Technical Service Providers (TSP)

Technical Service Providers and producers may now access up-to-date National and Indiana TSP information regarding registration, requirements, training, technical standards, certification and decertification processes, fact sheets and links to national and state information sites.

What's New?

• Conservation Activity (CAP) Webinar Presentation Feb 4, 2010 (PDF; 2495 KB)
• TSP CNMP Quality Assurance Issues (DOC; 36 KB)
• Conservation Planning Policy - Appendix TSP (DOC; 57 KB)
• TSP CNMP Refresher - 12/12/06 Teleconference Presentation (PPT; 913 KB)
• TSP Information Sessions March 2006-Presentation (PPT; 3456 KB)
• Revised CNMP Data Collection Checklist (PDF)
• TSP Information Session Website Reference Handout (DOC; 37 KB)
• TSP Step-by-Step Process for EQIP Participants (DOC)
• Comprehensive Nutrient Managment Plan (CNMP) Review Checklist (PDF)
• CNMP Manure & Wastewater Handling & Storage Inspection Checklist (DOC; 91 KB)
   

TSP General Information

• TSP TechReg Website
• Become a TSP
• Receive TSP Training
• Complete TSP Renewal
• TSP Frequently Asked Questions
• Locating a TSP
• Map of NRCS Service Centers
• TSP Reporting Process
• Payment Processes for Services Provided by TSPs
• Responsibilities of the landowner, TSP and NRCS Field Office Staff
• USDA Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with the American Forage and Grassland Council    New!
• TSP Final Rule 
• How to temporarily remove your name from the TSP registry

TSP Training Opportunities

• Technical Service Providers Training - AgLearn Training Registration Instructions
• TSP Orientation Course
• Conservation Planning Modules 1-5
• Nutrient and Pest Management Considerations in Conservation Planning
  (Track 1 - Nutrient Management and Track 2 - Pest Management)
• Agricultural Waste Management Systems - A Primer
• Agricultural Waste Management Systems - Level 2

Additional Opportunities (optional)

• Introduction to Field Office Technical Guide

Field Days, Conferences and Meetings          

• Purdue University is hosting a Nutrient Management Plan Development Workshop to be held July 21-22, 2009 at the Beck Conference Center at the Purdue University Agronomy Center for Research and Education. For information, go to http://www.ag.purdue.edu/agry/dtc/Pages/calendar.aspx and click on the workshop date.

TSP Business Opportunities

• Fedbizopps http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/NRCS/postdatePrevDays_1.html

• Fedgrants http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/NRCS/index.html

TSP Registration and Certification

• TSP Categories and Criteria: http://techreg.usda.gov/RptCategory4Admin.aspx
  TSP Verification Process
• USDA Registration Form to Request Electronic Access Code (Form AD-2016)
• TSP Legal Responsibilities and Liability 
• National Environmental Policy Act
• NRCS Quality Control Process

USDA/NRCS General Information

• 2008 Farm Bill
• NRCS Policies and Procedures on the Internet 

Technical Resources & Information

• Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation Version 2 (RUSLE2) - file download, instructions, users-guides, tutorial and more!
• Manure Management Planner (MMP) Purdue Agronomy - software download, FAQs, help information, sample reports and more.
• Web Soil Survey    New!
• NRCS Planning Process
• Technical Service Provider Final Rule
• NRCS Certifying Organizations
• Indiana Field Office Technical Guide with Practice Standards
• Technical Tools
• Glossary of Selected Terms
• NRCS Data Tools    New!

Contacts

For supplemental Indiana TSP information, contact Tony Bailey at Tony.Bailey@in.usda.gov
State TSP Coordinator, NRCS, 6013 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278; Phone (317) 290-3200 x345.

LAST UPDATED: 11/08/2012