Transcript Conservation in the 2002 Farm Bill

Our Mission
Helping people help
the land.
Our Vision
Productive Lands ---Healthy Environment
NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Environmental Quality Incentives
Program
Financial Incentives for Nutrient
and Pest Management
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
January 19, 2007
How EQIP Works at the Local Level
 Locally Led Process
 Based on Sound
Conservation
Planning
 For Working Lands
 Not Land Retirement
 Financial Assistance
 Agreements with
Landusers
ANNUAL PROCESS – Are You Involved?
Measure
Performance
Implement
Plan
USDA
Programs
EQIP
Conservation
District convenes
and leads local
working group with
partners
Locally Led
Conservation
Model
Conservation
Action Plan &
Proposals
Public
Participation
and
Conservation
Needs
Assessment
Identify and
Prioritize
Needs
Goal Setting
Identify
programs
and funding
Locally Led
Natural Resource Problems or Concerns
These Will Vary By County
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Soil tilth
Invasive plants
Water quality
Water quantity
Poor grazing
Animal health
Habitat
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Air quality
Agriculture Chemicals
Nutrients
Soil compaction
Irrigation water
management
Landuse conversion
Conservation Planning
Solves Resource Concerns
Overgrazing
Water development
Cross fencing
Prescribed grazing
Redcedar
Invasion
Brush management
mechanical
chemical
biological
Conservation Planning
Solves Resource Concerns
Grade
stabilization
structure
(GSS)
Soil erosion
sheet and rill
gully
ephemeral
Cropland and Grasslands
Diversions
Sediment
Basin
Financial Assistance
Through
written
agreements
(contracts)
with landusers - NRCS
provides a share of the cost
the
landuser
incurs
in
installing the conservation
practices and systems that
solve a specified natural
resource problem.
Good Planning Merges with Financial
Assistance in an EQIP Contract
Conservation
Plan
Participant
Install practices
Payment of costs
Maintain practices
NRCS
Design and layout practices
Payment of cost-share to
participant
Technical assistance
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Summary
 Uses locally led process
 Provides financial assistance for structural,
vegetative, and management practices
 Requires an EQIP plan of operations
 Cost sharing may pay up to 75% of the costs of
structural practices
 Incentive Payments Are a Flat Rate per Acre
Incentive Payments Explained
Management Practices
Not currently or previously being used
by that person
Not a subsidy
Reduces Financial Risk of Adopting
New Management or Technology
Viable Practice Without The Payment
High Potential of Being Continued After
Payment Ends
Available Incentive Payments
Nutrient and Pest Management
Nutrient Management
Calibration Strips
Chemigation
Precision Sensor
Split Application of Nitrogen
Pest Management
Through Crop Systems
Nutrient Management
Calibration Strips
DEFINITION
This is an incentive payment for the application of
nutrients in a manner that minimizes the risk of
leaving the field. It includes the use of nitrogen
rich or ramped calibration strips in crop fields to
determine split application rates for nitrogen. It
includes the use of precision tools (i.e.
GreenSeeker) to determine nitrogen needs as well
as application tools to establish nitrogen rich strips
or ramped calibration strips.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management
Calibration Strips
RATE
$5.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP
$3,200.00/year
ACRE CAP
640
TIME LIMIT
Up to 3 Years
Nutrient Management
Chemigation
DEFINITION
This is an incentive payment to use improved
technology
for
nutrient
management
applications to crops and grasses. Allowable
when nutrients are applied through irrigation
systems using chemigation valves and
components. Applications must be according
to the Nutrient Management standard (590)
and not exceed recommended crop and grass
yield requirements and not cause surface or
ground water quality problems.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management
Chemigation
RATE
$8.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP
$5,120.00/year
ACRE CAP
640
TIME LIMIT
Up to 3 Years
Nutrient Management
Precision Sensor
DEFINITION
This is an incentive payment to use advanced
technology for nutrient management applications to
crops and grasses.
Includes the costs of
application of nutrients (labor and equipment)
using
precision
sensor
technology
(i.e.
GreenSeeker) to deliver prescribed fertilizer
through spray systems at variable rates across a
crop or grass field, resulting in more efficient use of
fertilizers according to the actual plant needs
which are variable across the field.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management
Precision Sensor
RATE
$12.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP
$7,680.00/year
ACRE CAP
640
TIME LIMIT
Up to 3 Years
Nutrient Management
Split Application of Nitrogen
DEFINITION
This is an incentive payment related to the
methods used for nitrogen applications on the
field. Application of fertilizer will be done as split
applications during the growing season. No more
than 75% of annual needs are applied at one time.
Records will be maintained which document
application rates, times, amounts, soil test results,
etc.
Must Meet Nutrient Management Standard
Nutrient Management
Split Application of Nitrogen
RATE
$1.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP
$640.00/year
ACRE CAP
640
TIME LIMIT
Up to 3 Years
Pest Management
Through Crop Systems
DEFINITION
This is an incentive payment to use crop systems
that aid in the control or suppression of pests and
reduce the overall use of pesticides in the field. It
covers the extra costs necessary for the purchase
of the crop seed technology (GMOs) and/or labor
expenses associated with pest control (Organic
Farming). It also includes costs for using RTK
level GPS auto steer on equipment and/or auto
boom control to reduce spray overlap.
Must Meet Pest Management Standard
Pest Management
Through Crop Systems
RATE
$10.00/acre
DOLLAR CAP
$6,400.00/year
ACRE CAP
640
TIME LIMIT
Up to 3 Years
Examples of Other Incentive
Payments That Are Available
No-Till
$15.00/acre with $19,200 Cap
Conservation Crop Rotation
$20.00/acre with $12,800 Cap
Conversion of Class IV or Worse
Cropland to Grass
$10.00/acre with $6,400 Cap
Patch Burn Grazing
$5.00/acre with $6,400 Cap
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