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2006 Conservation Security Program2006 Watersheds SelectedThree West Virginia watersheds will be eligible for the 2006 Conservation Security Program (CSP). The watersheds and counties involved are:
CSP is a voluntary conservation program and has a unique role among USDA
programs. It identifies and rewards those farmers and ranchers who meet the
highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their
operations. It creates powerful incentives for other producers to meet those
same standards of conservation performance on their operations, and provides
public benefits for generations to come. Future CSP Watershed Planning Workshops 2005 CSP Contracts AwardedNationally, about 12,700 CSP contracts were awarded in 2005 with payments to exceed $1 billion over 10 years. The contracts cover 9 million acres of private land in 220 watersheds. In West Virginia, at least 12 CSP contracts will be awarded in three watersheds. Over 20 thousand in CSP payments will go to West Virginia landowners/producers in 2005. A feature farm and WV highlights may be seen at: West Virginia CSP program (176 KB) 2005 Conservation Security Program - this link provides more information on West Virginia CSP in 2005. |
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