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Dale County 2006 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Dale 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, hayland or forestland may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS office of the Dale County USDA Service Center located at the Dale County Government Building, 202 S. Hwy 123, Suite E, Ozark, Alabama 36360, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The telephone number is 334-774-4749, extension 3. Fax number is 334-774-9951.

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

1. Erosion/Soil Quality
2. Grazing Land
3. Water Quality and Quantity
4. Water Conservation
5. Forest Health and Wildlife

County-wide applications taken by January 1, 2006, will be ranked and funded using the NRCS Statewide 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 received after January 1st, will be deferred until the next subsequent batching period as needed.

Eligible Practices and cost-share rates are the same as the NRCS state-wide adopted practices. In addition to the restrictions listed on the statewide list, Residue Management (Conservation Tillage) will be limited to a maximum of 100 acres per applicant. Conservation practices used to address the priority concerns will come from the statewide practice 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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