NRCS announces EQIP sign-up opportunity - 04 Aug 2008 California Democrat,19 for natural resources conservation assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Natural Resources Conservation Service
EQIP can help fund conservation projects - Jul 30, 2008 American Farm,From blueberries to houseplants ‘grow it yourself’ — or GIY — is the new mantra for both seasoned gardeners and beginners as folks turn “back to the future�
Disaster funds still available - Jul 31, 2008 Indianapolis Star,Producers also can use the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) or Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) for financial and technical
Additional EQIP funding received - Jul 24, 2008 Prairie Pioneer,...“South Dakota received an additional $3.3 million dollars from these EQIP funds,� said Janet Oertly, State Conservationist. “These additional dollars will
More EQIP Money Available for Iowa - Jul 21, 2008 Wallace's Farmer,USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa is getting an additional $10.6 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP funds,
Northeast States Get Extra EQIP Funds - Jul 18, 2008 American Agriculturist,..."Voluntary incentive-based programs like EQIP and AMA are the key to helping producers meet their conservation goals and provide the public with important
sign up for conservation assistance - Jul 16, 2008 Cape Gazette,...“NRCS [Natural Resources Conservation Service] is currently crafting the 2008 Farm Bill to make our conservation programs and services, including EQIP
Meeting set for Farm Bill priorities - Aug 1, 2008 Daily Republic,...resource priorities will be developed. The area work group will use those priorities to address specific aspects of various programs, such as EQIP and WHIP.
USDA Makes Additional Funds Available for Farmers - Jul 21, 2008 Brazil Times,USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers EQIP, which provides financial and technical assistance to producers.
July 25 is cutoff for conservation program - Jul 16, 2008 Norman Transcript,EQIP contracts are intended to treat locally determined, high priority resource concerns such as control of Eastern Red Cedar, grass establishment,
Help available to restore cropland conservation - Jul 15, 2008 The Reporter,Conservation practices, such as grassed waterways, buffers, structures or other practices, can be repaired with cost-sharing through EQIP.
Conservation Funding Pushed by Harkin Is Released - Jul 11, 2008 Wallace's Farmer,EQIP is a USDA program that offers financial and technical help to assist eligible farmers and landowners install conservation practices on eligible
Last chance to file for SWCD supervisor - Jul 14, 2008 Osakis Review,They also work closely with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) on Federal Programs such as CRP, EQIP, WRP and EQIP.
Look at wet fields and take action - Jul 9, 2008 Aledo Times Record,Program (EQIP), the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) and others are available and ready to support their resource and land management needs.
Farm bill: Several provisions delayed until 2009 - Jul 7, 2008 Southeast Farm PressEstablishes new payment schedule to WRP easements Environmental Quality Incentives Program — Increases EQIP funding by $3.4 billion.
Senator Stabenow touts Farm Bill - Jul 28, 2008 WEYI NBC25,...alternative energy, for the first time, Michigan’s forestry industry will be eligible to utilize the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
DART Meeting Offers New Ideas for Dairy Farmers - Jul 25, 2008 Lancaster Farming,The only two requirements are the farm must be EQIP eligible and have an up-to-date nutrient management plan. Willard Lemaster, the latest addition to the
Conservation Provisions of New Farm Bill and 2009 Priorities for ... - Jul 24, 2008 eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release),...including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP); the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP); the Conservation Security Program-now the
Community Calendar - Jul 23, 2008 El Defensor Chieftain,To develop the 2009 EQIP program for the Socorro Field Office. SGH Self Empowerment Group, 3:30 pm — Socorro General Hospital Cafeteria. Spa Night!
Little Argus - Jul 20, 2008 Carlsbad Current Argus,Monday at 3219 S. Canal St. Anyone with interests or concerns regarding the 2009 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is invited to attend.
Trade show offers latest rodeo gear, fashion - Jul 19, 2008 Farmington Daily Times,...an outlet for rodeo contestants to purchase ropes, padding or other horseman's supplies accidentally left at home, or re-eqip in case of broken gear.
Little Argus - Jul 18, 2008 Carlsbad Current Argus,Monday at 3219 S. Canal St. Anyone with interests or concerns regarding the 2009 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is invited to attend.
Idaho Weiser River Watershed Pilot Project Applications Open - Jul 16, 2008 Western Farmer-Stockman,..."Unlike regular EQIP contracts that must be rated and ranked, if an applicant meets the threshold, their contract can be signed immediately."
New dairy provisions in 2008 farm bill - Jul 15, 2008 Agri News,There is increased cost share for beginning farmers, and the bill sets aside 5 percent of the funds in EQIP and 5 percent of the acres in the Conservation
Sorenson is new CC District Conservationist at NRCS Office - Jul 10, 2008 Prairie Pioneer,The NRCS provides the technical information and federal dollars for a program such as EQIP. The conservation district provides assistance for local programs
Column: Farm Bill boosts rural economy - Jul 7, 2008 The Tomah Journal,Programs like the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) or the renamed Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) have long waiting lists or limited
News Briefs - Jul 18, 2008 Capital Press (subscription),The additional EQIP money is authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. EQIP is designed to help farmers and ranchers improve natural resource conditions on their
Farmers, ranchers receive contracts for good soil stewardship - Jul 18, 2008 High Plains Journal,About 204 farmers and ranchers in an 11-county area of south-central Nebraska and parts of Kansas will receive financial rewards for being good stewards of
Seats available on SWCD board - Jul 11, 2008 Rosemount Town Pages,There are only a few days left to file for open positions on the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation board. Those interested in influencing state and
EQIP environment aid totals record $21.3 million - 02 Dec 2007 DesMoinesRegister.com,The program, known as EQIP, provides technical and financial assistance to landowners for conserving soil, promoting water quality and protecting natural
NRCS: Conservation Funds Available - Nov 30, 2007 Southwest Nebraska News,Those interested in EQIP are encouraged to sign up before Dec. 14. EQIP is a voluntary conservation program available to private landowners and operators.
