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News! - The Auglaize and the St. Joseph Watersheds have been included in the 2005 CSP sign-up.  Those landowners who do not already have a CSP contract should complete the self-assessment to determine if they are eligible to apply for CSP this year.  Refer to the 2005 Sign-up information for St. Joseph and Auglaize watershed. 

2004 Conservation Security Program

General Program Information

Pasture Land photoThe CSP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands. Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation. The program is available in all 50 States, the Caribbean Area and the Pacific Basin area. The program provides equitable access to benefits to all producers, regardless of size of operation, crops produced, or geographic location.

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CSP Selected Watersheds for FY 2004

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Adobe Acrobat document2004 CSP Watersheds in Ohio
Adobe Acrobat documentAuglaize Watershed Map

The St. Joseph Watershed is located in Williams and Defiance Counties in northwestern Ohio extending into Allen, DeKalb, Steuben, and Noble Counties in Indiana and Hillsdale County in Michigan.

Information about the St. Joseph watershed can be found at the St. Joseph River Watershed web site.

The Auglaize Watershed is located in Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Hardin, Henry, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert Counties in central western Ohio extending into Adams and Allen Counties in Indiana.

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Supporting Documents (Auglaize 2004)

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Adobe Acrobat documentAuglaize New and Existing Practice Cost Lists (14 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentAuglaize Enhancements (25 Kb)  REVISED 07-13-04
Adobe Acrobat documentAuglaize CSP Payment Structure (196 Kb)

Application Sign-Up Information

Sign-up will be held from March 28 - May 27, 2005. NRCS has also released a self-assessment workbook for potential participants in CSP. This initial self-assessment will help producers identify whether their individual agricultural operation meets sign-up criteria and answer the question, "Do I address minimum soil and water quality criteria on the land I manage?” These workbooks will be available at the meetings, the USDA field offices in the watershed, and on-line at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp.

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Program Contacts

For the St. Joseph Watershed:

For the Auglaize Watershed: