2005 Conservation Security Program (CSP)
 

North Dakota producers accepted into the Conservation Security Program

CSP is an exciting, new private lands conservation program authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill. CSP is the capstone conservation program offered by NRCS and is designed to reward producers who are already doing a good job of conservation and to motivate others. In 2005, CSP will be offered in selected watersheds in every State.

Listed below are watershed areas in North Dakota:

Painted Woods - Square Butte Creek Watershed Apple Creek - Long Lake Watershed Beaver Creek - Lake Oahe Watershed Lower Yellowstone Watershed

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• Stewardship Payment
• Existing Practice Payment (Equates to 25% of Stewardship payment)
• Enhancement Activities (For more information on specific activity, see job sheets below.)      
             Alternative Fall Grazing Strategy
     
           Annual Soil Testing    
           Crop Rotation Diversity
           Improved Grazing Distribution    
           Integrated Pest Management    
           Native Herbaceous Cover Plots       
           Native Woody Cover Plots      
           Perennial Vegetation Buffer      
           Rangeland and Pastureland Grazing Management     
           Rangeland and Pastureland Grazing Periods     
           Soil Conditioning Index    
           Undisturbed Crop Residue      
           Un-harvested Tame Hayland     
           Utilizing NUTBAL     
           Wildlife Winter Food       
           Winter Cereals
           Energy Audits and Recycling On-Farm Lubricants
           Renewable Fuel
           Renewable Energy Generation and Energy Use Reduction
           Reduced Tillage Operations
           Use of Manure, Legumes, and Alternatives to Supply Crop Nutrient Needs
• New Practice Payment

Meetings

Producer Information Meeting, March 1, 2005, Napoleon, ND

Three North Dakota Watersheds Included in Historic Expansion of the National Conservation Security Program (38.5 KB) Last Update: November 10, 2004

Minimum Program Eligibility Criteria

Conservation Records Handbook

Jennifer Heglund, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: 701-530-2095
Email: jennifer.heglund@nd.usda.gov