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Greene County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

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

If you have a resource concern and/or problem on grazing land/grassland, cropland, hay land and/or wildlife land and forestland on your farm that you need assistance to solve, we maybe able to provide both financial and technical assistance to you.

Applicants will complete the NRCS-CPA-1200 application form and appendix and submit in person, by phone, e-mail, fax, or letter to the NRCS Office, Soil and Water Conservation District office, or the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office located at USDA Service Center between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The offices are located in the USDA Service Center located at 307 Wilson Avenue, Eutaw, Alabama 35462. The mailing address is P.O. Box 406, Eutaw, Alabama 35462. The office telephone numbers are 205-372-3271 and 205-372-4910, extension 3, and the fax number is 205-372-0684. Contact District Conservationist Winford Andrews.

A signature and date are required on the NRCS-CPA-1200 form and appendix. The signature maybe obtained either at the time the application is submitted or subsequently by NRCS or by facsimile. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be October 26, 2007, and additional batching periods will be scheduled as needed until all EQIP funds are obligated.

The local concerns that have been prioritized with the priority rankings are:

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

All applications will be ranked and approved based on a state-wide environmental ranking worksheet that will insure that the most environmental benefit is received for the dollars expended. Individuals with the highest point totals generated from this worksheet will be ranked higher in consideration to receive cost share assistance than those applications with lower points. In the case of a tie, the application with the lowest cost for the benefits obtained will be considered for cost-share assistance.

The eligible practices and cost-share percentages are those listed on the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule. Limited Resource Farmer 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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