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Des Moines 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 Des Moines County resource concerns to be
addressed by EQIP:
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Soil Erosion-Sheet and Rill- removal of uniform layer of
soil from the land surface caused by rainfall and surface water runoff.
Ephemeral Gully- reoccurring gullies on cropland caused by concentrated flow
of runoff water. They are obliterated by normal tillage operations. Classic
Gully- Eroded channels that are too deep to be crossed with farm
equipment. They may enlarge by head cutting or lateral widening.
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Domestic animals- 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. Inadequate stock
water. The quantity, quality and distribution of drinking water in
insufficient to meet the production goals for the kinds and classes of
livestock.
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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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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.
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Water Quantity- Inefficient water use on irrigated land-
Water supplies are not optimally utilized.
These resource concerns address the following National EQIP
priorities:
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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
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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 address
the above resource concerns and additional points were added for several
impaired watersheds including Lake Geode and Flint Creek of Des Moines County.
Please contact the field office directly for more information. 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 Des Moines County USDA Service Center located at 3625 Flint
Ridge Dr, Burlington, IA 52601. Phone (319)753-6221. Fax
(319) 752-7397.
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
EQIP
Practice List - 2007 For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP
Application Ranking - 2007 For Archival Purposes Only
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