The Conservation Stewardship Program is sometimes misunderstood. It is perceived by some as complicated or not for small operations — and neither of those perceptions is true.

CSP is designed to help you take your existing conservation efforts on your operation to the next higher level while maintaining your current ones. It’s supposed to help you add to what you’re already doing, either by enhancing your current practices or adding new ones.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service works one-on-one with you to develop a conservation plan under CSP to implement these additions or enhancements and help strengthen your operation.

Under CSP, you receive annual payments to help you maintain your existing conservation efforts and enhance them using new conservation practices or activities.

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