Whitehall Field Office

Landowner: W. Jack Bradley, Taylor County

Program: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Overview:
Mr. Bradley has a dairy with fifty-five cows. He was approved for a 2000 EQIP Contract. The contract included an Animal Waste Storage Facility to reduce the need to spread manure from every three or four days to once every 90 days. The facility can hold 10,632 cubic feet of liquid and solid manure. The final cost of the waste storage facility was $44,992.69. The approved contact provided $33,745 with cost-sharing. This is approximately 75% of the total cost. “One of the biggest benefits of this practice is allowing us to manage the timing of manure applications,” Mr. Bradley stated and added, “I appreciate all the assistance in the designing and constructing of the structure from the NRCS field office staff and area engineers.”

Landowner Benfits:
“Without EQIP funding, I could not have been able to justify the cost of the practice,” said Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley also said, “It was worth the time and money to implement this practice on my farm because it improves nutrient value of manure, keeps me from spreading as often and on wet or frozen fields. Due to the EPA and other state agency strict regulations, I felt the practice had to be completed in order to stay in compliance.”


Community Benefits:
The EQIP Contract for W. Jack Bradley has benefited the community by reducing the amount of nutrient runoff into surface and ground water.

Contact:
For additional information call the NRCS White Hall Field Office between 8:00-4:30 at (304)363-8861.

                         
Empty Animal Waste Storage Facility                        Manure stored in Animal Waste Facility

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