EQIP Program in Nueces County
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
offers cost share assistance to agricultural producers to implement
on-farm conservation practices. The Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) determines eligible producers for the EQIP program and
determines eligible land. Eligible producers may apply for cost share
assistance on conservation practices that will address the identified
resource concern identified by the Local Work Group (LWG).
Interested agricultural producers may apply in person at the
Nueces County USDA Service Center. Applicants may also request
EQIP
assistance by telephone, fax, e-mail, or letter.
State Resource Concerns Priority Areas that include part of
Nueces County:
Objective:
The objective of the EQIP Local Work Group in Nueces County is to promote the
use of conservation practices that will improve the natural resources in the
county. Some of the major resource concerns are impaired water quality in the
bays and estuaries, and soil erosion due to wind and water on cropland.
County EQIP Resource Concern:
In Nueces County for 2007, the Local Work Group has identified Water Quality
as the major resource concern.
Priority for Funding:
No Priorities Based on Resource Concern. See Ranking for High, Medium, and Low
Priority based on level of planning and treatment.
Eligible Practices and Cost Share Rates:
Practices will be cost shared based on the established average cost of the
practice. The amount of cost share earned will be the number of units certified
after completion multiplied by the average cost multiplied by the cost share
percentage.
Limited Resource Farmers/Ranchers will receive 90 percent cost share and
Beginning Farmer/Ranchers will receive 50 percent cost share for all practices
except incentives which are paid 100 percent flat rate.
Cost sharing will be allowed for the following practices as identified in the
Field Office Technical Guide.
Residue Management 345
Grassed Waterway 412
Diversion 362
Precision Land Forming 462
Critical Area Planting 342
Terrace 600
Pipeline 516
Brush Management 314, Mechanical or Chemical
Fence 382 - Cost Share Rate
Pasture and Hay Planting 512
Range Planting 550
Grade Stabilization Structure 410
Ranking Criteria:
Resource Concern - Water Quality
Local Work Group LWG has decided that Water Quality is their primary resource
concern. Therefore the LWG has decided to concentrate their EQIP allocation on
practices which have the greatest impact on Water Quality.
Do you have on file with the FSA the following forms - AD-1026 and AD-1026A
___Yes ____No
Do you _____own or _____ lease the land.
If you lease the land, your application will not be processed until proof of
Operational Control for
the length of the contract has been provided.
Proof of Operational Control was received on -_________________________
Screening Tool to be completed by applicant -
High Priority _______
Practices checked on the practice list sheet are part of a higher level of land
treatment
plan that exists or planned to address all resource concerns (SWAPA) at a
Resource
Management System level (RMS) on this operating unit and practices are scheduled
to be
applied in order needed to achieve proper resource management.
Medium Priority _________
Practices checked on the practice list sheet are part of a progressive level of
land treatment
plan that is existing or planned but Do Not address all resource concerns (SWAPA)
at a
resource management system level on this operating unit or not being applied
according to
RMS plan priority.
Low Priority _________
Practices checked on the practice list sheet are not part of any land treatment
plan and do not address the resource concerns (SWAPA) at even a progressive
level of treatment.
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