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Colbert County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA in Colbert 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. Any eligible land user who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, or hay land may apply for assistance through this program. Applications may be made at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office of the Colbert County USDA Service Center located at 1700 Neil Morris Road, Suite A, Tuscumbia, Alabama, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is (256) 383-4323 extension 3 and the office fax number is (256) 383-8250. The local contact person for NRCS is Kathy Gotcher, District Conservationist. 

Application may be also be completed at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office of the Colbert County USDA Service Center located at 1700 Neil Morris Road, Suite B, Tuscumbia, Alabama, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. or on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.. The Farm Service Agency telephone number is (256) 383-4323 extension 2 and the fax number is (256) 383-8250. The local contact person for Farm Service Agency is Gary Terry, County Executive Director.

The USDA work group has prioritized the resource concerns in Colbert County as:

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

Approvals will be given to the applicants 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 of applications will have a cut-off date of April 16, 2004. Any applications filed after this date will be considered in the next pool of funding (if additional funds become available). The second batching date if needed will be May 17, 2004.

Eligible Practices and cost-share rates approved by the Colbert County USDA workgroup are those approved by the state conservationist (below). Planned conservation practices used to address the priority resource concerns will come from this list. 

In addition, the USDA work group set the following limit for cost share: 1. Residue Management - 175 acre per person. In the event of applicants having the same points the following tiebreaker will be used. Applicants with tie points will be numbered and placed in a container prior to Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors meeting, during the meeting Supervisors will draw to determine the order of rank for tied applicant. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points, until all funds are obligated.

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 (100 KB)

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