Rhode Island Conservation Stewardship Program on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Rhode Island Conservation Stewardship Program
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last updated: December 2020

Our Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation.Whether you are looking to improve grazing conditions, increase crop yields, or develop wildlife habitat, we can custom design a CSP plan to help you meet those goals. We can help you schedule timely planting of cover crops, develop a grazing plan that will improve your forage base, implement no-till to reduce erosion or manage forested areas in a way that benefits wildlife habitat. If you are already taking steps to improve the condition of the land, chances are CSP can help you find new ways to meet your goals.

Sustainable Production

CSP is for working lands. It is the largest conservation program in the United States with 70 million acres of productive agricultural and forest land enrolled in CSP. Thousands of people that have made the choice to voluntarily enroll in the program because it helps them enhance natural resources and improve their business operation.

CSP participants are seeing real results. Some of these benefits include:

Improved cattle gains per acre
Increased crop yields
Decreased inputs
Wildlife population improvements
Better resilience to weather extremes

Through CSP, we can help you build your business while implementing conservation practices that help ensure the sustainability of your entire operation. Good land stewardship not only conserves the natural resources on your farm, ranch or forest, it also provides multiple benefits to local communities, including better water and air quality and wildlife habitat, as well as food and fiber.

How to Apply

The best way to learn if Conservation Stewardship Program is a good fit for you is by contacting your local Rhode Island NRCS field office conservationist.

If you choose to move forward, your local NRCS conservationist will guide you through applying for the program.

Applications are ranked, and if yours is funded, NRCS will offer you an CSP contract to receive financial assistance for the cost of implementing practices. Payment rates for conservation practices are reviewed and set each fiscal year. More information on this process is available on our Get Started with NRCS page; new-to-NRCS producers will find specific guidance for establishing farm records (Farm & Tract Number), initiating the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Compliance evaluation, updating Adjusted Gross Income, etc.

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