Herkenhoffs use EQIP funds to be proactive - Nov 27, 2007 Agri News,The couple hopes EQIP's Young Farmer program can help. The two operate a 34-cow dairy and have 19 registered Angus cows. They apply manure on 205 acres
Funds will double to slow farm water pollution - Nov 29, 2007 BurlingtonFreePress.com,NRCS is the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service, which runs the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, known as EQIP.
EQIP puts money toward conservation in Grayson Co. - Nov 14, 2007 KXII-TV,EQIP gives money to crop and livestock growers to better their land, which protects precious resources like water. The money can go toward anything that
EQIP application deadline in Texas draws near - Nov 12, 2007 High Plains Journal,..."EQIP funds have been made available to us to fund contracts this fall, and we will be working diligently to do that. "However, producers should know that
EQIP signup period ends Nov. 30 - Nov 7, 2007 Missouri Valley Times News,DES MOINES-Fiscal year 2008 initial signup period to receive financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) will end
Farm pollution fund to nearly double - Nov 29, 2007 Brattleboro Reformer,The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service, which runs the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, known as EQIP, will have $8.2 million dollars
Beginning farmers can get help from EQIP funds - Nov 6, 2007 Agri News,Jason Middendorf of Sauk Centre is among the first in Minnesota to apply for Beginning Farmer/Rancher EQIP funds. The program, which offers up to a 90
NRCS' EQIP: Best bet for addressing resource concerns - Nov 3, 2007 High Plains Journal,..."Even though you're busy, this might be the best time to take a moment and sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program or EQIP as we call it,"
Fiscal 2008 EQIP sign-up until Nov. 30 - Nov 6, 2007 Dubuque Telegraph Herald,Since EQIP is a continuous sign-up program, applications will continue to be accepted after the Nov. 30 deadline, but will not be eligible for Fiscal Year
Important deadline approaches for feedlot operators - Nov 27, 2007 Agri News,The deadline to apply for 2008 EQIP funds is Nov. 30, but Glende said producers can apply at any time throughout the year and their application will be held
Increased funds available for USDA contracts - Nov 27, 2007 BurlingtonFreePress.com,EQIP helps reimburse farmers for installing conservation practices to improve animal waste management, grazing land, soil erosion and sediment control.
Field Notes: Cougars in New York? - Nov 24, 2007 Press & Sun-Bulletin,EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and technical assistance to landowners willing to implement practices to improve the health
US Dept. of Agriculture Announces 2008 Sign-up for Conservation ... - Nov 27, 2007 Putnam County News and Recorder (subscription),...(NRCS) announced that New York forestland owners have until December 14, 2007 to apply for the 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Fight rises on conservation money - Nov 18, 2007 DesMoinesRegister.com,A version of the bill that passed the House would increase EQIP funding by $1.9 billion over the next five years to help fill requests from farmers such as
Extension Update - Nov 4, 2007 York News Times (subscription),14, 2007, will be the cutoff date for funding applications in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program or EQIP. EQIP is a voluntary conservation program
With trepidation, county letting landowners give up water rights - Nov 17, 2007 Lexington Clipper Herald,The landowners are also getting paid through EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program). According to the CPNRD website, the total payment rate is
Saving money, saving the Earth - Nov 3, 2007 Janesville Gazette,He signed up for EQIP cost sharing in the spring of 2006. The money paid for a crop consultant to write a nutrient management plan and helped with some
Small grain producers fare well in Senate farm bill proposal - Nov 9, 2007 Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,Reauthorizes EQIP through 2012 and maintains the baseline funding at just over $1 billion per year. - Changes the name from the Conservation Security
Program helps farms with environment - Nov 12, 2007 Albert Lea Tribune,EQIP is for agricultural producers looking to address a resource concern or improve their services, according to a NRCS press release.
Environmental incentives program nears deadline - Nov 14, 2007 LubbockOnline.com,To sign up for EQIP or get more information, contact the Lubbock NRCS office at (806) 785-5644 or find your local office at
Conservation program signup ends Nov. 16 - Nov 8, 2007 Monroe Times,..."Also, to help streamline payments, EQIP no longer does "cost-sharing" -- instead it offers flat-rate payments based on a schedule for each particular
Ag welcomes $13M in fire aid - Nov 24, 2007 Capital Press (subscription),..."We're moving fast to mobilize a team of conservation planners and engineers to get EQIP or ECP ready for new applicants," Butler said in a statement.
Harkin ushers 2007 Farm Bill to senate floor - Nov 7, 2007 Drovers (subscription),And we make the EQIP program more universally available for farmers to transition into organic agriculture while adopting sound conservation practices.
BIZ BUZZ - Nov 4, 2007 Grand Forks Herald (subscription),EQIP practices include: no till, strip till, residue use, cover crop, field borders, nutrient management, pest management, windbreaks and well sealing.
Reaction mixed over Farm Bill markup - Nov 2, 2007 Fort Dodge Messenger,This funding also will allow for increased enrollment in the wetland reserve program, the environmental quality incentives program (EQIP) and the grassland
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