Technical Service Providers (TSP)

Technical Service Providers and producers may now access up-to-date National and Indiana TSP information regarding registration, requirements, training, technical standards, certification and decertification processes, fact sheets and links to national and state information sites.

(The following documents may require Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint or Microsoft Excel)

What's New?

• TSP Environmental Evaluation (CPA-52) (XLS; 363 KB)
• TSP Express - September 2007 (PDF)
• TSP CNMP Quality Assurance Issues (DOC; 36 KB)
• Conservation Planning Policy - Appendix TSP (DOC; 57 KB)
• TSP CNMP Refresher - 12/12/06 Teleconference Presentation (PPT; 913 KB)
• TSP Information Sessions March 2006-Presentation (PPT; 3456 KB)
• Revised CNMP Data Collection Checklist (PDF)
• TSP Information Session Website Reference Handout (DOC; 37 KB)
• TSP Step-by-Step Process for EQIP Participants (DOC)
• Comprehensive Nutrient Managment Plan (CNMP) Review Checklist (PDF)
• CNMP Manure & Wastewater Handling & Storage Inspection Checklist (DOC; 91 KB)
   

TSP General Information

• TSP TechReg Website
• Become a TSP
• Receive TSP Training
• Complete TSP Renewal
• TSP Frequently Asked Questions
• Locating a TSP
• TSP Not-To-Exceed Payment Rates - NRCS bases NTE rates on what it would cost for NRCS to provide the same technical service. The NRCS goal is to encourage the highest quality technical services for its participants with the most cost-effective expenditure of government dollars. NTE rates for a specific task are determined by dividing the total cost for NRCS staff to perform specific tasks by the typical job size (in acres, feet or animal units). Adjustments are periodically made to the NTE rates.
• Map of NRCS Service Centers
• TSP Reporting Process
• Payment Processes for Services Provided by TSPs
• Responsibilities of the landowner, TSP and NRCS Field Office Staff
• USDA Signs Technical Service Provider Agreement with the American Forage and Grassland Council    New!
• TSP Final Rule 
• How to temporarily remove your name from the TSP registry

TSP Training Opportunities

• Technical Service Providers Training - AgLearn Training Registration Instructions
• TSP Orientation Course
• Conservation Planning Modules 1-5
• Nutrient and Pest Management Considerations in Conservation Planning
  (Track 1 - Nutrient Management and Track 2 - Pest Management)
• Agricultural Waste Management Systems - A Primer
• Agricultural Waste Management Systems - Level 2

Additional Opportunities (optional)

• Introduction to Field Office Technical Guide

Field Days, Conferences and Meetings          

• Purdue University is hosting a Nutrient Management Plan Development Workshop to be held July 21-22, 2009 at the Beck Conference Center at the Purdue University Agronomy Center for Research and Education. For information, go to http://www.ag.purdue.edu/agry/dtc/Pages/calendar.aspx and click on the workshop date.

TSP Business Opportunities

• Fedbizopps http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/NRCS/postdatePrevDays_1.html

• Fedgrants http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/NRCS/index.html

TSP Registration and Certification

• TSP Road Map - Five Easy Steps to Certification: https://techreg.nrcs.usda.gov/help/FiveSteps.pdf
• TechReg Step by Step Guide: https://techreg.nrcs.usda.gov/help/TechRegDirections.doc
• TSP Categories and Criteria: http://techreg.usda.gov/RptCategory4Admin.aspx
  TSP Verification Process
• USDA Registration Form to Request Electronic Access Code (Form AD-2016)
• TSP Legal Responsibilities and Liability 
• National Environmental Policy Act
• NRCS Quality Control Process

USDA/NRCS General Information

• 2008 Farm Bill
• NRCS Policies and Procedures on the Internet 

Technical Resources & Information

• Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation Version 2 (RUSLE2) - file download, instructions, users-guides, tutorial and more!
• Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST) - software download, soils download, instructions, getting Started guide and more.
• Manure Management Planner (MMP) Purdue Agronomy - software download, FAQs, help information, sample reports and more.
• Web Soil Survey    New!
• NRCS Planning Process
• Technical Service Provider Final Rule
• NRCS Certifying Organizations
• Indiana Field Office Technical Guide with Practice Standards
• Technical Tools
• Glossary of Selected Terms
• NRCS Data Tools    New!

Contacts

For supplemental Indiana TSP information, contact Tony Bailey at Tony.Bailey@in.usda.gov
State TSP Coordinator, NRCS, 6013 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278; Phone (317) 290-3200 x345.

LAST UPDATED: 06/08/2009