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Geneva County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA in Geneva County, Alabama, will hold a signup 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, or hayland may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS office of the Geneva County USDA Service Center located at the NRCS Office at 103 N. Lincoln St., Geneva, AL 36340, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The telephone number is 334-684-2235, extension 3; Fax number is 334-684-2964.

The USDA Work Group has identified the resource concerns in Geneva County as:

  1. Grazing Lands (priority 1)
  2. Soil Erosion/Quality (priority 1)
  3. Water Quality (priority 3)

Incentive payments for the following practices will be limited to 40 acres per person:

  • 328 Conservation Crop Rotation – Grass Based Rotation,
  • 328A – Conservation Crop Rotation (+hi residue row crop to low residue System) and
  • 329 – Residue Management-all.

Applications will be evaluated and ranked by tract.

All applications will be ranked using the Statewide EQIP Ranking Form and approvals will be given to those applications that will provide the greatest environmental benefits, i.e. those receiving the most environmental points. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points until all funds are obligated. Applications will be "batched" and ranked after cut-off date of April 15, 2004. Any applications filed later than this date will be considered in the next pool of funding (if additional funds become available).

Eligible cost-share rates and practices are listed in County Practices and Cost-share Rates below.

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 DocumentCounty Practices and Cost-Share Rates (38 KB)
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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