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Jefferson County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Jefferson County, Alabama, will hold a continuous signup period for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2008 Fiscal Year. Any eligible land user who has an approved resource concern may apply for assistance through this program.

Interested individuals may file an application at the Jefferson County Field office located in Suite 320 of the Shelby Building, 600 Vestavia Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama. In December, the Jefferson County office will be relocated to Bessemer off of I-459 at Exit 6. Office hours are 8:15 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and on Friday by appointment. The telephone number is 205-823-6400 and the fax number is 205-290-7450.

Applications will also be accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) located in the Agricultural Service Center, 415 5th Avenue East, Oneonta, Alabama. The telephone number for FSA is 205-274-2363, extension 2.  Contact is District Conservationist Rodney Goode.

The USDA Advisory Work Group prioritized the resource concerns for Jefferson County as:

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

All applications received will be ranked according to National 2008 EQIP ranking tool. Approved applications will be those that provide the greatest environmental benefits. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points.

The first batching period will end on October 26, 2007. Any applications received after this date will be considered in the next batching pool if funds are available.

Jefferson County will use the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule. Planned conservation practices used to address the priority concerns will come from this list. Limited Resource Farmers will be paid at an increased payment rate.

Trees, planted under the Forest Health and Wildlife resource concern, are restricted to containerized seedlings and a 9’x12’ or wider spacing. This includes both longleaf and loblolly pine seedlings.

Date of application will be the first tie-breaker. The second tie-breaker will be tracts drawn at random.

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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