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NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting

NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting. August 22, 2012. Technical Service Provider (TSP) Update. Technical Service Provider. What is a Technical Service Provider (TSP)? How do I find a TSP? What are Conservation Activity Plans?. What is a Technical Service Provider?.

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NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting

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  1. NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting August 22, 2012

  2. Technical Service Provider (TSP) Update

  3. Technical Service Provider • What is a Technical Service Provider (TSP)? • How do I find a TSP? • What are Conservation Activity Plans?

  4. What is a Technical Service Provider?

  5. Conservation Activity Plans (CAPs) • The 2008 Farm Bill authorized the use of funds from the Environmental Quality Inventive Program (EQIP) to develop Conservation Activity Plans (CAPs)

  6. Conservation Activity Plans (CAPs) • A site specific plan developed by a Technical Service Provider (TSP) for a client, which addresses resource concerns on a land unit.

  7. Conservation Activity Plans 102 Comprehensive Nutrient Management 104 Nutrient Management Plan 106 Forest Management 110 Grazing Management 114 Integrated Pest Management 118 Irrigation Water Management 122 Agricultural Energy Management-Landscape 124 Agricultural Energy Management-Headquarters

  8. Conservation Activity Plans Continued 126 Comprehensive Air Quality Management 130 Drainage Water Management 134 Transition from Irrigated to Dryland Farming 138 Plan Supporting Organic Transition 142 Fish and Wildlife Habitat 146 Pollinator Habitat 150 Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 154 Integrated Pest Management Herbicide Weed Resistance Plan

  9. Lets Review the Conservation Activity Plans which are currently available to Landowners in Alabama

  10. Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan

  11. Conservation Activity Plans for CNMP - Payment Rates

  12. Irrigation Water Management

  13. Agricultural Energy Management - Headquarters

  14. CAP for Ag. Energy Management Payment Rates

  15. Agricultural Energy Management - Landscape

  16. Forest Management Plan

  17. Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition

  18. Conservation Activity Plan Benefits

  19. What does the Plan do? • Provides access to a professional with expertise • Records LANDOWNER’s decisions • Protects Natural Resources (on site & off site) • Can help implement Sustainable Production Systems ($$) • May help Gain Efficiency or achieve Economic Use of a Secondary Product • Peace of Mind/Quality of Rural Life

  20. Finding a TSPGet started by visiting our TechReg web site: (http://techreg.usda.gov)or contact your local NRCS Field Office

  21. http://techreg.usda.gov

  22. Currently, there are seven individual TSP’s and two Businesses certified

  23. Conservation Activity Plans • Status of Use in Alabama:

  24. Thank you for your attention!USDA- NRCS Helping People Help the Land An Equal Opportunity Employer & Provider

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