2005 Conservation Security Program (CSP)  

General Program Information

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171, May 13, 2002) (the Act) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) to authorize the Conservation Security Program (CSP). The program is administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The CSP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to producers who advance the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands. Such lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land and other non-cropped areas that are an incidental part of the agriculture operation.

The following documents may require Acrobat Reader.

• 2005 Iowa CSP Fact Sheet (PDF, 259 KB)
• Nearly 2,000 Iowa Farmers Approved for 2005 CSP Contracts
• Watershed Announcement (PDF)
• General Program Description
• CSP Rules, Notices, and Supporting Documents
• Purpose, Practices, Eligibility, Contract, Contact
• CSP Watershed Maps
• North Raccoon Watershed Preliminary Checklist   
• Turkey Watershed Preliminary Checklist   
• Upper Wapsipinicon Watershed Preliminary Checklist   
• Platte Watershed Preliminary Checklist
• East Nishnabotna Watershed Preliminary Checklist   

CSP-Related Fact Sheets

• Pasture Conditioning Score (PDF, 260 KB)   
• Soil Conditioning Index (PDF, 413 KB)   

Selected Iowa Watersheds for 2005

• North Raccoon Watershed
• Turkey Watershed
• Upper Wapsipinicon Watershed
• Platte Watershed
• Blue Earth Watershed
• East Nishnabotna Watershed

Getting Ready for CSP

• Self-Assessment Workbook 

Program Contact
Tom O'Connor
Resource Conservationist
Phone: 515-323-2224   
Email: tom.oconnor@ia.usda.gov

For further information and assistance, contact your local NRCS Field Service Center