on a watershed basis, and each year different watersheds are selected. Farmers must be in a selected watershed to apply. A national map of the 2008 watersheds is located at www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp.
Minimum conservation requirements are protection of soil and water quality,
as demonstrated on cropland by proper application of nutrients and pesticides
and maintaining a positive soil organic matter trend. On pastureland farmers must be able to document proper stocking rates,
amount and kind of vegetative cover, and protection of water sources. On both cropland and pasture, producers must use practices to keep
sediment out of surface water.
For more information on eligibility requirements,
see the following. (These documents require Adobe Acrobat)
- Eligibility Requirements for the
Gunpowder-Patapsco
- Eligibility Requirements for the
Lower Delaware
- Eligibility Requirements for the
Juniata
To apply for CSP, producers will be asked to complete a self-assessment workbook (requires Adobe Acrobat), verify that they meet eligibility requirements, and provide records that document proper management as a condition for application. Pennsylvania NRCS has developed additional worksheets to help producers determine if they are eligible.
** Funding for CSP is limited. Applicants are evaluated in a nationwide selection process in which the producers who have done the most conservation activities get preference for a conservation contract. Contracts are between 5 and 10 years in length.
On-Line
Self Assessment - Complete a Conservation Security Program Self
Assessment (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
On-Line
Self Assessment (Spanish)
Defining the Ag Operation
2008
Payment Schedule (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Weekly Report
State Form (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Interview Materials
Conservation Assistance
Notes (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Stewardship
Activities 2008 (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Group and Category
Charts (Requires Microsoft Word)
Cropland Soil Quality
(Requires Microsoft Word)
Eligibility Tools
Drainage Water Management
Assessment Tool (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Drainage Water Management - Potential Drainage Values (Requires Microsoft
Excel)
Grazing
Lands Eligibility Tool Instructions (Requires Microsoft Word)
Grazing Lands
Eligibility Tool (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Irrigation Water Management
Assessment Tool (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Soil
and Water Eligibility Tool Instructions (Requires Microsoft Word)
Soil and Water
Eligibility Tool (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Watershed-Specific Eligibility Tools
Wildlife
Eligibility Tool (Juniata) (Requires Microsoft Excel)
Wildlife-Friendly Trees and Shrubs (Juniata)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Additional Criteria for Tier
3 (Juniata) (Requires Microsoft Word)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Ireland, CSP
Manager, 717-237-2260
Barry Frantz,
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, 717-237-2216
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