Father-Son duo investing in conservation stewardship

Father-son farming duo Larry and Mark Lamborn are reinvesting payments earned through USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to add additional conservation practices on their land, including 3,300 feet of terraces and improving yields.

The Lamborns grow corn, soybeans, hay and oats on about 1,000 acres in Allamakee and Clayton Counties in northeast Iowa. They also stay busy milking as many as 220 cows twice daily in their dairy cow operation.

As part of the 2014 Farm Bill, CSP provides financial and technical assistance to eligible producers to conserve and enhance natural resources, such as soil, water, and wildlife, on their land. If selected, farmers with CSP contracts implement additional conservation activities on their farm along with maintaining and improving existing conservation systems.