We deliver conservation solutions so agricultural producers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world.
The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is designed to support agricultural producers and landowners in enhancing their conservation efforts and improving the sustainability of their operations. It offers financial and technical assistance to help identify and solve natural resource problems or to reach higher levels of land stewardship in a cost-effective manner. This program emphasizes improving grazing conditions, crop resiliency, and wildlife habitat among others. CSP encourages participants to build upon existing conservation practices through a custom-designed plan, aiming for benefits such as cleaner water and air, healthier soil, better wildlife habitat, and enhanced operation resilience to weather and market fluctuations. CSP contracts last five years, with the possibility of renewal for achieving additional conservation goals, and provide payments for both maintaining existing conservation levels and implementing new conservation activities.