Iowa CSP Planning Procedure

1.  Enter CSP applications into Protracts as received. Protracts
    automatically assigned a contract number to each application (i.e.
    7861145D549). Use Manage Applications to view and print the list of
    CSP applications. The contract number will be used in the Toolkit
    identifier.

2.  **EPP** and **SP** from the Conservation Practices table. Existing
    Practice Payment and Stewardship Payment will be generated
    automatically in Protracts and are not to be planned in Toolkit.\
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    Next, select the Choice List tab, in the Local Land Use table and
    add **CSP Eligible**, **CRP**, **WRP, GRP, EWP, INCIDENTAL
    Eligible,** and **OTHER -- NOT ELIGIBLE**.\
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3.  Create a New Customer folder --\
    Save Company\\Business with the applicant's '**Lastname Firstname
    Middle Initial**' (with no punctuation).\
    Save Identifier with the State, Program, and the [last five digits
    of the Protracts contract number]{.underline} -- 7861145D549
    (i.e.**IACSP5D549**).\
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    height="2.7291666666666665in"}

4.  From the Customer File tab, open an ArcGIS session; use the New
    Toolkit Layer icon
    ![](media/image4.png){width="0.3451388888888889in"
    height="0.28125in"}to create a new Benchmark land unit (BLU). Change
    the Layer Name from Benchmark to **CSPBENCHMARK**.\
    Use the CLU source and Query by Tract (or Farm) number to select all
    land units that producer designates as his/her Agricultural
    Operation. Type in a tract number and click on search; repeat until
    all tracts needed have been highlighted. Note: You can also search
    by farm number; this will pull all the tracts under that farm at
    once with out you having to enter each tract.\
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    *This layer will be used to identify specific benchmark conditions
    such as SCI, existing practices and management after Build 66 has
    been installed. This will become a reference layer that can then be
    copied and pasted into the same view with the PLU. Further guidance
    on creating reference data will be forthcoming.*

5.  Use the New Toolkit Layer icon
    ![](media/image4.png){width="0.3451388888888889in"
    height="0.28125in"}to create a new planned land unit (PLU). Change
    the Layer Name from Consplan to **CSPAGOP**.\
    Use the CLU source and Query by Tract (or Farm) number to select all
    land units that producer designates as his/her Agricultural
    Operation. Type in a tract number and click on search; repeat until
    all tracts needed have been highlighted. Note: You can also search
    by farm number; this will pull all the tracts under that farm at
    once with out you having to enter each tract.\
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6.  To aggregate multiple tracts into one CSP land unit, first merge all
    fields with the [same land use]{.underline} in each tract. In Iowa,
    only **Crop**, **Pasture** and **Irrigated Crop** will be used as
    CSP land uses. Only merge those fields that are eligible and label
    them. Ineligible fields can be merged and attributed together and
    labeled with NE#.\
    Before merging it will be helpful to add a color to the Select
    Feature symbol. Right click on the CSPAGOP layer and select
    Properties. From the Selection tab, click button 'with this symbol'
    which opens the Symbol Selector. Scroll down and click on the
    'Snowfield/Ice', 10% Simple hatch, or 10% Ordered Stipple symbol
    (this will let you to see through to the ortho photo); change the
    fill color to White, and reduce the Outline Width to zero. Click on
    the properties button, for the Background Color, select 'no color'.\
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    height="3.751388888888889in"}\
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    height="3.2493055555555554in"}\
    Because this process only changes the view of the symbol you will
    need to set the symbol properties each time you start ArcGIS,
    however once you have merged all your land units this feature
    shouldn't be needed.

> Use the Cyber planner
> ![](media/image8.png){width="0.2548611111111111in"
> height="0.26666666666666666in"} to select CSPAGOP. Zoom in if needed,
> start the Toolkit Digitizer
> ![](media/image9.png){width="0.29097222222222224in"
> height="0.2791666666666667in"} to [edit]{.underline} the
> ![](media/image10.png){width="0.22083333333333333in"
> height="0.24444444444444444in"} icon (NOT the Select Field icon on the
> Land Unit Editor toolbar) to select the entire land unit or hold the
> shift key and click on fields with the SAME land use.\
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> Unselect any land units
> (Shift+![](media/image10.png){width="0.22083333333333333in"
> height="0.24444444444444444in"}) that are not eligible such CRP
> waterways, filter strips, farmsteads, etc. then click the Merge button
> on the Land Unit Editor.

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height="4.055555555555555in"}

7.  Continue to merge all tracts by land use for all offer land. Zoom
    out to the plan extent and select the [same land use]{.underline} on
    all tracts, then click the Merge button again on the Land Unit
    Editor. You should also merge ineligible fields together if they are
    ineligible for the same reason (i.e. CRP).\
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    height="3.9034722222222222in"}\
    After completing this process for all fields, Save Edits then Stop
    Editing.

8.  Select the Attribute tool
    ![](media/image15.png){width="0.24444444444444444in"
    height="0.2548611111111111in"} from USDA toolbar to attribute the
    CSPAGOP layer. After selecting the land unit, delete the tract
    number (Toolkit and Protracts do not require tract numbers). Use the
    following names for each aggregated land unit: **cspcrop** =
    cropland, **csppast** = pastureland and **cspic** = irrigated
    cropland. Fill in the attribute information, use the Local Land Use
    to indicate it is 'CSP Eligible'.\
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    height="3.6958333333333333in"}\
    Complete attributing all fields (eligible and ineligible) and save
    as **CSPPlan.mxd**.

9.  Select the Practice Schedule tab and expand the CSPAGOP plan. Select
    'cspcrop' land unit and schedule are enhancements applicable for
    CSP. Use the Reoccurring Practice button to generate enhancement
    schedule for the out years. Remember to enter the Plan Date and Save
    the plan.\
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    height="3.9631944444444445in"}\
    When all items are entered, continue to the Contract Wizard.
    Complete the contract, Save and remember to [Check In the customer
    folder to the NCPDB]{.underline}. Open Protracts and upload the
    contract.