Covington County 2007 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Covington County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2007 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, animal agriculture, or woodland may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS office in the Covington County USDA Service Center located at 23952 Alabama Highway 55, Suite 1, Andalusia, Alabama, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is 334-222-3519, extension 3, fax number is 334-222-1565.

The USDA Work Group has identified the resource concerns in Covington County listed in priority order:

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

All applications will be ranked using the web based ranking sheet 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 will be batched and ranked after cut-off date November 17, 2006. Any applications filed later than this date will be considered in the next pool of funding (if additional funds become available). Additional batching dates will be specified if needed.

Acres for residue management and conservation crop rotation will be limited to 100 acres per participant, with a 200 acre maximum for corn added in rotation. Tree planting limited to longleaf on 50 acres; understory release in mid-rotation pine stands limited to 100 acres. Pasture planting and Conservation Cover will be limited to 75 acres. Cost-share rates will be the same as those specified on the Alabama NRCS state cost-share list.

Eligible Practices

316 Animal Mortality Facility (Incinerator, Composter, Freezer)
575 Animal Trails and Walkways
327 Conservation Cover (grass planting only)
328 Conservation Crop Rotation (Grassed based rotation)
360 Closure of Waste Impoundments
342 Critical Area Planting
362 Diversion
382 Fence (cross fence only)
666Forest Stand Improvement
410 Grade Stabilization Structure
412 Grassed Waterway
561 Heavy Use Area Protection
466 Land Smoothing (for terraces)
468 Lined Waterway or Outlet
717 Livestock Shade Structure
634 Manure Transfer
512 Pasture and Hayland Planting
516 Pipeline
378 Pond (Livestock Water Only)
329 Residue Management (No-Till/Strip-Till, High Residue)
381 Silvopasture
578 Stream Crossing
600 Terrace
612 Tree Planting
620 Underground Outlet
472 Use Exclusion
749 Waste Field Storage
313 Waste Storage Facility (Dry Stack)
638 Water and Sediment Control Basin
614 Watering Facility
642 Water Well
666 Forest Stand Improvement

County Ranking Tool for FY2007 County Allocations

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

 These documents may require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Excel.

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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