Conservation
Security Program
Initial
Questionnaire
Vermont
These
questions will help you determine if your land might be eligible for CSP.
Answer
these questions only for land you are considering enrolling in CSP.
Forestland
and farmsteads are not eligible for CSP. However,
forested land that is an incidental part of an agricultural operation is
eligible.
- Do you own or have control
of the land you intend to enroll in CSP for the length of the proposed 5 to
10 year contract period?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- Do you share in the risk of
producing the crop or livestock on this farm?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
- Do you take soils tests and
follow the recommendations when applying nutrients/fertilizer?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- Do you have records of where
you apply nutrients/fertilizer?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- Do you have records on how
much nutrients/fertilizer you apply?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- Do you have records on when
you apply nutrients?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- If you raise cultivated or
row crops (i.e., potatoes, corn, beans, vegetables) do you follow a crop
rotation so these crops are only produced half of the years and hay or small
grains (i.e., oats, barley) are grown the other years?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- If you apply pesticides do
you have records that document the pesticide type, amount, time applied and
rate?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
- Are your crop and pasture
fields free of active gullies?
Yes____
No____ N/A____
If
you can answer “yes” to most of these questions, you are possibly eligible
for CSP.
If
you can’t answer “yes” to most of these, there may be other conservation
programs that can help you become eligible for CSP.