Bullock County 2006 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Bullock County, Alabama, will hold a sign-up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2006 fiscal year. This sign-up 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 NRCS office 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 (SWCD) 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. Water Quality/Animal Waste
3. Soil Quality/Erosion on Cropland
4. Forest Health and Wildlife
5. Water Quantity/Conservation

All applications will be ranked using the state-wide 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 January 6, 2005, and additional applications filed later than this date will be considered in the next pool of funding (if additional funds become available).

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

Additional information is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/.  

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Conservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
State Practices and Restrictions (121 KB)
State Cost-Share Rates (115 KB)

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