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Delaware 2005 State Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
Sign-Up and Application Information

General Program Description

Note:  This is an Archive Document ONLY.  NOT TO BE USED FOR THE CURRENT EQIP YEAR PROGRAM

Currently, All Delaware FY-05 EQIP funds have been obligated with an unfunded backlog of over $2,000,000.Environmental Quality Inventives Program: Photo of NRCS District Conservationist and farmer

Environmental Quality Incentive Program Overview

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. EQIP supports production agriculture and environmental quality as compatible goals. Through EQIP, Delaware farmers may receive financial and technical help to plan, design and install structural conservation practices and to plan and implement management practices on eligible agricultural land.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program Sign-up Underway

A statewide EQIP sign-up for agricultural waste management, integrated crop management, irrigation water management, erosion control, grazing land management, biodiversity, and poultry house windbreaks is currently underway. Two pilot programs on carbon sequestration and poultry litter amendments are under review by the EQIP subcommittee of the state technical committee.

EQIP is a competitive program using a combination of statewide and county ranking systems to fund the most environmentally beneficial projects. Periodically, all current applications are batched and ranked.

The initial batching date was completed on January 14, 2005. The second batching date was February 18, 2005 and the third batching date was March 18, 2005. Based on past experience, all available EQIP funds of $5,225,527 will be obligated during the first and second rankings.

All sign-ups are conducted at USDA Service Centers in Delaware.

2005 EQIP Conservation Practice, Sign-Up, and Ranking Documents

The Following document requires Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel FileDelaware 2005 EQIP Application Evaluation Worksheet (280 KB)
Microsoft Excel FileEQIP 2005 Cost List (33 KB)

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat Document2005 Nutrient Management Tiers (83.9 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2005 Residue Management Tiers (90 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2005 Pest Management Tiers (84 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2005 EQIP News Release (21KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2005 EQIP Fact Sheet (39 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2005 EQIP Ranking Process Summary in Delaware (48 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2005 EQIP Eligible Conservation Practices (69 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentComparing 2004 and 2005 EQIP Funding in Delaware (54 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Poultry Windbreak Ranking (21 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAgricultural Waste Management System Ranking (22 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Planned Grazing Ranking (17 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Integrated Crop Management System Ranking (ICMS) (16 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Irrigation Ranking (19 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Erosion System Ranking (17 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Biodiversity Ranking (16 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNutrient Management Job Sheet (67.8 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAmendments for Treatment of Poultry Litter - Job Sheet (102 KB)

Links to Other Useful Documents for the 2005 Environmental Quality Incentive Program

Contact

Phone: 302-678-4162
Email: Lester Stillson

 


Last Modified:  12/03/2007 10:26:07 AM