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EQIP SIGN-UP ONGOING: The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that the 2008 Continuous Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup has started in NRCS Field Offices throughout Minnesota including your local Lincoln County office in Ivanhoe. EQIP continues to be the heart of the NRCS's working lands conservation program. EQIP is the primary tool for landowners who want to apply soil and water conservation practices. EQIP provides the necessary technical assistance and cost-share payments for agricultural producers. Practices included under the EQIP program include structures built to control soil erosion, conservation practices to control feedlot runoff, grazing systems, tree plantings and windbreaks, and incentive programs for improved soil management practices. Now with the fall harvest completed, problem areas are visible. If you have natural resource concerns on your land and are interested in making a commitment to conservation, EQIP could be the answer you have been looking for. Landowners and agricultural producers who are interested in EQIP are encouraged to sign-up during November for 2008 funding consideration. EQIP funding is limited so projects are ranked by conservation benefit to soil and water quality. To find out more about EQIP in Lincoln County contact the Ivanhoe field office at (507) 694-1630 #3 or visit the Minnesota NRCS website: www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Programs include the following:
The NRCS provides technical assistance to the agricultural landowners by:
All practices must be approved for cost-share prior to construction. Landowners are reimbursed upon completion of the project. Contacts: The contacts for the Federal NRCS Programs are as follows: dennis.johnson@mn.usda.gov or randy.sheik@mn.usda.gov For information on the Federal NRCS Programs go to: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ |