Adams County EQIP

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality. This program is available to farmers and offers financial and technical assistance to install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land.

The following are Adams County Resource Concerns to be addressed by EQIP:

Domestic Animals
Inadequate Quantities and Quality of Feed and Forage
Inadequate Stock Water

Plant Condition
Forage Quality and Palatability
Noxious and Invasive Plants
Productivity, Health and Vigor

Soil Condition
Organic Matter Depletion

Soil Erosion
Classic and/or Ephemeral Gully
Sheet and Rill
Streambank

Water Quality
Excessive Nutrients and Organics in the Surface water
Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water
Harmful levels of Pathogens in Surface water
 

These resource concerns address the following National EQIP priorities:

• Reduction of non-point pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, or excess salinity in impaired watersheds consistent with Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), where available, as well as the reduction of groundwater contamination and the conservation of ground and surface water resources.

• Reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable high levels on agriculture land.

The Adams County EQIP funding will be divided into subpots. These include plant condition & health, water quality, soil erosion, and summer construction. The ranking will be completed for the specific practices to be applied through the EQIP contract. Sign-up is continuous at the NRCS field office. Application ranking will be done periodically as funding allocations become available, will be announced through the NRCS State Office, and will be publicized by all levels of NRCS. The NRCS may establish local, minimum ranking cut-off levels for funding selections.

The local work group also recommended a list of conservation practices that are the most cost-effective, longest duration, and help most to address these priority resource concerns in the District.

For more information on EQIP and other NRCS administrated programs, contact the Adams County USDA Service Center located at 2243 Loomis Avenue, Suite2, Corning, IA  50841. Phone (641) 322-3116. Fax (641) 322-3593.

The following files require Acrobat Reader.

EQIP Practice List - 2009   
EQIP Application Ranking - 2009
EQIP Pest Management Intensity Options - 2009

EQIP Practice List - 2008    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Application Ranking - 2008    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Nutrient Management Intensity Options - 2008    For Archival Purposes Only

EQIP Practice List - 2007    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Application Ranking - 2007    For Archival Purposes Only

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