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Humboldt County EQIPThe 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 HUMBOLDT County resource concerns to be addressed by EQIP: WATER QUALITY
SOIL EROSION
FISH AND WILDLIFE
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
These resource concerns address the following National EQIP priorities:
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 local workgroup is comprised of local stake holders and the Humboldt Soil and Water Conservation District. Applications will be funded based on the local ranking worksheet. 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 Humboldt County USDA Service Center located at 1301 6th Avenue North, Humboldt, IA 50548. Phone (515) 332-3337 ext. 3 Fax (515) 332-3961.
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