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Clarke County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The EQIP program signup for 2004 is open and applications are being taken on a continuous basis. The first evaluation period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be April 30, 2004, and additional batching periods will be every 30 days thereafter if all monies are not obligated. If you have a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, or hayland on your farm that you need assistance to solve, you should come by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Office and fill out an application. Your practices cannot begin until you have been approved; otherwise it will become ineligible. You can file an application at the following address: Natural Resources Conservation Service Office or Farm Service Agency Office in Jackson, Alabama, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. These offices are located at 3100 HWY 43, Suite A and B, the telephone number is 251-246-0245 extension 3.

The overall objectives of the USDA-EQIP program is aimed at treating resource problems within Clarke County to improve conservation and sustain the resource base. This includes cropland, pastureland, forestland, and environmentally sensitive areas and habitat sites impacted for food and fiber production.

Resource concern water conservation will not be offered due to there not being any existing irrigation systems in Clarke County. The county concerns that have been prioritized are:

  1. Animals/Grazing Systems 
  2. Soil Quality/Erosion on Cropland
  3. Water Quality/Animal Waste 
  4. At Risk Species

Please refer to the state list for practices, cost-share rates, and restrictions. Practices or applications that appear to be production in nature will be of least concern. Conservation and resource benefits will be first considered. All applications will be ranked and approvals based on an 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 individuals with lower points. In the case of a tie the application with the lowest cost estimate will be higher priority.

Applications may also be taken on-line at: http://www.sc.egov.usda.gov. Additional information is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/.  

 These documents require Adobe Acrobat.
Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Ranking Tool (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (130 KB)

 

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