{"id":10597,"date":"2025-03-17T14:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/?p=10597"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:33:29","slug":"conservation-pays-learn-how-csp-helps-landowners-improve-their-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/conservation-pays-learn-how-csp-helps-landowners-improve-their-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Pays: Learn How CSP Helps Landowners Improve Their Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;multiple_size=600&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=600&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;i=suyie-1843864-pb\" width=\"640\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Conservation Stewardship Program, otherwise known as CSP, is the largest conservation program in the United States. Enabling agricultural land owners to be reimbursed for activities such as rotational grazing, cover crops, and invasive species mitigation, this program is extremely valuable. Indiana National Land Realty agent, Jacob Jenkins, has spent the past year researching this program in order to provide value for his clients. Today, we talk to Jacob about how to get involved in CSP, how it works, and what it can do for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/real-estate-agent\/jacob-jenkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk with Jacob Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nrcsregistry.sc.egov.usda.gov\/prweb\/PRAuth\/app\/NRCSRegistry_\/TxtkBgkRdevf7ARVfjTAtMG-6VcwXHck*\/!STANDARD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NRCS TSP Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy, Sell, Lease, or Auction Land<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Conservation Stewardship Program, otherwise known as CSP, is the largest conservation program in the United States. Enabling agricultural land owners to be reimbursed for activities such as rotational grazing, cover crops, and invasive species mitigation, this program is extremely valuable. 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