Conservation Stewardship Program sign-ups open, deadline March 31

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By Elisha Smith

Special to The SUN

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced that this year’s deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is March 31.

March 31 is also the deadline by which initial applications are needed from farmers with expiring 2012-2016 contracts if they want to renew them for another five years. Some 12 million acres already in the program are eligible for renewal this year.

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