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Clay County 2006 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA in Clay County, Alabama, will hold a signup 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 of the Clay/Randolph County USDA Service Center located at 794 West Broad Street, Suite 3, Wedowee, Alabama. The office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is 256-357-4561 extension 3, and the fax number is 256-357-4017 or at the Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District office located on County Road 31 in Ashland. The phone number there is 256-354-7512. Contact District Conservationist:  steve.stone@al.usda.gov.

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

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

All applications will be ranked using the 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. Applications for the state wide and local concerns will be batched and ranked after January 6th. Any applications filed later than these dates will be considered in the next pool of funding (if additional funds become available).

Approved practices in Clay County are the same as those on the state NRCS list with the exception of poultry litter drystacks which will not be funded at this time. Restrictions and cost-share rates are the same as those on the NRCS state list, with the exception of Poultry Composters, Freezers and Incinerators being limited to 50 percent cost-share.

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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