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Cass 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 Cass County Resource Concerns to be
addressed by EQIP:
Air Quality
Domestic Animals
Fish and Wildlife
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Habitat Fragmentation
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Imbalance Among and Within Populations
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Inadequate Cover/Shelter/Food/space/Water
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T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern
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Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife Species
Plant Condition
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Forage Quality and Palatability
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Noxious and Invasive Plants
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Plants not adapted or suited
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Productivity, Health and Vigor
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T&E Plant Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern
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Threatened and Endangered Plant Species
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Wildfire Hazard
Soil Condition
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Compaction
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Contaminants-Residual Pesticides; Salts and Other
Chemical
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Contaminants-Animal Waste, Other Organics, and Commercial
Fertilizer-N, P, and K
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Damage from Sediment Deposition
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Organic Matter Depletion
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Subsidence
Soil Erosion
Water Quality
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Excessive Nutrients and Organics in the Ground and/or
Surface water
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Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface
Water
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Harmful levels of Pathogens in Ground and/or Surface
water
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Harmful levels of Pesticides in Ground and or Surface
water
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Harmful Temperatures of Surface Water
Water Quantity
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Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding; Seepage;
Subsurface Water
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Inadequate Outlets
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Inefficient Water Use on Non-irrigated Land
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Insufficient Flows in Water Courses
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Reduced Capacity of Conveyances by Sediment Deposition
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Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment Accumulation
These resource concerns address the following National EQIP
priorities:
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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.
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Reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from
unacceptable high levels on agriculture land.
The goal of the locally led group was to recommend a
ranking system that rewarded and gave priority to those producers that help most
to address the above resource concerns.
The Cass County EQIP funding will be divided into the
following three categories: Soil Erosion, Water Quality, and Plant Condition.
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 though 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 Cass County USDA Service Center located at 503 West 7th
Street, Suite 1, Atlantic, IA 50022.
Phone (712) 243-3180. Fax (712) 243-1688.
The following files require
Acrobat Reader.
EQIP
Practice List - 2008 New!
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2008 New!
Nutrient
Management Intensity Options - 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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