Pike County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Pike 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 pastureland, cropland, hayland, or forestland may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS office of the Pike County USDA Service Center located at 22 Henderson Highway, Troy, Alabama, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m.-12 noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m. The telephone number for information is 334-566-2300, extension 3. The fax number is 334-566-5332. Contact District Conservationist Randy Hale.

The USDA work group has prioritized the resource concerns in Pike County as follows.

1. Grazing Lands
2. Soil Quality/Erosion Control
3. Water Quality/Animal Waste

All applications will be scored by the local, state and national ranking criteria, which will result in an environmental point score. Multiple resource concerns will receive high consideration. Approvals will be given to the 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. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be October 26, 2007, and additional batching periods will be announced as needed.

Eligible practices and county restrictions approved by the Pike County USDA work group are on the list below. Planned conservation practices used to address the priority resource concerns will come from this list. Water sources (wells and ponds) will be limited to 2 per applicant. Some land management practices that do not earn program payments may also be included in approved conservation plans.

Pike County Payment Rates

Payment rates for practice application will be according to an established state rate scale. Limited resource farmers will be paid at an increased rate.

313 Waste Storage Facility (Dry Stacks)
342 Critical Area Planting
378 Pond (dug out only)
382 Fence (cross fences for grazing management only)
393 Filter Strip
410 Grade Stabilization Structure
466 Land Smoothing
512 Pasture Planting (150 acre maximum)
516 Pipeline
574 Spring Development
578 Stream Crossing
600 Terrace
614 Watering Facilities
620 Underground Outlet
638 Water and Sediment Control Basin
642 Water Well (only for livestock in permanent pastures)

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 EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule 2008

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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