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Cherokee County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

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

Any eligible landuser who has a resource concern or problem on cropland, pastureland, hayland, animal waste/water quality, or forest health/wildlife concerns may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS Office of the Cherokee County USDA Service Center located at 999 West Main Street in Centre. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is 256-927-8732, extension 3. The local contact is Philip Abney, District Conservationist.

The USDA work group has prioritized the following resource concerns in Cherokee County:

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

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. Due to the large number of applications under Erosion/Soil Quality for conservation tillage, the Cherokee County EQIP Work Group has set a limit to the following: 20 acres maximum conservation tillage each year for three years.

The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be October 26, 2007. A second batching period, if needed, will be set if additional funds are available. In the event that applications rank out equally on resource concerns, then the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation district will select between tied applications by a random drawing.

Cherokee County will use the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule.  Limited resource farmers will be paid at an increased payment rate.

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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