Henry County 2008 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 FY2008. This signup will be held on a continuous basis.

Any eligible land user who has a resource concern relating to Soil Quality/Erosion, Grazing Lands, Forest Health and Wildlife, Water Quality/Animal Waste, or Water Conservation 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. Contact District Conservationist James Smith.

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 October 26, 2007; subsequent batching dates will be announced as needed.

The following practices will be limited to 100 acres per applicant:

327 Conservation Cover
328 Conservation Crop Rotation
338 Prescribed Burning
490 Forest Site Preparation
643 Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitat
647 Early Successional Habitat Development/Management

Eligible Practices

327 Conservation Cover
328 Conservation Crop Rotation
338 Prescribed Burning
342 Critical Area Planting
382 Fence
394 Firebreak
410 Grade Stabilization Structure
412 Grassed Waterway
466 Land Smoothing
472 Use Exclusion
490 Forest Site Preparation
516 Pipeline
561 Heavy Use Area Protection
600 Terrace
614 Watering Facility
620 Underground Outlet
638 Water and Sediment Control Basin
642 Water Well
643 Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats
647 Early Successional Habitat Development/Management

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.

Alabama Practice Implementation Data (2008 program payment rates and restrictions list)
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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