Conservation Stewardship Program The Conservation Stewardship
Program (CSP) presents a significant shift in how NRCS provides
conservation program payments. CSP participants will receive an
annual land use payment for operation-level environmental
benefits they produce. Under CSP, participants are paid for
conservation performance: the higher the operational
performance, the higher their payment. The Conservation
Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary conservation program
that encourages producers to address resource concerns in a
comprehensive manner by: Undertaking additional conservation
activities; and Improving, maintaining, and managing existing
conservation activities. CSP is available on Tribal and private
agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land in all
50 States and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands Areas. The
program provides equitable access to all producers, regardless
of operation size, crops produced, or geographic location. The
Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the autho