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Bullock County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA in Bullock County, Alabama, will hold a sign-up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2004 Fiscal year. This signup will be held on a continuous basis. Any eligible landuser who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, hayland, idle land, or in some cases, cut-over timberland, may apply for assistance through this program. 

Applications may be made at the Natural Resources Conservation Service or Farm Service Agency offices located in the Macon County or Pike County USDA Service Centers, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Macon County Service Center is located at 106 Torrence Road, Tuskegee, Alabama. The Pike County Service Center is located at 22 Henderson Highway in Troy, Alabama. Applications may also be made at the Bullock County Soil and Water Conservation District Office by appointment located at the Bullock County Commission Building, Union Springs, Alabama. Special arrangements for taking applications on the farm can be made by making an appointment with the District Conservationist. The Tuskegee Field Office phone number is 334-727-3763 extension 3, the Troy Field Office phone number is 334-566-2300 extension 3, and the Bullock County SWCD phone number is 334-738-2079.

The USDA work group has prioritized the resource concerns in Bullock County as follows:

  1. Animals/Grazing Systems

  2. Soil Quality/Erosion on Cropland

  3. Water Quantity/Conservation

  4. Water Quality/Animal Waste

  5. Species at Risk

All applications will be ranked using the Statewide environmental benefits worksheet. Approvals will be given to those applications that will provide the greatest environmental benefits, i.e. those receiving the most environmental points. Practices providing the greatest economical and environmental benefits will be emphasized. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points, until all funds are obligated. Applications will be "batched" and ranked. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be April 16, 2004, and additional applications filed later than this date will be considered in the next pool of funding, at 30 day intervals. (if additional funds become available).

Practice Code 329, Residue Management - Reduced Tillage, will be limited to 50 acres per participant. 

Please refer to the state list for practices, cost-share rates, and restrictions. Limited resource farmers may be eligible for a 90 percent cost-share rate.

Note: This summary was prepared prior to release of finalized 2004 EQIP manual. Program details such as program eligibility requirements and percent of cost-share may change

Applications may also be taken on-line at: http://www.sc.egov.usda.gov. Additional information is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/.  

 These documents require Adobe Acrobat.
Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Ranking Tool (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (100 KB)

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