Dallas 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 Dallas County Resource Concerns to be addressed by EQIP:

• Soil Erosion - Sheet and Rill

• Soil Erosion - Ephemeral Gully

• Soil Erosion - Classic Gully

• Soil Erosion - Streambank

• Water Quality - Harmful levels of Pesticides in the Surface and Groundwater

• Water Quality - Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface and Groundwater

• Water Quality - Harmful levels of Pathogens in Surface and Groundwater

• Water Quality - Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water

• Plant Condition – Productivity, Health and Vigor

These resource concerns address the following National EQIP priorities:

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

• 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 the conservation of ground and surface water resources.

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 ranking will be completed for the specific practices to be applied through the EQIP contract. Sign-up is continuous at the NRCS field office. The ranking of the applications 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 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 help most to address these priority resource concerns in the District.

For more information on EQIP and other NRCS administrated programs, contact the Dallas County USDA Service Center located at 1918 Greene Street, Suite 2, Adel, Iowa  50003. Phone (515) 993-3413, ext. 3. Fax (515) 993-4713.

The following files require Acrobat Reader.

EQIP Practice List - 2008    New!
EQIP Application Ranking - 2008    New!
EQIP Nutrient Management Intensity Options - 2008    New!

EQIP Practice List - 2007    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Application Ranking - 2007    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Nutrient Management Intensity Options - 2007    For Archival Purposes Only

EQIP Practice List - 2006    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Application Ranking - 2006    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Nutrient Management Intensity Options - 2006    For Archival Purposes Only

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