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Conservation Stewardship Program

Updated 8/11/09

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Through CSP, NRCS will provide financial and technical assistance to eligible producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land. Eligible lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest lands, agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, and other private agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed. Participation in the program is voluntary.

Resources

CSP Fact Sheet (PDF, 44KB)
Resource-Conservation Crop Rotation (PDF, 149KB)
National CSP Web Page
Conservation Stewardship Program's Contribution to Organic Transitioning - The Organic Crosswalk (PDF, 45 KB)

2009 CSP Self-Screening Checklist And Activity Sheet

2009 Conservation Stewardship Self-Screening Checklist (PDF, 98KB)
2009 Conservation Stewardship Program Activity List (PDF, 98KB)

Iowa's CSP Priority Resource Concerns (Geographic Area is Statewide)
Agriculture Land	Non-Industrial Private Forestland
Maps (PDF \| Web)	Maps (PDF \| Web)
Soil quality Soil erosion Water quality Animals (includes livestock and wildlife)	Plants Animals Water quality Soil erosion

Resource conserving crops in Iowa
Resource conserving crops are defined as: (1) a perennial grass, legume, or grass/legume grown for use as forage, seed for planting, or green manure, (2) a high residue producing crop, or (3) a cover crop immediately following an annual crop.
High residue producing crops in Iowa include: corn sorghum small grain millet legume grass grass/legume hay.

Program Contact

Tom O'Connor
Resource Conservationist
Phone: 515-323-2224

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

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