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Limited Resource Farmer or Rancher

For FY2007 a separate funding pool is provided statewide for producers who qualify as Limited Resource Farmers or Ranchers (LRFR). The funding, ranking, and eligible practice list for this category is separate from the county base program or other statewide resource concerns and is administered as a state concern.

Although the new fund is created specifically for LRFR producers, qualifying applicants may instead participate in the regular county base program or applicable statewide resource concern depending on the individual’s resource concern and practice needs. All cost shared practices approved will be at the 90 percent cost share rate. Incentive practices will be paid at the 100 percent rate.

Criteria

Eligibility:
  • Producer(s) must meet basic EQIP eligibility requirements
  • Producer(s) must qualify as Limited Resource Farmer or Rancher and certify as such on the application form NRCS-CPA-1200.
  • For multi-participant applications, all participants must qualify as LRFR to participate and receive the rate.
Ranking:
  1. At least one practice planned has a multi-year lifespan …………………30 pts
  2. Offer will provide a resource management incentive for
    more than one year ………………………………………………….20 pts
  3. Offer will provide a resource management incentive for only one year …10 pts
Cost Share Practices Practice No. C/S Rate
Brush Management 314 90 percent
Critical Area Planting 342 90 percent
Diversion 362 90 percent
Fence 382 90 percent
Field Border 386 90 percent
Filter Strips 393 90 percent
Grassed Waterway 412 90 percent
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442 90 percent
Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, High-Pressure,
Underground, Plastic		 430DD 90 percent
Nutrient Management (For establishment) 590 90 percent
Pasture & Hay Planting 512 90 percent
Pest Management (for establishment) 595 90 percent
Pipeline 516 90 percent
Pond 378 90 percent
Prescribed Burning 338 90 percent
Range Planting 550 90 percent
Terrace 600 90 percent
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 90 percent
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 490 90 percent
Watering Facility 614 90 percent
Water Well 642 90 percent
Incentive Practices Practice No. Incentive Level (3 Year Max)
Nutrient Management with/lime (Incentive) (Ac.) 1 year only* 590 30.00
Nutrient Management without/lime (Incentive) (Ac.) 590 12.50
Pest Management (Incentive) (Ac.) 595 12.50
Prescribed Grazing (Ac.) 528 12.50
Residue Management, Mulch Till (Ac.) 345 12.50

* Nutrient management incentives requiring lime (Nutrient Management w/lime) can be planned the first year at 30.00/acre. Soils test must show the need for lime. The remaining two years can be planned as (Nutrient Management without/lime) at 12.50/acre.