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St. Clair County 2008 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in St. Clair 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 land user who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, hayland, forest/wildlife land or cropland may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the St Clair County District Office located in Suite 108 of the Pell City Courthouse. The local contacts are Rod Goode, District Conservation, Kent St John, Soil Conservation Technician or Joyce Smith, District Administrative Coordinator. The telephone number is 205-338-7215. The fax number is 205-338-7215. Applications may also be made at the Farm Services Agency office in the Etowah County USDA Service Center located at 312-B South Third Street, Gadsden, Alabama, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is 256-546-4841, extension 2. Contact is District Conservationist Rodney Goode.

The USDA work group has prioritized the following resource concerns for St. Clair County:

  1. Grazing Lands
  2. Forest Health and Wildlife
  3. Water Quality
  4. Soil Quality/Erosion

All applications received will be ranked according to the National 2008 EQIP ranking tool. Approved applications will those that provide the greatest environmental benefits. 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 on October 26, 2007. A second batching, if needed, will be set if additional funds are available.

If applicants rank equally on resource concerns, the St. Clair County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Board will select between tied applications by random drawing.

St. Clair County will use the Alabama NRCS state approved EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule.  Limited Resource Farmers will be paid at an increased payment rate.

Trees, planted under the Forest Health and Wildlife resource concern, are restricted to containerized seedlings and a 9’x12' or wider spacing. This includes both longleaf and loblolly pine seedlings.

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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