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Technical Service Providers (TSP)
Iowa's Technical Service
Provider (TSP) process is intended to help professionals provide technical
assistance to landowners and farmers under one of the Farm Bill conservation
programs.
Why Become a Certified TSP?
The demand for technical assistance to do conservation work, including
conservation planning and design, installation and checkout of approved
conservation practices, is increasing and will exceed the current staffing
capacity of the NRCS. Iowa's Technical Service Provider (TSP) process is
intended to provide assistance to agricultural professionals who wish to
provide technical assistance to landowners and farmers. Additional information
on TSP registration and certification is found on this page as well as on the
USDA/NRCS
TechReg website.
How to Become a TSP
Use the tools provided below to complete the TSP registration and
certification process, as well as to identify and complete the required NRCS
online training. Instructions for establishing an e-government account are
available on this page. Once you establish your e-government account, you must
visit your local USDA Service Center where your identity will be validated using
a picture ID. (See
a map and find NRCS offices in Iowa.). Once your account has been activated,
you will be able to log-in to TechReg using the user ID and password you
created.
Certification is dependent on meeting specific educational, experience and
training criteria. NRCS has online training available at
AgLearn to assist you in meeting TSP category requirements. Instructions for
AgLearn registration are available on this page. National certification
requirements for some TSP categories may include completion of state-specific
classroom training.
TSP certification information, checklists and fact sheets are available
below. You may begin the registration process through the
TechReg website at
http://techreg.usda.gov.
Producer Reimbursement for Using TSP Services
A program participant is always given the option of utilizing the services of
a TSP, however, reimbursement for part, or all, of the cost of hiring a TSP is
dependent upon available funding. In addition, the program participant must hire
a service provider who has completed the USDA/NRCS TSP certification process, is
certified in the correct category, and has completed the certification process
prior to the commencement of work activities.
TSP Contacts in Iowa
| TSP Coordinator |
eAuthentication Coordinator |
AgLearn Manager |
Judy Martinson
210 Walnut Street
Room 693
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-323-2229
Fax: 515-284-4767
judy.martinson@ia.usda.gov |
Roy Campbell
210 Walnut Street
Room 693
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-284-4353
Fax: 515-284-4394
roy.campbell@ia.usda.gov |
Dick Tremain
210 Walnut Street
Room 693
Des Moines, IA 50309
Fax: 515-284-4394
dick.tremain@ia.usda.gov |
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The following documents may require
Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word
or Microsoft
PowerPoint.
Calendar of Events |
Certification Aides |
Field Office Tools |
Handbooks | Miscellaneous |
Newsletters | TSP Fact Sheets |
TSP Forms | TSP National
Guidance | TSP Policy
| Calendar of Events |
Upcoming Training
Opportunities
2009 Upper Midwest Manure Handling Expo
Central Iowa Expo Center, Boone, Iowa-July 22, 2009
The 2009 Manure Handling Expo will provide high quality educational
seminars throughout the day. All six seminars will be given twice in two
concurrent sessions. For more information, go to
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/wastemgmt/events.htm. Livestock and
Poultry Environmental Learning Center
The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center offers webcasts,
which are open to the public. CCAs can earn CEUs which may be credited
towards NRCS TSP CNMP certification, CNMP Plan Approval certification and
Certified Planner certification and the new Conservation Activity Plan
(CAP) CNMP Plan Approval certification. The one-hour webcast seminars are
typically held on the third Friday of each month at 2:30 pm (eastern),
1:30 pm (central), 12:30 pm (mountain) and 11:30 am (pacific). Hard to
obtain feed management webinars can sometimes be found on this site.
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Announcements
NEW RUSLE2 CMZ4 Database Released
NEW RUSLE2 version 1.26.6.4
April 30, 2007 – New version (1.26.6.4) of the RUSLE2 program has been
released. New energy calculator functions have been added to the new version
in addition to several additional updates. These new functions are contained
in a new fuels folder and every field operation has been revised to include
new diesel fuel equivalent values. Changes have also been made to several
RUSLE2 database for all Iowa counties. Instruction for downloading and
installing the new RUSLE2 program and updating your RUSLE2 database are
available at the
Iowa NRCS homepage.
This RUSLE2 Version 1.26.6.4 is the current acceptable erosion tool to be
used in Iowa. It should to be loaded on all machines that are using RULSE2.
All of the older versions are to be removed to avoid accidental use of the
older version.
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- Follow these instructions to reset your password should you lose or
forget it.
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To open this PowerPoint file, right click on
the link, save target as..., name and save file where desired, open the
file where saved.
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06/19/2009
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