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Coosa County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Coosa 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 land user who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, hayland, forestland and/or wildlife land may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS office of the Tallapoosa/Coosa County USDA Service Center located at 1995 Cherokee Road, Alexander City, Alabama 35010, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is 256-329-3084, extension 3. Fax number is 256-234-2468.

Applications may also be made at the Coosa County Soil and Water Conservation District office located at Rt. 2 Box 45-B, Rockford, Alabama 35136 between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The telephone number is 256-377-4750. Fax number is 256-377-1187. Contact is District Conservationist Elijah Moore.

The USDA work group has prioritized the resource concerns in Coosa County as:

  1. Grazing Land
  2. Forestland Health and Wildlife
  3. Water Quality
  4. Soil Quality/Erosion

All applications will be ranked using an environmental benefits worksheet, 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 during the year. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be October 26, 2007. Any applications filed later than this date will be considered in the next pool of funding (if funds are available or additional funds become available).

Coosa County will use in the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule. Please refer to this list for practices, payment rates and restrictions. 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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