Floyd 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 Floyd County Resource Concerns to be addressed by EQIP:

1. Water Quality –Excess Nutrients and Organics in Groundwater; Harmful Levels of Pesticides in and Groundwater

2. Water Quality – Excess Nutrients and Organics in Surface Water Surface water contamination; Harmful Levels of Pesticides in Surface Water.

3. Soil Erosion – Sheet and rill

4. Soil erosion – Ephemeral and Classic gully

5. Soil Condition – Contaminants – Animal Waste and other Organics (N, P, & K)

6. Plant Condition – Productivity, Health, and Vigor; Forage Quality and Palatability.

7. Domestic Animals – Inadequate Quality and Quantities of Feed and Forage; Inadequate Stock Water

8. Air Quality – Objectionable Odors, Excessive Greenhouse Gas (CO2), Particulate Matter (PM 2.5, PM 10)

These resource concerns address the following National EQIP priorities:

1. Reduction of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, or excess salinity in impaired watersheds consistent with Total Daily Maximum Loads, where available, as well as the reduction of groundwater contamination and conservation of ground and surface waters.

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

3. 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 the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

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 local work group also recommended a list of conservation practices to be addressed, and the cost-share rates and/or incentive payments that are the most cost-effective, longest duration, and help most to address these priority resource concerns in the District.

A priority area which will receive additional ranking points is the watershed of Dry Run Creek.

For more information on EQIP and other NRCS administrated programs contact the Floyd County USDA Service Center located at 623 Beck Street, Charles City. Phone 641-228-2725. Fax 641-228-7378.

The following files require Acrobat Reader.

EQIP Practice List - 2009
EQIP Application Ranking - 2009
EQIP Nutrient Management Intensity Options - 2009
EQIP Pest Management Intensity Options - 2009   

EQIP Practice List - 2008    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP Application Ranking - 2008    For Archival Purposes Only
EQIP 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
EQIP Nutrient Management Intensity Options - 2007    For Archival Purposes Only

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