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General EQIP DescriptionEnvironmental Quality Incentives Program Sign-ups Under Way The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program which offers farmers and ranchers a tool to address their natural resource concerns while achieving the most environmental benefits through locally developed priority areas and natural resource concerns. Eligibility for the program is limited to persons who are engaged in livestock or agricultural production. EQIP provides cost-share assistance for up to 75 percent of certain conservation practices. Incentive payments can be offered to encourage producers to perform land management practices. In 2003, North Dakota agricultural producers communicated their willingness to conserve natural resources on their private working lands. Two thousand ten applicants requested technical and financial assistance from NRCS to complete conservation practices on their lands. A total of $28,138,000 in EQIP financial assistance was requested to address conservation needs on 1,216,100 acres of agricultural lands. North Dakota NRCS was allocated approximately $13,140,000 to assist ag producers in achieving their conservation goals. Six hundred fifty four applicants were successful in securing funding. EQIP has proved to be an extremely sought after program in North Dakota. From 1997 to date, NRCS has received 5,870 requests for assistance. This amounts to $66.8 million in conservation assistance needs. Signups are conducted at USDA Service Centers in North Dakota. EQIP was reauthorized in the 2002 Farm Bill and is administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). 2004 EQIP General Program Description Document 2003 EQIP Conservation Practice, Sign-Up, and Ranking DocumentsThe following documents require Adobe Acrobat.
Contact Jennifer C. Heglund < To North Dakota 2003 State EQIP Sign-up and Application Information |
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2004 North Dakota EQIP Eligible Conservation Practice List
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