On the Ron Perry family farm.

Ron Perry, MRCC member and operator of a livestock and grain farming operation in Livingston County, Missouri, was interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program and stopped by a neighboring farm that was already enrolled in the program.

"After hearing about the program through MRCC, I went to NRCS and learned the specifics about CSP and figured it would work out pretty good for my farm. After visiting with my NRCS agent, including a trip to our farm, we figured out what would work. [NRCS] worked up the paperwork for me and all I had to do was sign. I also went to visit with a neighbor and told him about the program and he signed up too."

In order to comply with CSP, Ron introduced additional buffer strips around his fields, additional no-till on his crop land, employs a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer and uses “no-drift” sprayer tips for field application.

"CSP has been great so far, and I encourage other farmers to go to NRCS find out if CSP would work with their farms," says Perry.

Ron Perry-Contract Snapshot

Previous On-Farm Conservation Practices:

• Buffer Strips
• No-till on crop land.

Conservation Enhancements through CSP:

• Additional and increased buffer strips.
• Slow-release nitrogen fertilizer.
• “No-drift” application sprayer tips.
• Additional no-till on cropland.

Also see:

• Ben and Dave Avis -- CSP Contract Holder
• Darvin Bentlage -- CSP Contract Applicant