Bullock County 2007 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 2007 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, or forestland, 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. Grazing Lands
2. Soil Quality/Erosion Control
3. Water Quality
4. Forest Health and Wildlife

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 November 17, 2006 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 Alabama NRCS state list for practices, restrictions, and cost-share rates. Limited resource farmers may be eligible for a 90 percent cost-share rate.

County Ranking Tool for FY2007 County Allocations

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

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Eligible Practices and Cost-share Types and Rates FY07
Appendix to Form NRCS-CPA-1202: Conservation Program Contract (National NRCS-will open in new window)

Conservation Program Application - NRCS-CPA-1200 (39 KB)

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