§ 1470.22 - Conservation stewardship plan.

§ 1470.22 Conservation stewardship plan.

(a) NRCS will use the conservation planning process as outlined in the National NRCS “National Planning Procedures Handbook Handbook” to encourage participants to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner.

(b) The conservation stewardship plan will contain a record of the participant's decisions that describes objectives and decisions to meet or exceed stewardship thresholds for identified resource concerns through implementation or adoption of one or more conservation activities. The plan will document the schedule of conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved under the conservation stewardship contract. The plan will describe the program purposes to be achieved through one or more conservation activities.

(c) Associated supporting information maintained with Supporting documentation for the participant's plan will include : -

(1) Documentation that will be the basis for:

(i) Identifying and inventorying

Identification and inventory of priority resource concerns

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2) Establishing benchmark data on the condition of existing conservation activities

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(iii) Describing conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved, and

(iv) Documenting the participant's conservation objectives to reach and exceed stewardship thresholds;

(2at the time of enrollment;

(3) A plan map delineating the

land area identified and

agricultural operation included in the program contract with associated acreage amounts;

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3) In the case where a participant wishes to initiate or retain organic certification

4) For organic producers or producers transitioning to organic production, documentation that

will support

supports the participant's transition to or participation in the National Organic Program; and

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5) Other information as determined appropriate by NRCS.