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Kentucky Conservation Security Program (CSP)

CSP supports ongoing conservation stewardship of agricultural lands by providing assistance to producers to maintain and enhance natural resources.

The program provides equitable access to benefits to all producers, regardless of size of operation, crops produced, or geographic location.

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) (Pub. L. 107-171) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the program.  CSP is administered by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Lower Kentucky Watershed

2005 CSP Self-Assessment and Information

All Lower Kentucky Watershed landusers who wish to apply for CSP must complete the CSP Self-Assessment.   Landusers not in the Lower Kentucky Watershed are encouraged to complete the CSP Self-Assessment to better understand where they would stand in a future sign-up.

For more information, go to the NRCS Web page: http://csp.sc.egov.usda.gov/ 

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Adobe Acrobat Document  Kentucky CSP Fact Sheet              Click here for a printable copy.

2005 CSP Contract Payments

CSP contract payments include two or more of the following:  Click on links to view Kentucky's payment rates for each of the payment types.

  • Annual Stewardship Payments for Kentucky.  An annual component for the existing base of level conservation treatment. (All contracts will have stewardship payments.)         
  • Kentucky Existing Practice Component will be calculated to equal 25% of the contract's annual Stewardship Payment.    (All contracts will have an existing practice component.)   
  • Kentucky CSP New Practice Component for Kentucky. A one-time NEW practice component for additional needed practices.     (Not all contracts will have a new practice component.)         
  • Kentucky Enhancement Component An enhancement component for exceptional conservation effort and additional conservation practices or activities that provide increased resource benefits beyond the prescribed level.                    (Most contracts will have an enhancement component.)  

For More Information:

  • Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG)

  • Technical Service Provider Information

    Please contact NRCS at your local USDA Service Center. 

    State Contact:

    Deena Wheby, Assistant State Conservationist
    Phone: 859-224-7350
    e-mail: deena.wheby@ky.usda.gov

    The national CSP watershed map may be found at:  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp/2005_CSP_WS/index.html

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