Environmental Quality Incentives Program
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) was established in the 1996 Farm Bill to provide a voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers who face serious threats to soil, water, and related natural resources. Nationally, it provides technical, financial, and educational assistance primarily in designated areas; half of it targeted to livestock, related natural resource concerns and the remainder to other significant conservation priorities.
Primary Concern One:
WATER - Surface Water Quality - Animal Wastes
Primary Concern Two:
WATER - Surface Water Quality - Nutrients
Secondary Concern ONE:
SOILS - Soil Quality - Excessive Sheet/Rill Erosion
Secondary Concern TWO:
WATER - Ground Water Quality - Nutrients
Secondary Concern THREE:
ANIMALS - Habitat Quality - Loss or degradation of riparian habitat
If you feel you could benefit from this program please contact our office for more information.