Wilcox County 2004 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The EQIP program signup for 2004 is open and applications are being taken on a continuous basis. The first evaluation period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be April 08, 2004, and additional batching periods will be every 30 days thereafter, until all monies are obligated. If you have a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, or hayland on your farm that you need assistance to solve, you should come by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Office and fill out an application. Your practices cannot begin until you have been approved; otherwise it will become ineligible. Additional information can be obtained at the local address at: Natural Resources Conservation Service Office or Farm Service Agency Office in Camden, Alabama, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. These offices are located at 3 Camden Bypass Camden Al 36726, the telephone number is 334-682-4117 extension 3.

The overall objectives of the USDA-EQIP program is aimed at treating resource problems within Wilcox County to improve conservation and sustain the resource base. This includes cropland, pastureland, forestland, and environmentally sensitive areas and habitat sites impacted for food and fiber production.

The county concerns that have been prioritized are:

1. Grazing Lands 
2. Water Quality/Animal Waste 
3. Erosion/Soil Quality
4. At Risk Species Habitat
5. Water Conservation

Please refer to the state list for practices, cost-share rates, and restrictions. Limited resource producers will be cost-shared at 90 percent. All applications will be ranked and approvals based on an environmental ranking worksheet that will insure that the most environmental benefit is received for the dollars expended. Individuals with the highest point totals generated from this worksheet will be ranked higher in consideration to receive cost-share assistance than those individuals with lower points.

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.
Conservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
State Ranking Tool (76 KB)
State Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (100 KB)

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