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Appanoose 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 Appanoose County resource concerns to be
addressed by EQIP:
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Soil Erosion
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Sheet and Rill - removal of uniform layer of soil from
the land surface caused by rainfall and surface water runoff.
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Ephemeral Gully - reoccurring gullies on cropland caused
by concentrated flow of runoff water. They are obliterated by normal tillage
operations.
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Classic Gully - Eroded channels that are too deep to be
crossed with farm equipment. They may enlarge by head cutting or l widening.
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Streambank - Accelerated loss of streambank soils
restricts land and water use and management.
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Plants - Productivity, Health and Vigor - Plants do not
produce the yields, quality or soil cover to meet client objectives.
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Soil Condition
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Contaminants - Animal waste and other
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Organics - Nutrient levels from applied animal waste, run
off from livestock containment facilities or other organics restrict desired
use of the land.
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Domestic animals
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Inadequate quantities and quality of feed and forage.
Total feed and forage is insufficient to meet the nutritional and production
needs of the kinds and classes of livestock.
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Inadequate stock water - The quantity, quality and
distribution of drinking water is insufficient to meet the production goals
for the kinds and classes of livestock.
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Water-Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Ground and
Surface Water - Degrading ground and surface water quality due to excess
animal waste and other nutrients.
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Air Quality - Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers
in diameter - Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter are
suspended in the air causing potential health hazards to humans and animals.
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Air Quality-Objectionable odors - Land use and management
operations produce offensive smells.
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Animals- Fish and wildlife, Threatened and Endangered
Species- Fish and wildlife populations and/or habitat quantity and
quality have reached a level that one or more species are in danger of or
threatened with extinction.
These resource concerns address the following National EQIP
priorities:
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Reduction of non-point source 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 reduction of point sources such
as contamination from confined animal feeding operations.
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Reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter,
nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and
depleters that contribute to air quality impairment violations of National
Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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Reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from
unacceptable high levels on agricultural land.
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Promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation.
The goal of the locally led group was to recommend a
ranking system that rewarded and gave priority to those producers that address
the above resource concerns. 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 selection.
The local work group also recommended a list of
conservation practices that are the most cost-effective, longest duration and
address these priority resource concerns in the district.
For more information on EQIP and other NRCS administrated
programs, contact the Appanoose County USDA Service Center located at 501 North
12th Street, Centerville, IA 52544. Phone (641)856-3893.
Fax (641)856-6948.
The following files require
Acrobat Reader.
EQIP
Practice List - 2008 New!
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2008 New!
EQIP
Practice List - 2007 For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2007 For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP
Practice List - 2006 For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2006 For Archival Purposes Only
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