The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, as the deadline to submit applications for Ohio’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for beginning farmers.
EQIP is a voluntary conservation program which helps beginning farmers make conservation work for them. Beginning farmers can receive enhanced or higher level EQIP incentive payments for conservation practices to help reduce the risk and financial burden of implementing new conservation practices.
Ohio dedicates a portion of its total EQIP allocation specifically to beginning farmers. EQIP gives no preference to the size of the operation; small agriculture operations compete equally with larger ones.
Ohio NRCS announces new EQIP application deadline of Jan. 15
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POMEROY Local agricultural producers have until Friday, Jan. 15 to submit applications for Ohio’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to implement conservation practices on their land.
This year, Meigs County farmers or ranchers can apply for the general EQIP program or for assistance under two special EQIP projects: Pasture Improvement and Oak Management.
Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, EQIP is a voluntary conservation program which helps producers make conservation work for them. NRCS provides agricultural producers with financial resources and one-on-one help to plan and implement improvements, or what NRCS calls conservation practices. Using these practices can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving agricultural operations.
The dairy is owned and operated by Duane and Derek Ducat, and Dale Bogart.
“My dad bought the farm in 1984 and we were milking 70 cows back then,” explained Derek.
The family worked to expand the farm in small steps, working up to milking 120 cows in a stanchion barn. The family also grows crops and does custom work on the side. They wanted to grow and expand their dairy by making conservation-minded decisions along the way.
Through the custom work the family was completing on neighboring farms, they met Dale Bogart.
“In talking with Dale, who lived nearby, we both wanted to expand and do similar things on our farms,” added Derek.
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CONSERVATION FUNDING: Ohio agricultural producers with land in the Western Lake Erie Basin may qualify for funding for conservation practices. The application deadline for Ohio producers is Jan. 15.
Dec 14, 2020
Ohio agricultural producers with land in the Western Lake Erie Basin may qualify for funding for conservation practices from USDA s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Applications are being accepted through Jan. 15.
The WLEB special project targets funding to obtain the greatest environmental benefits in two ways:
Applications containing the most effective systems of conservation practices to address water-quality concerns will be given a higher priority.
Applications with land located within the WLEB that contain soils with a high risk for leaching or surface runoff, land with high soil test phosphorus levels, and land with direct drainage to tributaries within the basin will receive priority over application
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COLUMBUS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced March 20, 2021, as the deadline to submit applications for Ohio’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
EQIP is a voluntary conservation program which helps producers make conservation work for them. Together, NRCS and producers invest in solutions that conserve natural resources for the future while also improving agricultural operations.
Through EQIP, NRCS provides agricultural producers with financial resources and one-on-one help to plan and implement improvements, or what NRCS calls conservation practices. Using these practices can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving agricultural operations. Through EQIP, you can voluntarily implement conservation practices, and NRCS co-invests in these practices with you.