Idaho 2009 State EQIP
General Description
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation
program from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
re-authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill.
The program supports production agriculture and environmental quality as
compatible goals. Through EQIP, farmers may receive financial and
technical help with structural and management conservation practices on
agricultural land. Incentive payments may be made to encourage a farmer to
adopt land management practices, such as nutrient management, manure management,
pasture management and wildlife habitat management. Incentive payments are
limited to three years in order to encourage land owners to adopt better
management. NRCS accepts applications for EQIP all year, with one or more
ranking periods set annually. The fiscal year 2010 application and
ranking periods have not been determined. Sign-ups are conducted at
USDA Service Centers
or customers
may obtain the necessary forms on-line and mail or fax in an application.
If an application is faxed, the applicant must later sign the forms in person at
a
USDA Service Center since original
signatures are required.
For National EQIP
Fact Sheet, go
here.
Idaho EQIP Fiscal Year
2009 Contacts
Local Contact:
Please contact the District Conservationist in the
USDA Service
Center nearest the location of your property.
Idaho EQIP Program Manager:
Clint Evans
Phone: (208) 378-5703
Email: Clint.Evans@id.usda.gov Last Modified:
01/14/2010
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