West Virginia 2003 State EQIP Sign-Up and Application Information

General Program Description

Environmental Quality Incentives Program Sign-ups Underway  (NEW)

EQIP provides cost sharing to help farmers with manure storage and conservation practices. Two EQIP sign-ups are currently underway: the statewide sign-up for waste storage facilities, and the county sign-ups for conservation practices. All sign-ups are conducted at USDA Service Centers in Wisconsin.

Farmers can apply for cost-sharing for many types of manure storage and conservation practices.

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. It 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.

EQIP was reauthorized in the 2002 Farm Bill and is administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

EQIP may pay up to 75 percent of the costs of eligible conservation practices. Incentive payments may be made to encourage a farmer to adopt land management practices, such as nutrient management, manure management, integrated pest management, and wildlife habitat management.

2003 EQIP General Program Description Documents

• How EQIP in West Virginia Works
• CNMP Walkover Guidance
• Waste Management Preliminary Checklist
• Contract Development in West Virginia

2003 EQIP Conservation Practice, Sign-Up, and Ranking Documents

• Countywide EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-Ups

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

2003 EQIP Eligible Conservation Practice List
Waste Storage Ranking Criteria and Application Worksheet

Links to Other Useful Documents for the 2003 EQIP Program

• EQIP News Release
• EQIP Fact Sheet
• West Virginia Field Office Technical Guide

Contact

Jim Piper
Phone: (304) 284-7543
Email: Jim.Piper@wv.usda.gov

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