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Clarke County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Clarke 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.

If you have a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, forestland, or hayland on your farm that you need assistance in solving, visit the local NRCS office and fill out an application.

You can file an application at the NRCS office in Jackson, Alabama, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. This office is located at 3100 HWY 43, Suite B. The phone number is 251-246-0245, extension 3.  Contact District Conservationist Drew Wright.

The first evaluation period for ranking and prioritizing applications will end October 26, 2007. If all monies are not obligated during the first batching period, additional batching periods will be set as needed until all funds are exhausted. Your practices cannot begin until you have been notified of approval.

Resource concerns in Clarke County were ranked as follows:

  1. Soil Quality
  2. Forest Health and Wildlife
  3. Grazing Systems
  4. Water Quality

There will be a 50 acre limit per applicant/entity for: forest site prep and tree planting practices, pasture planting, Invasive species, and a 100 Acre limit on Residue Management. No Perimeter fence will be approved for funding.

Please refer to the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule for remaining practices, restrictions and cost-share rates. All applications will be ranked and approvals based on a state-wide ranking worksheet. These applications will be prioritized based on local concerns. Those applications with the highest points will be funded first. In the case of a tie in points, priority will be given to the application with the lowest cost.

Special consideration will be given to Beginning Farmers and Limited Resource Farmers.  Limited resource farmers will be paid at an increased payment rate.

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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