EQIP Signup Period Ends November 30

October 16, 2007

DES MOINES, IA—Fiscal year 2008 initial signup period to receive financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) will end Friday, November 30. Since EQIP is a continuous signup program, applications will be accepted after the November 30 deadline.

Applications received during the signup will be first to be considered for funding, said Dave Brommel, EQIP program coordinator for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Iowa.

EQIP offers financial assistance to install conservation practices. Statewide EQIP practices include, but are not limited to: grassed waterways, manure management facilities, terracing, pest management, ag drainage wellhead protection and pasture management. Other practices include tree planting, windbreaks, stripcropping, conservation tillage, organic crop production and wildlife habitat management. Signup is at local USDA Service Centers.

Conservation plans must be developed for the entire area that will be included in the EQIP contract. Under EQIP, the USDA provides technical assistance on certain structural practices and incentive payments to producers who enter contracts up to 10 years based on conservation plans.

For more information or to apply for an EQIP contract, contact your local USDA Service Center.

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Contact: Dave Brommel, 515-323-2608

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