Henry County 2007 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Henry 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 relating to Soil Quality/Erosion, Grazing Lands, or Forest Health & Wildlife may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS Abbeville Field Offices located at the USDA Service Center at 810-B Columbia Road, Abbeville, Alabama 36310. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The telephone number for NRCS is 334-585-3174, extension 3 and the fax number is 334-585-6361.

The Local Work Group has identified the resource concerns for Henry County in order of priority as:

1. Erosion/Soil Quality (SQ)
2. Grazing Lands (GL)
3. Forest Health and Wildlife (FW)

All applications will be ranked using the Alabama NRCS Statewide EQIP Ranking Form and approvals will be given to those applications that will provide the greatest environmental benefits, i.e. those receiving the most environmental points. In the event of a tie score, the application with the earliest submittal date will have priority. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points until all funds are obligated. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications in Henry County will be November 17, 2006; subsequent batching dates will be announced as needed.

The Following practices will be limited to 75 acres per applicant:

327 Conservation Cover 
328 Conservation Crop Rotation
329 Residue Management, No Till/Strip Till
512 Pasture and Hay Planting (limited to cropland conversion) 
612 Tree/Shrub Establishment
643 Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats
645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management

Eligible Practices

327 Conservation Cover
328 Conservation Crop Rotation    
329 Residue Management, No-Till/Strip Till     
338 Prescribed Burning
342 Critical Area Planting        
362 Diversion                                                                                                          
378 Pond 
381 Silvopasture Establishment   
382 Fence  
386 Field Border                                                                                                        
393 Filter Strip      
394 Firebreak
410 Grade Stabilization Structure 
412 Grassed Waterway    
466 Land Smoothing    
468 Lined Waterway or Outlet    
472 Use Exclusion 
490 Forest Site Preparation 
512 Pasture and Hay Planting
516 Pipeline
533 Pumping Plant
561 Heavy Use Area Protection
574 Spring Development
578 Stream Crossing
600 Terrace 
612 Tree/Shrub Establishment
614 Watering Facility
620 Underground Outlet
638 Water and Sediment Control Basin
642 Water Well
643 Restoration and Management  of Declining Habitats
645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
655 Forest Trails and Landings
666 Forest Stand Improvement
717 Livestock Shade Structure

County Ranking Tool for FY2007 County Allocations

Additional program requirements and information can be found on the Internet at: 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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