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Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County resource concerns to be addressed by
EQIP:
- Water Quality – Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface Water
- Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Pesticide in Surface water and
Groundwater
- Plant Condition - Productivity, Health and Vigor
- Plant Condition - Noxious & Invasive Plants
- Soil Erosion - Sheet and rill
- Soil Erosion - Ephemeral gully
- Soil Erosion – Classic gully
- Domestic Animals - Inadequate quantities and quality of feed and forage
- Domestic Animals - Inadequate Stock Water
- Fish & Wildlife – Inadequate Cover or Shelter
These resource concerns address the following National EQIP priorities:
- Reduction of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment,
pesticides, or excess salinity in impaired watersheds consistent with Total
Maximum Loads (TMDL’s), where available, as well as the reduction of
groundwater contamination and reduction of point sources such as contamination
from confined animal feeding operations.
- Conservation of Ground and surface water resources.
- 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.
- Reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable high levels
on agricultural land.
- 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 Buena Vista County USDA Service Center located at 1617 N Lake Ave, Storm
Lake, IA 50588. Phone (712)-732-3096 Fax (712) 732-6059
The following files require
Acrobat Reader.
EQIP Practice List - 2009
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2009
EQIP
Practice List - 2008 For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2008 For Archival Purposes Only
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
Nutrient
Management Intensity Options - 2007 For Archival Purposes Only
Pasture
Management Intensity Options - 2007 For Archival Purposes Only
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