# Presentation: 482581

## KaYing Vang, NRCS
Manitowoc Service Center

- Manitowoc Service Center

**Conservation Security**
**	****   ****Program**
**Tswj thiab Tiav thaiv Liaj ia ces dej num**

## CSP helps producers maintain and further their conservation commitment 
TTLC pab twj cov neeg ua liaj-teb, tu lawv tej liaj ia thiab txhawb nqa

- TTLC pab twj cov neeg ua liaj-teb, tu lawv tej liaj ia thiab txhawb nqa

**Conservation Security Program (CSP)****Tswj thiab tiv thaiv liaj ia ces dej num (TTLC)**

## CSP Will Provide Demonstrable Environmental BenefitsYuav kom tau, yuav tsum muaj

- In the beginning of the contract we obtain a baseline look at the naturalresources and the producer’s management of: 	Nyob rau thaum nyuam qhuav pib cog lus feem saib liaj ia yuav saib rau qib qis thiab seb cov neeg ua liaj teb tswj hwm rau li:
- Soil organic matter (carbon)Cov av tsis siv tshuaj
- NutrientsAv rogPesticidesSiv tshuaj lom-tuaOther resource concernsLwm yam uas txhawj xeeb txog

## Eligibility RequirementsFeem ntau cov av ua liaj teb yeej tau raws siab

- Privately-owned or Tribal land, majority within priority watershed
- Av yog koj tug kiag los sis cov av koj yuam tseg, ntau tsaj yog dej nruab tiv.
- Applicant in compliance with HEL/wetland provisions
- Tus neeg thov yuav tau sau ib daig ntawv hais txog qhov av siab los sia dej nyab uas tau
- 	muab los hai qhia
- Active interest in the operation
- Ua kiag raw li qhov txau siab los sis nyiam
- Control of land for life of the contract
- Saib cov siav av ntawm qhov uas tau cog lus
- Applicant must share in risk and be entitled to a share of the crops or livestock
- Tus neeg thov yuav tau koom nrog qhov pheej hmoo thiab muab kev tsom cai rau cov neeg saib tej ntaub ntawv qhia qoob los sis tsiaj txhu
- Must meet specific tier requirements
- Yuav tum meej tseeb kiag li tej yam uas yuav kom muaj

## Most Ag Land EligibleFeem ntau cov av ua liaj teb yeej tau rau 

- Producers on cropland, orchards, vineyards, pasture, and range may apply for CSP, regardless of size, type of operation, or crops produced.
- Cov neeg ua liaj teb cov av ua qoob loo, ua teb zaub los sis vaj, tej chaw cog, tsav zaub, thiab tsav nyom thiaj li yuav nkag tau TTLC, nyob ntawm ntaub los tsawg, hom uas koj ua ntawd, los sis qoob loo.

## Forest LandAv hav zoov

- _Forest land_ is a land cover/use category not included in CSP by statute. The minimum area for classification as forest land is 1 acre, and the area must be at least 100 feet wide.
- Av hav zoov yog ib cov av ua muaj ntoog ntxoov/cais ntawm ntawm tsis nyob hauv TTLC los sis sawv cev.  Qhov tsawg kawg hauv qhov av hav zoov yuav tsum yog 1 evkawj, thiab yuav tsum muaj 100 hneev ntaw dav.

## FarmerCov neeg ua liaj-teb as defined by CSP Statuteraws li cov neeg, saib liaj ia, xav los ntawm

- ...“farmer means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that—
- ...”Neej ua liaj-teb txhais tiag yog ib tug twv av, laij daim av los sis tswj daim av, los yog muaj feem koom nrog tej qoob los thiab lwm yam ntawd—(i) Shares in the risk of producing any crop or livestock; and(i) Koom nrog rau qhov pheej hmoo uas tab tom ua ntawm txhua yam qoob los sis tsiaj txhu; thiab (ii) is entitled to share in the crop or livestock available for marketing from a farm (or would have shared had the crop or livestock been produced)”
- (ii) Yog qhov tseeb tau qhov kom ntawm cov qoob los sis tsiaj txhu muaj thiab tam yuav muag rau hauv khw uas yog los ntawm daim teb ( los sis twb muaj qhov koom qhov qoob nrog los sis tshiaj txhu uas twb tu tau lawm)”

## Treatment RequirementsQhov yuav kom tus cov av

- All CSP producers must address minimum treatment criteria for soil quality and water qualityTag nrho kev tswj thiab tiv thaiv rau cov neeg ua liaj teb yuav tsum piav me ntsis txog qhov lawv tu yog ib yam uas yuav tau coj los luj los sis txiav txim rau cov av thiab tej dej seb puas huvTechniques to achieve these soil and water criteria will vary depending on your farm’s slope, climate and other characteristicsQhov tseeb uas kho tau cov av thiab dej tu kom zoo yuav nyob rau ntawm koj faim teb ntsab, ceeb tsam ntawv chaw, thiab lwm yam sab nrauvMight include managing nutrients and pesticides, erosion control and buffersNws kuj yuav yog tag nrho tej kev tu los sis ceev kom cov av zoo thiab siv tshuaj lom-tua, txoj kev tiv thaiv thiab cog nyom quas tsis pub kuav hauv koj daim teb

