Baton Rouge, La. - USDA Offers
Renewal Option for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts, Extends
Deadline For General Sign-Up Applications. NRCS Chief Jason Weller announced that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a renewal option through
Tuesday, March 31, 2015, for eligible agricultural producers and forest
landowners with expiring Conservation Stewardship program (CSP) contracts.
These producers must be willing to adopt additional conservation activities
aimed at helping higher levels of conservation on their farms, forests and
ranches.
USDA will also extend the deadline for general sign-up CSP applications
until Friday, March 13, 2015, providing farmers, ranchers and private forest
managers two additional weeks to apply for this funding round of $100 million.
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