Louisiana NRCS Announces Sign-Up For CSP Renewal

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Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Acting State Conservationist for Louisiana, Kelli McClelland, has announced that a contract renewal sign-up is under way for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Customers with active CSP contracts set to expire on December 31, 2025, may be able to renew their contract for an additional 5-year period during the final year of the current contract. Applicants interested in CSP renewal must submit their applications to their local NRCS field office by June 20, 2025. 

CSP is for working lands and is the largest conservation program in the United States. Thousands of people voluntarily enroll in the program because it helps them enhance natural resources and improve their business operation. CSP benefits may include: 

• Enhanced resiliency to weather and market volatility 

• Decreased need for agricultural inputs 

• Improved wildlife habitat conditions 

CSP renewals assist customers in maintaining existing levels of conservation and help implement additional conservation activities. To meet the renewal stewardship threshold, participants must have met the terms of their initial contract and must agree to meet or exceed two additional priority resource concerns or agree to adopt or improve conservation activities to achieve higher levels of conservation for two existing priority resource concerns. 

Louisiana NRCS will be sending renewal information to current contract participants with 2025 expiration dates. Participants may opt to proactively contact their local NRCS field office instead of waiting for a renewal letter. 

To learn more about NRCS programs, producers can contact their local USDA Service Center. Producers can also apply for NRCS programs, manage conservation plans and contracts, and view and print conservation maps by logging into their farmers.gov account. If you don’t have an account, sign up today. 

For nearly 90 years, NRCS has helped farmers, ranchers and forestland owners make investments in their operations and local communities to improve the quality of our air, water, soil, and wildlife habitat. NRCS uses the latest science and technology to help keep working lands working, boost agricultural economies, and increase the competitiveness of American agriculture. NRCS provides one-on-one, personalized advice and financial assistance and works with producers to help them reach their goals through voluntary, incentive-based conservation programs. For more information, visit nrcs.usda.gov.