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Butler County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Butler County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2008 Fiscal Year. Applications will be taken on a continuous basis.

Any eligible land user who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, hay land, or non-industrial forestland may apply for cost share assistance through this program.

Applications will be taken at the following location:

USDA-NRCS
320-C Greenville By-Pass
Greenville, Alabama 36037
Hours: 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Phone: 334-382-8538, extension 3.
Contact District Conservationist Beth Chastain.

All applications received through October 26, 2007, will be ranked in the first batching period. Subsequent batching dates will be announced as needed.

The local resource concerns that have been selected in Butler County in order of priority are:

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

 

All applications will be ranked and approvals made based on the State environmental ranking worksheet.

Applicants may certify as a Beginning Farmer and receive additional ranking points. The Beginning Farmer has not operated a farm for more than 10 consecutive years. This requirement applies to all members of an entity. The Beginning Farmer will materially and substantially participate in the operation of the farm.

Individuals with the highest final total ranking points generated from this State worksheet will be ranked higher in consideration to receive cost-share assistance than those individuals with lower points. In the case of a tie, the application with the lowest cost estimate will be given higher priority.

Applicants who meet both of the following characteristics may certify as a Limited Resource Farmer and be paid at an increased cost-share rate.

  1. In each of the last two years, your direct or indirect Gross Farm Sales was less than or equal to $116,800.
  2. In each of the last two years, your Total Household Income was less than the Butler "County Value" of $19,350.

Butler County will use the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule.

Note: Applicants that certify as a Limited Resource Farmer or Beginning Farmer will provide all records necessary to justify their claim as requested by a CCC representative. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide accurate data. False certifications are subject to criminal and civil fraud statutes.

County Ranking Tool for FY2008 County Allocations

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

 These documents may require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Excel.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAlabama EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule 2008

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAppendix to Form NRCS-CPA-1202: Conservation Program Contract (National NRCS-will open in new window)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - NRCS-CPA-1200 (39 KB)

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