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Barbour County 2006 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Barbour County, Alabama, will hold a sign-up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2006 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 Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This office is located at the USDA Service Center building behind the Courthouse in Clayton at the following address:

USDA-NRCS
18 Nern Street
Clayton, AL 36016
Phone: (334) 775-3266, ext. 3
Fax: (334) 775-9524
Email: ed.holley@al.usda.gov

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

1. Soil Erosion/Soil Quality
2. Water Conservation
3. Grazing Lands
4. Water Quality/Animal Waste
5. Forest Health and Wildlife

All applications will be ranked using a state approved EQIP Ranking Tool 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. All completed applications will be batched, ranked, and prioritized. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be January 6, 2006. Subsequent batching dates will be announced as needed to rank and prioritize any new or unfunded applications.

Cost-share rates of practices will be set at no more than 50 percent. Eligible practices and restrictions are the same as those on the NRCS statewide list.

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 Practices and Restrictions (121 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Cost-Share Rates (115 KB)

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