Rea Landholm, gerente de marketing y comunicaciones de marca, [email protected], 402.687.2100 extensión 1025
LYONS, NEBRASKA - Farmers and ranchers currently enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) with contracts expiring Dec. 31, 2017, have until May 5, 2017, to renew.
El CSP es un programa nacional voluntario de incentivos para la gestión ambiental administrado por el Servicio de Conservación de Recursos Naturales (NRCS). El CSP está diseñado para recompensar a agricultores, ganaderos y silvicultores por mantener las prácticas de conservación existentes, así como por adoptar medidas de conservación adicionales en sus tierras. El programa paga a los productores por continuar y ampliar sus esfuerzos de conservación que apoyan prioridades de recursos naturales como el agua limpia, una mejor gestión del suelo, la mejora del hábitat, la eficiencia energética, entre otras.
Contract duration is five years, and, in many cases, contracts may be renewed for an additional five years. Renewal contract recipients are required to do one of two actions: adopt at least two additional priority resource concerns or exceed the stewardship threshold of at least two existing priority resource concerns.
“In a time when there is more and more attention paid to the need to build healthy soil, improve water quality, and otherwise support natural resource conservation, the Conservation Stewardship Program offers farmers and ranchers a great opportunity to ramp up conservation on their operations,” said Anna Johnson, Center for Rural Affairs policy manager.
El programa CSP abarca todo el país, con un número variable de contratos por estado. Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma y Dakota del Sur son los estados con mayor número de contratos que vencen. Los estados con la mayor cantidad de hectáreas totales del programa CSP que vencen este año son Nebraska, Nuevo México, Dakota del Norte, Oklahoma, Dakota del Sur y Texas.
“The Conservation Stewardship Program doesn’t forget smaller producers,” Johnson said. “For folks who qualify for the program, the minimum contract payment is $1,500, no matter the acreage. This is an important farmer and rancher funding opportunity.”
The renewal deadline usually coincides with the annual CSP signup, but this year, it is later. To renew a contract, farmers and ranchers should contact their local NRCS office. Information on local NRCS offices can be found at nrcs.usda.gov.
Note: To find the number of CSP contracts expiring in your state, haga clic aquí..
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