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Middle James Watershed
Middle James Watershed
Information Sheet (507 KB)
The Middle James Watershed 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) sub-basin is
2,292,100 acres in East Central South Dakota. The watershed is located in the
counties of Brown, Day, Clark, Spink, Hand, Beadle, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn,
and Jerauld.
 The sub-basin is over 95 percent privately owned. The dominant land use is
cropland consisting of over 1,282,400 acres or 55 percent of the watershed.
Cropland is primarily used to produce corn, soybeans, and wheat, but also
produces significant amounts of sunflowers, oats, and sorghum. Alfalfa and
grass hay are also produced and included in crop rotations. Other dominant land
uses include pastureland at 7 percent and rangeland, 24 percent. Beef cattle
production is the primary use on pasture and rangeland and contributes greatly
to local communities.
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Land Cover/Use
(1997 NRI) |
Acres |
Percent |
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Cropland |
1,282,400 |
55 |
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Pastureland |
157,400 |
7 |
|
Rangeland |
561,100 |
24 |
|
Urban and Built-Up |
13,300 |
1 |
|
Water |
13,800 |
1 |
|
Federal Land |
12,100 |
1 |
|
Minor
Land Cover/Uses |
55,800 |
2 |
|
Rural
Transportation |
43,600 |
2 |
|
Conservation
Reserve Program |
152,600 |
7 |
CSP Sign-up and Application Process
 CSP
Sign-up Notice (3.46 MB)
The CSP sign-up will be conducted in the Middle James watershed for a six week period
beginning April 18 until May 16, 2008.
The sign-up process is different from other USDA conservation programs.
Participants are required to conduct a self-assessment to determine on their own
whether or not they are likely eligible for the program. The workbook also
provides additional guidance and documents necessary in completing an
application.
Self Assessment
To complete
the Self-Assessment on-line, go to
CSP Self-Assessment.
The Self-Assessment also is available for download.
The following document requires
Adobe Acrobat.
Self-Assessment
Workbook, (complete workbook, all pages) (941 KB)
CSP Payments
South Dakota CSP Cost Lists - The 2008 CSP sign-up will
offer opportunities to receive three types of funding. Potential payments
include stewardship, existing practice, and enhancement payments.
 Middle
James Payment Schedule (40.5 KB)
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CSP Stewardship Payments Middle James |
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Tier I |
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Tier II |
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Tier III |
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Cropland |
$0.53 |
acre |
$2.15 |
acre |
$4.83 |
acre |
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Irr. Cropland |
$0.81 |
acre |
$3.25 |
acre |
$7.31 |
acre |
|
Grazingland |
$0.27 |
acre |
$1.10 |
acre |
$2.47 |
acre |
|
Irr. Pasture |
$0.81 |
acre |
$3.25 |
acre |
$7.31 |
acre |
CSP Existing Practice Component for South Dakota
The existing Practice Payment is = to 25% of the Stewardship Payment
Example: If a contract's annual Stewardship Payment is $1,000, the
contract will have an existing Practice Payment of $250.
Producer Conservation Records
The following information will need to be completed by applicants of the
Conservation Security Program.
CSP
Cropland Documentation (304 KB)
Record
of Livestock Grazing (85 KB)
 CSP
Control of Land Certification (28 KB)
Ag
Operation Delineation (299 KB)
CSP Tools
The following tools will be utilized by NRCS staff to determine level of
conservation being applied by an applicant. The NRCS staff will assist the
applicant in completing the appropriate tools during the interview.
Soil
and Water Eligibility Tool (SWET) (412 KB)
Grazing
Lands Eligibility Tool (GET) (191 KB)
Wildlife
Habitat Eligibility Tool (WHET) (672 KB)
Irrigation
Water Management Tool (629 KB)
CSP
Grazing Land Feed and Forage Certification (24.5 KB)
2008 CSP EnhancementsActivity Sheets
Certification Sheets
County Contacts
Conservation assistance is provided by 10 NRCS service centers and
Conservation Districts.
Program Contacts for South Dakota
Mike Kuck
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: 605-352-1200
Email: michael.kuck@sd.usda.gov
Rod Voss
Conservation Security Program Coordinator
Phone: 605-352-1200
Email: rodney.voss@sd.usda.gov
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