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EQIP Program in Nacogdoches County
Updated
11/28/2005
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
Nacogdoches 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
Nacogdoches County:
Objective:
The objective of the Nacogdoches County EQIP Local Work Group (LWG) is to
promote the use of conservation practices for improving the natural resources
throughout the county with major emphasis on plant health.
County EQIP Resource Concern:
In Nacogdoches County for 2006, the LWG has identified Plant Health as the
major resource concern. This resource concern is planned to be addressed by
providing program assistance and technical assistance management on the
improvement of pastureland and forestland. Conservation practices eligible for
program assistance are grass planting and legume overseeding on existing
pastures, nutrient management for forage establishment, weed control in
pastureland with dew berry vines, johnsongrass and McCartney Rsoe targeted in
existing pastures, critical area shaping, cross-fencing, installation of
pipelines and water troughs, and tree planting.
Eligible Practices and Cost Share Rates:
Cost Share Rate
Limited Resource Producers - Cost share rate set by
NRCS State Office - 90 percent
Begininng Farmers and Ranchers - 50 percent
All Others - 50 percent
Practices will be cost shared based on the actual cost not to
exceed a specified maximum,(AM), as per an approved contract.
The amount of cost share earned will be the number of units
certified after completion multiplied by the average cost not to
exceed the specified maximum average cost multiplied by the
cost share rate.
Cost Sharing will be allowed for the following practices as
identified in the Field Office Technical guide.
Pasture Planting (512) – Units = Acres, Cost share rate = 50 percent
Average cost for sprigged grasses = $170.00/Acre
Average cost for seeded grasses = $ 70.00/Acre
Average cost for overseeding legumes = $ 65.00/Acre
Includes seedbed preparation and planting.
Nutrient Management (590) - Units = Acres, Cost share rate = 50 percent.
Application rates based on current soil analysis.
Average Cost for Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potash = $85.00/Acre
Average Cost for Lime = $42.00/Ton
Weed Control in Pastures (595) - Units = Acres,
Cost share rate = 50 percent
Average cost for mechnical = $25.00.00/Acre
Average cost for chemical = $20.00/Acre
Average cost for McCartney Rose Control:
1st Year = $45.00/Acre
2nd Year = $45.00/Acre
3rd Year = $20.00/Acre
Critical Eroding Area Treatment (342) – Units = Acres,
Cost share rate = 50 percent
Average cost based on degree and extent of erosion:
Heavy (Ditches > 8 foot depth) = $1000.00/Acre
Medium (Ditches 4-8 foot depth)= $800.00/Acre
Light (Ditches < 4 foot depth) = $600.00/Acre
Includes mechanical shaping
Critical Area Planting (342) - Units = Acres
Vegetation Establishment = $250/Acre
Includes seedbed preparation, planting, nutrients,
and weed control.
Livestock Water Troughs (614) - Units = No.
Average cost per trough = $270.00
Livestock Water Pipelines(516) - Unit = Feet
Average cost per foot of pipeline = $2.00/Foot
Tree Planting (612) - Units = Acres, Cost share rate = 50 percent
Average cost for mechnical site preparation = $280.00/Acre
Average cost for ripping = $ 75.00/Acre
Average cost for chemical site preparation = $ 90.00/Acre
Average cost for banding = $ 55.00/Acre
Average cost for planting pine seedlings = $120.00/Acre
Average cost for planting hardwood seedlings = $200.00/Acre
Fencing (382) - Units = Feet, Cost share rate = 50 percent
Includes cost of materials and labor
Average cost for cross fencing = $ 1.90/Foot
Ranking Criteria:
EQIP Ranking Worksheet 2006
Priority Conservation Practices Eligible for Cost Share - Points
High * Pasture Planting - 50
High * Critical Area Treatment (Shaping Gullies) - 50
High * Tree Planting - 50
Medium #Weed Control in Existing Pastures - 40
Medium Overseeding Clover in Existing Pastures - 40
Low Fencing - 30
Low Livestock Water – Pipelines and Troughs - 30
Ranking Points only awarded for the highest priority practice planned.
* Treatment area distance from 2nd or greater creek on USGS topography map to be
determined for additional points:
< 200 Feet - 20 points 200-1000 Feet - 10 points > 1000 Feet - 0 points
Treatment area soil type Highly Erodible(HEL) or Non Highly Erodible (NHEL)
Soils of treatment area predominantly HEL - 20 points
Soils of treatment area predominantly NHEL - 10 points
Total Points ______________
Program Requirements and Practice considerations
Pasture Planting cost share is only eligible on fields with <50
percent desirable
forage and/or ground cover. Only perennial grasses eligible for cost shares.
Nutrient management and Pest management will be included with pasture planting.
A current soils test will be required for nutrient management.
Tree Planting – Hardwoods and pine.
Program assistance for treating johnsongrass, berryvines and McCartney Rose.
Livestock grazing deferment required during period clover is reseeding.
Fencing – Boundary fences are not eligible. Fences will meet NRCS
specifications. Electric fences not eligible.
Practices not listed above are not eligible for EQIP Cost Shares
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