WASHINGTON — USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) hasy announced an extension of the deadline for farmers and ranchers to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) until June 14.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack originally announced that applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2013 sign up of the program would be due by May 31, but a congressional delay resulted in the extension.
The NRCS will accept slightly more than 12 million acres into the program this year. In the first four enrollment years for CSP (2009-2012), more than 39,000 farmers and ranchers have enrolled more than. . .
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