As context, this article highlights some of the consequences of changes in policy design for conservation by reviewing the Conservation Stewardship Program. As review, the 2008 Farm Bill created the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) out of the wreckage of the Conservation Security Program (P.L. Note that NRCS reports land-based financial assistance for FY2014 through FY2019 and practice-based financial assistance for FY2014 through FY2023. Hovering over each State will also provide the ratio between land-based financial assistance to practice-based financial assistance, as well as the State’s share of each category. For example, Minnesota’s ratio is 4.1 for the total financial assistance from FY2014 to FY2018 ($364.5 million) compared to the total financial assistance from FY2019 to FY2023 ($89 million).

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2023 16:43 UTC