Assistance
Your local conservation district is here for you. They serve the landowners and agriculture producers of Kansas by providing technical and financial assistance to help everyone meet the goal of conserving natural resources for the future. Local conservation districts have the knowledge and tools needed to help address resource concerns on your property to create healthy and productive lands. All programs and services provided by Kansas conservation district are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age or handicap.
Professionals in the local conservation office can work with you to:
- identify resource concerns
- identify your objectives
- provide personalized suggestions
- develop a conservation plan
- aid the producer in reaching not only conservation goals, but also production goals
- And, many local districts have rental equipment available related to various conservation practices.
Developing a conservation plan is one of the first steps in applying for financial assistance and determining which program to apply through. Contact your local conservation district about developing a conservation plan for your operation today.
We recognize the government acronyms can be confusing. Below is a list of common Kansas conservation acronyms to help you maneuver through the conservation program terms.
Other items of assistance:
Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics
2022 Kansas County-Level Cash Rental Rates for Non-Irrigated Cropland
2022 Rates Paid by Kansas Farmers for Custom Work
Kansas Ag Stress Resources
Acronym Reference List for Kansas Conservation Programs
*Responsible Agency (Updated 3-6-20)
AFOs Animal Feeding Operations
AU Animal Unit
BMP Best Management Practice
CAFOs Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
CREP Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (*DOC)
CRP Conservation Reserve Program (*FSA)
CSIMS Cost-Share and Information Management System (*DOC)
CSP Conservation Stewardship Program (*NRCS)
CTIC Conservation Technology Information Center
DC District Conservationist (*NRCS)
DOC Division of Conservation (*Kansas Department of Agriculture)
DWR Division of Water Resources (*Kansas Department of Agriculture)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program (*NRCS)
FRPP Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (*NRCS)
FSA Farm Service Agency
GMD Groundwater Management District
GIS Geographic Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
GRP Grassland Reserve Program (*NRCS)
HEL Highly Erodible Land (*NRCS)
HUC Hydrologic Unit Code
KACD Kansas Association of Conservation Districts
KAWS Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams
KCARE Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources (*KSU)
KDHE Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDWP Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
KGLC Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition
KLICA Kansas Land Improvement Contractors Association
KRPI Kansas Reservoir Protection Initiative (*KWO, DOC, KDHE)
K.S.A. Kansas Statute Annotated
KSNR Kansas Sediment & Nutrient Reduction Initiative (*DOC)
KWA Kansas Water Authority (*KWO)
KWO Kansas Water Office
NACD National Association of Conservation Districts
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (*KDHE)
NPS Non-Point Source
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRI National Resources Inventory (*NRCS)
PLS Pure Live Seed
RAC Regional Advisory Committee (*KWO)
RALIS Reclamation & Ag Lime Information System (*DOC)
RC&D Resource Conservation and Development (*NRCS)
RMS Resource Management System
RQEI Riparian Quality Enhancement Initiative (*DOC)
SAKW State Association of Kansas Watersheds
SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (*KSU)
SCC State Conservation Commission “Commission”
TA Technical Assistance
TLA Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load (*KDHE)
TSP Technical Service Provider (*NRCS)
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
WRAPS Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (*KDHE)
WRP Wetlands Reserve Program (*NRCS)
WTAP Water Transition Assistance Pilot Program (*DOC