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Coffee County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA in Coffee County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2004 Fiscal Year. This signup will be held on a continuous basis. Landowners/land users who have concerns relating to Grazing Lands, Erosion/Soil Quality, Water Quality (Animal Wastes), Water Conservation, and At-Risk Species Habitat (quail habitat) may apply. 

Applications may be made at the NRCS office or FSA office of the Coffee County USDA Service Center located in New Brockton. The mailing address for NRCS is 3 Coffee County Office Complex, New Brockton, Alabama 36351. The mailing address for FSA is P. O. Box 518, New Brockton, Alabama 36351. Applications will be accepted Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The office may be reached by telephone at 334-894-5581, Ext. 3. The fax number is 334-894-2081 and the e-mail address is mike.harris@al.usda.gov.

The USDA Work Group has identified the resource concerns in Coffee County as:

  1. Erosion/Soil Quality (priority 1)
  2. Grazing Lands (priority 2)
  3. Water Quality - Animal Wastes (priority 2)
  4. Water Conservation (priority 2)
  5. At-Risk Habitat (priority 3)

Applications will be “batched” and ranked using the Statewide EQIP Ranking Tool. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be April 16, 2004. Any applications filed later than this date will be considered at the next batching date. Approvals will be given to those 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.

Eligible county cost-share rates and practices available below.

The following practices will be limited to 50 acres:

  1. Conservation Crop Rotation (Grass-based rotation)
  2. Early Successional Habitat Development/Management (for quail)
  3. Forest Stand Improvement (quail habitat management)
  4. Residue Management (no-till or strip till)

Pest Management (control of invasive species) will be limited to 25 acres.  

Note: This summary was prepared prior to release of finalized 2004 EQIP manual. Program details such as program eligibility requirements and percent of cost-share may change.

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 DocumentCoffee County Practices (37 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Ranking Tool (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (100 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)

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