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North Dakotans Asked to Critique Conservation Stewardship Program

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013   

BISMARCK, N. D. - North Dakota farmers and ranchers can weigh in on the enrollment process for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). As this year's CSP contracts are being finalized, those who went through the process are being asked for their critiques.

Traci Bruckner, assistant director for rural policy at the Center for Rural Affairs, says they want to hear from all who enrolled because it's critical to determine whether the program is working as envisioned.

"We want to talk with farmers to learn what their experience with the program was, so that we know what's working and what's not working," says Bruckner. "We can use that information then to get the Natural Resources Conservation Service to hopefully make any needed changes to the program, to make it work better."

Bruckner says previous feedback from applicants has helped the Center for Rural Affairs develop recommendations and influence changes. One of those included a North Dakota farmer who had land coming off the Conservation Reserve Program, that he wanted to enroll in the Conservation Stewardship Program.

"And we learned that they were saying, 'No, you have to have the practices on the land for a year before you can enroll that in CSP,'" explains Bruckner. "So, we have worked through the Farm Bill process and we were able to accomplish a legislative change. Now, if we ever get a final Farm Bill, then that will go into effect for the new version of CSP."

About 12 million acres are expected to be enrolled in the CSP this year. Bruckner says that's down about 800,000 acres from previous years because of the automatic budget cuts under sequestration.




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