## Enrollment Categories          					continued...Nkag mus siv ua tsua ua qw 						Mus ntsiv...

- Possible enrollment category criteria:
- Kuj yuav nkag tau mus ua tsua ua qws piav los sis qhia:
- Soil conditioning
- Av zoo thiab tsis zoo
- water quality practices/systemsDej huv li ib txwm/xeem txawmgrazing land conditionTsav tsiaj zoo li cas at-risk species habitatNtawm qhov pheej hmoo ntawm hom tsiaj tiab taj chaw nyoblimited resource/beginning farmersQhov tau tswg los ntawm cov neeg yuam yuav pib ua teb.

## Contract Includes a Conservation Security PlanHu rau qhov chaw tswj thiab Tiv thaiv liaj ia lub hom phiaj 

- Schedules activities to be carried outCov caij nyoog ua ub no uas yuav muag tau rau
- Schedules practice maintenanceCov caij nyoog uas siv tu
- Schedules new practices or activities to be completedCov caij nyoog tshiab ua siv los sis qhov yuav ua kom tiav kiag
- Documents paymentCov ntaub ntawv uas them nyiaj

## Three Tiers*

**Three Tiers***

- 	Tier I
- 	have addressed water quality and soil quality on part of the operation
- Hom I
- Yuav tau qhia cov dej thiab cov av zoo npaum li cas nyob rau ntawm qhov koj ua teb

- 	Tier II
- 	have addressed water quality and soil quality on the entire operation; agree to address one other resource concern
- Hom II
- Yuav tau qhia cov dej thiab cov av tag nrho qhov ua teb; txaus siab kam qhia ib qhov ua txawj xeeb txog uas tus kheej xav tau

- 	Tier III
- 	have addressed all resources on the entire operation and agree to additional activities
- Hom III
- Yuav tau qhia txua tsav yam tag nrho ntawm qhov ua thiab txaug siab qhia lwm yam ub no uas tau ua rau hauv daim av

***all participants agree to address any additional sign-up announcement requirements**
**Tag nrho cov muaj kev koom, txaug siab, qhia txhua yam uas yuav tuaj thov hauv qhov tau tsaj tawm uas muaj**

## All Payment Components Apply to all 3 Tiers

**Practice Payments**

**Enhancement Payments**

**Base Payments**

**Tier 3**

**Tier 1**

**5 year contracts **
**Up to $20,000/yr**

**Tier 2**

**   ****5-10 years **
**Up to $35,000/yr**

**   ****5-10 years **
**Up to $45,000/yr**

## Other Enhancement ExamplesPiv txwv qhov siab tsaj

- On-farm demonstration, e.g., field trials of cover crops, mulches, land management practices to improve soil quality
- Ib daim teb siv qhia neeg, piv txwv, muaj mus saib qoob hauv teb los sis  nplooj lwj, hov ntoo vov qoob, tu daim av kom zoo tsaj li qhov ib txwm ua

## The signup period will be 4/18/08 to 5/16/08
Ka Ying Vang
(920) 683-5119
Lub sij hawm hauv ncua sau txog kev thov, 4/18/08 txog 5/16/08 
KaYing Vang, 920-683-5119

- Ka Ying Vang
- (920) 683-5119
- Lub sij hawm hauv ncua sau txog kev thov, 4/18/08 txog 5/16/08
- KaYing Vang, 920-683-5119

**How To Apply****Yuav Thov li cas**

## Then NRCS Will...Li ntawv cov saib liaj ia thiaj li yuav...

**Then NRCS Will...****Li ntawv cov saib liaj ia thiaj li yuav...**

- Determine eligibility
- Lub qhov tsim nyog
- Conduct a follow-up interview
- Ua raw li tau nrog tham lawm
- Place application in a tier and enrollment category
- Qhov cov ntawv thov ntawv yuav yog ib kis ua me heev thiab hom twg hom ntawv kiag
- Select successful applicants
- Saiv cov uas ua thov tuaj tau zoo
- NRCS or TSP completes a conservation security plan
- TTLC los sis lub laj lig tswv yim tswj tiav log qhov tiv tham lub hom phiaj

## Questions to all of you Lus noog rau nej txhua tus

- Do you think this program will help your farming operation?
- Koj puas xav tias ces dej num no pab yuav pab tau koj txoj kev ua liaj teb?
- If not, what changes can be made?
- Yog tsis tau, yuav muaj peev xwm pauv li cas?
- Do you have any other comments?
- Koj puas lwm yuav dab tsis tham ntxiv?