EQIP Program in Gregg County
Updated
11/29/2005
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
Gregg County USDA Service Center. Applicants may also request
EQIP
assistance by telephone, Fax, e-mail, or letter.
Robbie Clemens,
District Conservationist
State Resource Concerns Priority Areas that include part of
Gregg County:
Objective:
The objective of Gregg County EQIP Local Work Group is to promote the use of
conservation practices for improving natural resources throughout the county.
The major resource concerns are - the need to reduce soil erosion, the need to
improve water and air quality and the need to reduce non-point source pollution
from animal waste.
County EQIP Resource Concern:
In Gregg County, the Local Work Group has identified Water Quality as the
highest priority resource concern.
Priority for Funding
Improving water quality through tree and or grass planting will be given the
highest priority for contract funding. Pond construction, cross fencing,
troughs, pipelines and animal waste management for poultry and dairy operations
are eligible and will have a positive effect on water quality.
Eligible Practices and Cost Share Rates:
Cost Share Rates
Basic cost share rate - 50 percent
Limited Resource Producers cost share rate - 90 percent
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers cost share rate - 70 percent
Practices will be cost shared based on the established average cost of the
practice. The cost shared amount earned is the unit number certified after
completion, multiplied by the average cost, multiplied by the cost share rate.
Practices Eligible for Cost Share
Tree and Shrub Establishment 612
Site Preparation -
Chemical - Aerial - $110 per acre
Chemical - Banding - $45 per acre
Chemical - Ground - $130 per acre
Chemical - Hand - $70 per acre
Mechanical - Light - $75 per acre
Mechanical - Medium - $130 per acre
Mechanical - Heavy - $270 per acre
Planting Operation -
Hand - $75 per acre
Machine - Openland - $65 per acre
Machine - Wildland - $90 per acre
Seedlings -
Barerooted Hardwood - $0.35 per number
Bare rooted Pine - $0.05 per number
Chemical - Ground - $130.00 per acre
Forest Stand Improvement 666
for established tree stands only
Chemical - Aerial - $110 per acre
Pasture and Hay Planting 512
Site Preparation -
Light - $28 per acre
Medium - $35 per acre
Heavy - $45 per acre
Seeding Operation -
Broadcast - $12 per acre
Seed -
Common Bermuda, hulled - $3 per pound pure live seed
Pensacola Bahia - $1.25 per pound pure live seed
Bermuda Sprigs and Sprigging Operation -
Coastal - 24 bushels per acre - $76 per acre
Tifton 85 - 24 bushels per acre - $140 per acre
Nutrient Management 590
for grass establishment only
Lime - $35 per ton
N-P-K - $0.35 per pound
Poultry Litter - $22 per ton
Pest Management 595
for grass establishment only
Chemical - $16 per acre
Mechanical - $10 per acre
for tree planting only
Gopher Poison - $20 per acre
Town Ants - $45 per colony
Pond 378
Earthmoving, excavation - dry - $1.85 per cubic yard
Barrel, plastic - material and installed - $1.50 per diameter foot
Barrel, steel - material and installed - $2.50 per diameter foot
Trough 614
Metal - $0.61 per gallon
Fiberglass - $0.61 per gallon
Livestock Pipeline 516
1 inch PVC - $2.01 per foot
1 1/4 inch PVC - $2.04 per foot
1 1/2 inch PVC - $2.12 per foot
2 inch PVC - $2.21 per foot
Fence 382
Four Wire Standard - $1.75 per foot
Dry Stack 313
Earth Fill - $12.38 per square foot
Concrete - $15.38 per square foot
Freezer 316
$1801 per number
Incinerator 316
$10500 per number
Waste Treatment Lagoon 359
Earthmoving, excavation - dry - $1.85 per cubic yard
Manure Transfer 634
Big gun sprinkler with hose - $18000 per number
Pumping Plant 533
Power source - $10000 per number
Pump with appurtenances, Electric greater than 30 horse power - $8500 per number
Ranking Criteria:
Pasture Planting - 70 points
Tree Planting on wildland - 60 points
Tree Planting on openland - 50 points
Forest Land Improvement - 45 points
Livestock Exclusion to defer access - 40 points
Fencing - 30 points
Pond - 30 points
Trough - 20 points
Livestock Pipeline - 20 points
Dry Stack - 5 points
Freezer - 5 points
Incinerator - 5 points
Waste Treatment Lagoon - 5 points
Manure Transfer - 5 points
Pumping Plant - 5 points
No minimum acreage
Ponds limited to 3500 cubic yards
Forestry practices must met Best Management Practices
Less than 50 percent existing grass cover eligible for grass planting
Nutrient and pest management will be applied with pasture planting
Nutrient management practices require current soil test results prior to
completion of application ranking
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