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Environmental Quality Incentives Program
USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceJanuary 19, 2007
Financial Incentives for Nutrient and Pest Management
Locally Led Process Based on Sound
Conservation Planning
For Working Lands Not Land Retirement
Financial Assistance Agreements with
Landusers
How EQIP Works at the Local Level
Locally LedConservation
Model
Public Participation
and Conservation
NeedsAssessment
Identify andPrioritize Needs
Goal Setting
Identify programs
and funding
Identify programs
and funding
Conservation Action Plan &
Proposals
USDAPrograms
EQIP
ImplementPlan
MeasurePerformance
Conservation District convenes and leads local
working group with partners
Conservation District convenes and leads local
working group with partners
We are
here
ANNUAL PROCESS – Are You Involved?
Soil tilth Invasive plants Water quality Water quantity Poor grazing Animal health Habitat
Locally LedNatural Resource Problems or Concerns
Air quality Agriculture Chemicals Nutrients Soil compaction Irrigation water
management Landuse conversion
These Will Vary By County
Conservation PlanningSolves Resource Concerns
Overgrazing
Redcedar Invasion
Water development
Cross fencing
Prescribed grazing
Brush managementmechanicalchemicalbiological
Conservation PlanningSolves Resource Concerns
Cropland and Grasslands
Soil erosionsheet and rillgullyephemeral
Gradestabilization structure(GSS)
SedimentBasin
Diversions
Financial Assistance
Through written agreements (contracts) with landusers - NRCS provides a share of the cost the landuser incurs in installing the conservation practices and systems that solve a specified natural resource problem.
Program
Contract
Yada
Yada
Yada
Conservation Plan
Participant
Install practicesPayment of costsMaintain practices
NRCS
Design and layout practicesPayment of cost-share to participantTechnical assistance
Good Planning Merges with Financial Assistance in an EQIP Contract
Uses locally led process Provides financial assistance for structural,
vegetative, and management practices Requires an EQIP plan of operations Cost sharing may pay up to 75% of the costs of
structural practices Incentive Payments Are a Flat Rate per Acre
Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramEnvironmental Quality Incentives ProgramSummarySummary
Incentive Payments Explained
Management Practices Not currently or previously being used
by that person Not a subsidy Reduces Financial Risk of Adopting
New Management or Technology Viable Practice Without The Payment High Potential of Being Continued After
Payment Ends
Nutrient Management Calibration Strips Chemigation Precision Sensor Split Application of Nitrogen
Pest Management Through Crop Systems
Available Incentive PaymentsAvailable Incentive PaymentsNutrient and Pest ManagementNutrient and Pest Management
Nutrient Management Calibration Strips
DEFINITION This is an incentive payment for the application of
nutrients in a manner that minimizes the risk of leaving the field. It includes the use of nitrogen rich or ramped calibration strips in crop fields to determine split application rates for nitrogen. It includes the use of precision tools (i.e. GreenSeeker) to determine nitrogen needs as well as application tools to establish nitrogen rich strips or ramped calibration strips.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management Calibration Strips
RATE $5.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP $3,200.00/year
ACRE CAP 640
TIME LIMIT Up to 3 Years
Nutrient Management Chemigation
DEFINITION This is an incentive payment to use improved
technology for nutrient management applications to crops and grasses. Allowable when nutrients are applied through irrigation systems using chemigation valves and components. Applications must be according to the Nutrient Management standard (590) and not exceed recommended crop and grass yield requirements and not cause surface or ground water quality problems.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management Chemigation
RATE $8.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP $5,120.00/year
ACRE CAP 640
TIME LIMIT Up to 3 Years
Nutrient Management Precision Sensor
DEFINITION This is an incentive payment to use advanced
technology for nutrient management applications to crops and grasses. Includes the costs of application of nutrients (labor and equipment) using precision sensor technology (i.e. GreenSeeker) to deliver prescribed fertilizer through spray systems at variable rates across a crop or grass field, resulting in more efficient use of fertilizers according to the actual plant needs which are variable across the field.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management Precision Sensor
RATE $12.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP $7,680.00/year
ACRE CAP 640
TIME LIMIT Up to 3 Years
Nutrient Management Split Application of Nitrogen
DEFINITION This is an incentive payment related to the
methods used for nitrogen applications on the field. Application of fertilizer will be done as split applications during the growing season. No more than 75% of annual needs are applied at one time. Records will be maintained which document application rates, times, amounts, soil test results, etc.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management Split Application of Nitrogen
RATE $1.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP $640.00/year
ACRE CAP 640
TIME LIMIT Up to 3 Years
Pest Management Through Crop Systems
DEFINITION This is an incentive payment to use crop systems
that aid in the control or suppression of pests and reduce the overall use of pesticides in the field. It covers the extra costs necessary for the purchase of the crop seed technology (GMOs) and/or labor expenses associated with pest control (Organic Farming). It also includes costs for using RTK level GPS auto steer on equipment and/or auto boom control to reduce spray overlap.
Must Meet Pest Management Standard
Pest Management Through Crop Systems
RATE $10.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP $6,400.00/year
ACRE CAP 640
TIME LIMIT Up to 3 Years
Examples of Other Incentive Payments That Are Available
No-Till $15.00/acre with $19,200 Cap
Conservation Crop Rotation $20.00/acre with $12,800 Cap
Conversion of Class IV or Worse Cropland to Grass $10.00/acre with $6,400 Cap
Patch Burn Grazing $5.00/acre with $6,400 Cap
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