Conservation Security Program (CSP) FY 2008

Updated 08/27/2008

CSP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands. Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation.

The program is available in all 50 States, the Caribbean Area and the Pacific Basin area. The program provides equitable access to benefits to all producers, regardless of size of operation, crops produced, or geographic location.

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) (Pub. L. 107-171) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the program. CSP is administered by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

2008 CSP Watershed

The Red River Watershed was selected for the 2008 Conservation Security Program. The watershed is shared with Tennessee. The Red Watershed includes portions of Christian, Todd, Logan and Simpson Counties in Kentucky and Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart and Sumner Counties in Tennessee. The watershed contains an estimated 3,601 farms (1,384 in Kentucky and 2,217 in Tennessee) and includes 642,240 acres in farms (330,665 in Kentucky and 311,575 in Tennessee.) These acres do not include Conservation Reserve Program acres which are not eligible for CSP payments.

Red River Watershed Description   - Full Description of Watershed

            Click here for a description of the Red Watershed

The following nine (9) printable maps require Acrobat Reader

All maps are large files:  1 - 2 MB

Red River Watershed  (PDF; 1.4 MB)  -  Right Click on MAP and click on  -Save Target As- to download to your hard drive.

 

County Maps

Right Click on county name or map picture to download PDF format of Map. 

Then Click on  --Save Target As--  to download map to your hard drive.

 

Kentucky Counties

 

Christian  (PDF; 1 MB)

Logan  (PDF; 1.2 MB)

Simpson  (PDF; 1 MB)

Todd  (PDF; 1 MB)

 

Tennessee Counties

 

Montgomery  (PDF; 1.7 MB)

Robertson  (PDF; 2 MB)

Stewart  (PDF; 1.2 MB)

Sumner  (PDF; 1.8 MB)

 

2008 CSP Self-Assessment and Information

 

The following document requires Acrobat Reader

All Red Watershed landusers who wish to apply for CSP must complete the  CSP Self-Assessment.   (PDF; 1.8 MB) . 

Landusers not in the Red Watershed are encouraged to complete the CSP Self-Assessment to better understand where they would stand in a future sign-up.

To download a Self-Assessment workbook, click on the following NRCS Web page link  CSP Self-Assessment    (PDF; 1.8 MB) .  

Kentucky CSP Fact Sheet    (PDF; 450 KB)        Click here to download a printable copy.

2008 CSP Job Sheet and Screening Tool

 

The following two (2) documents requires Microsoft Word

Addressing Plant Resource Concerns for Tier II and Tier III ("Third Resource Concern")   (DOC; 1.4 MB)

Wildlife Screening Tool for Tier III   (DOC; 1.3 MB)
 

2008 CSP Contract Payments

CSP contract payments include two or more of the following: 

• Annual Stewardship Payments  -  An annual component for the existing base of level conservation treatment. (All contracts will have stewardship payments.)

• Existing Practice Component  -  A practice component will be calculated to equal 25% of the contract's annual Stewardship Payment.  (All contracts will have an existing practice component.)

  The following document requires Microsoft Excel



• Enhancement Component    (XLS;  32 KB)  -  An enhancement component for exceptional conservation effort and additional conservation practices or activities that provide increased resource benefits beyond the prescribed level.  (Most contracts will have an enhancement component.)

Go to Activity Sheets

Go to Certification Sheets

 

Related Web Pages

For More Information:

EPA Surf Your Watershed:  http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=05130206

National CSP Page:  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp/

National CSP Watershed Map:  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp/CSP_2008/2008_CSP_WS.html

The following document requires Acrobat Reader

Internal Revenue Service’s Ruling on CSP Payments: (PDF; 26 KB)  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp/pdf_files/IRS_Ruling.pdf
 

 

Kentucky State Contact:

Deena Wheby, Assistant State Conservationist

771 Corporate Drive Suite 210
Lexington KY 40503
Phone: 859-224-7350
e-mail: deena.wheby@ky.usda.gov

Tennessee State Contact:

John Rissler, Assistant State Conservationist

675 U. S. Courthouse
801 Broadway
Nashville TN 37203
e-mail: john.rissler@tn.usda.gov

Service Center Contact Information

County	Contact (e-mail)	Phone
Kentucky Counties
Christian, KY	Lorin Boggs	270-885-8688
Logan, KY	Craig Givens	270-726-2618
Todd, KY	Donnie Owen	270-265-5638
Simpson, KY	Gary Lillard	270-586-5914
County	Contact (e-mail)	Phone
Tennessee Counties
Robertson, TN	James Brown	615-382-9863
Montgomery, TN	Louis Boyd	931-368-0252
Stewart, TN	Louis Boyd	931-368-0252
Sumner, TN	Michael Shoffner	615-452-3838

Informational meetings held for Red River Watershed at local sites.  Click here for dates

 

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