The following information reflects Fiscal Year 2026 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) funding available to Oregon producers located in Zone 4 (see map). Applicants will be ranked against the following information. Reach out to your local USDA Service Center to learn more and apply. 

Land Uses

• Crop
• Pasture
• Range
• Associated Ag Land
• Farmstead
• Water

Categories

• Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
• General

Resource Concerns

• Wind and Water Erosion - Sheet and Rill Erosion, Wind Erosion
• Degraded Plant Condition - Plant productivity and health, Plant Structure and composition
• Pest Pressure - Plant pest pressure
• Soil Quality Limitations - Compaction, Organic Matter Depletion, Aggregate instability
• Terrestrial Habitat - Terrestrial habitat for wildlife and invertebrates
• Field Sediment, Nutrient, and Pathogen Loss - Nutrients transported to surface water, Nutrients transported to ground water, Sediment transported to surface water
• Livestock Production Limitation - Feed and forage balance, Inadequate livestock water quantity, quality, and distribution
• Source Water Depletion - Surface water depletion, Groundwater depletion, Inefficient irrigation water use

Conservation Practices

• 106 - Forest Management Plan
• 116 - Soil Health Management Plan
• 120 - Agricultural Energy Design
• 162 - Soil Health Management System Design
• 199 - Conservation Plan
• 204 - Adaptive Management for Soil Health
• 216 - Soil Health Testing
• 217 - Soil and Source Testing for Nutrient Management
• 228 - Agricultural Energy Assessment
• 311 - Alley Cropping
• 314 - Brush Management
• 315 - Herbaceous Weed Treatment
• 324 - Deep Tillage
• 327 - Conservation Cover
• 328 - Conservation Crop Rotation
• 328 - Resource Conserving Crop Rotation (RCCR) / Improved Resource Conserving Crop Rotation (IRCCR) *
• 329 - Residue and Tillage Management, No Till
• 332 - Contour Buffer Strips
• 333 - Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products
• 334 - Controlled Traffic Farming
• 336 - Soil Carbon Amendment
• 338 - Prescribed Burning
• 340 - Cover Crop **
• 342 - Critical Area Planting
• 345 - Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till
• 373 - Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces
• 374 - Energy Efficient Agricultural Operations
• 376 - Field Operations Emissions Reduction
• 379 - Forest Farming
• 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation
• 381 - Silvopasture
• 382 - Fence
• 383 - Fuel Break
• 384 - Woody Residue Treatment
• 386 - Field Border
• 390 - Riparian Herbaceous Cover
• 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer
• 393 - Filter Strip
• 394 - Firebreak
• 395 - Stream Habitat Improvement and Management
• 399 - Fishpond Management
• 420 - Wildlife Habitat Planting
• 422 - Hedgerow Planting
• 449 - Irrigation Water Management
• 472 - Access Control
• 484 - Mulching
• 490 - Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
• 511 - Forage Harvest Management
• 512 - Pasture and Hay Planting
• 516 - Livestock Pipeline
• 528 - Grazing Management
• 528 - Advanced Grazing Management *
• 533 - Pumping Plant
• 550 - Range Planting
• 561 - Heavy Use Area Protection
• 570 - Stormwater Runoff Control
• 574 - Spring Development
• 576 - Livestock Shelter Structure
• 585 - Stripcropping
• 590 - Nutrient Management
• 591 - Amendments of Agricultural Waste
• 592 - Feed Management
• 595 - Pest Management Conservation System
• 601 - Vegetative Barrier
• 610 - Salinity and Sodic Soil Management
• 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment
• 614 - Watering Facility
• 635 - Vegetated Treatment Area
• 643 - Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities
• 644 - Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management
• 645 - Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
• 646 - Seasonal Water Management for Wildlife
• 647 - Early Successional Habitat Development Management
• 649 - Structures for Wildlife
• 654 - Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment
• 660 - Tree/Shrub Pruning
• 666 - Forest Stand Improvement
• 670 - Energy Efficient Lighting Systems
• 672 - Energy Efficient Building Envelope
  
  * Activity with Supplemental Payment
  ** Activity with Increased Payment

Program Questions

1. On the CPA-1200 did the participant self-certify as BFR or SDFR?
2. Previous contracts were not terminated in the past 3 years or existing contracts do not have active CPA-153 for contract compliance for reasons in the participants control?

Ranking Questions

1. At the time of application, how many state priority resource concerns have been met across the least performing land use (excluding AAL and Farmstead)? 
   1) 7-8 met 
   2) 5-6 met 
   3) 3-4 met 
   4) 2 met
2. On the least performing included land use, how many additional state priority resource concerns will be ""met"" or ""exceeded"" by the end of the contract?
   1) 4 or more increased to ""met"" or ""exceed"" by end of contract period 
   2) 3 increased to ""met""  or ""exceed"" by end of the contract period 
   3) 2 increased to ""met""  or ""exceed"" by end of the contract period 
   4) 1 increased to ""met"" or ""exceed"" by end of the contract period 
   5) 0 increased to ""met"" or ""exceed"" by end of the contract period
3. If the conservation plan includes stockwater related practices, these planned practices are within an established stockwater local priority area?  
4. Does the conservation plan include a management practice?
   a) Yes, a management practice is applied across 100% of the ag operation? 
   b) Yes, a management practice is applied across greater than 75-100% of the ag operation?  
   c) Yes, a management practice is applied across greater than 50-75% of the ag operation?   
   d) Otherwise