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AFO-CAFO - Swine

Resource Concern: Water Quality

Eligibility

Commercial swine operations or participants approved for the use of animal waste from swine (solid manure, waste water, compost) on agricultural land.

Eligible Practices

  • Waste Storage Facility (313)
  • Waste Treatment Lagoon (359)
  • Grassed Waterway (412)
  • Diversion (362)
  • Nutrient Management (590)
  • Waste Utilization (633)
  • Manure Transfer (634) (Includes Solid Separator Systems)
  • Pumping Plant (533)
  • Brush Management (314) – new application field
  • Pasture and Hayland Planting (512) – new application field
  • Range Planting (550) – new application field
  • Composting
  • Facility (317)
  • Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
  • Field Border (386)
  • Filter Strip (393)
  • Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (380)
  • CNMP Development (TA only - TSP Develop)

Cost share

Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher - 90 percent
Beginning Farmer/Rancher - 50 percent
All Others - 50 percentPractices will be cost shared based on the established county cost of the practice.

Incentives

Nutrient Management (590) Off Site $10 per acre per year (Maximum 3 years)
Waste Utilization (633) $15 per acre per year (Maximum 3 years)

Ranking Criteria  

Practice Points
Waste Storage Facility (313) 50
Waste Treatment Lagoon (359) 50
CNMP Development 50
Pasture and Hayland Planting (new application field)  20
Manure Transfer  25
Pumps 5
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 5
Nutrient Management  15
Waste Utilization 25

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