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Conservation Reserve Programs
Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
NRCS
Technical Assistance
Conservation
Technical Assistance
Federal Easement Programs
 
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Conservation
Assistance
USDA
Federal Programs
Conservation
Reserve Program
Funded
from the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation to enroll erodible and other
environmentally sensitive land in contracts for 10-15 years. In exchange,
landowners and/or operators receive annual rental payments and a payment
for up to 50% of the cost of establishing approved practices. Maximum
CRP payments will be determined based on county average dryland cash or
cash rent equivalent rental rates adjusted for site-specific, soil based
productivity factors. CRP payments can include an additional amount, not
to exceed $4 per acre per year, as an incentive to perform certain maintenance
obligations. This program is administered through the (county) Farm Service
Agency Office.
The
Conservation Reserve Program reduces soil erosion, protects the Nation's
ability to produce food and fiber, reduces sedimentation in streams and
lakes, improves water quality, establishes wildlife habitat and enhances
forest and wetland resources. It encourages farmers to convert highly
erodible cropland or other environmentally sensitive acreage to vegetative
cover, such as tame or native grass, wildfire plantings trees, filter
strips or riparian buffers. Farmers receive an annual rental payment for
the term of the multi-year contract.
Sign-up
dates are announced throughout the year. Contact the Riley County NRCS
Office for latest information (785) 776-8595.
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Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
Funded
from the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation to encourage environmental
enhancement. EQIP provides technical assistance, cost-share payments,
incentive payments and education to producers who enter 5-10 year contracts
based on conservation plans. Some of the practices available are: Rangeland
Brush Control, Prescribed Burning, Cross Fencing, Ponds, Windbreaks and
other rangeland practices. Practices such as no-till cropping systems
and nutrient and pest management are also available for water quality
concerns. This program is administered by the Form Service Agency with
NRCS providing technical assistance.
EQIP
sign-up periods are announced throughout the year. Contact the Riley County
NRCS Office for more information (785) 776-8595.
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NRCS
Technical Assistance
USDA
NRCS Technical Assistance to land users to solve natural resource problems
in rural, suburban and urban settings. There is no charge for NRCS Technical
Assistance. Technical assistance includes agricultural conservation planning,
watershed-based assistance, flood control programs, conservation engineering
assistance for conservation structures, etc.
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Conservation
Technical Assistance
Purpose-To
assist land-users, communities, units of state and local government and
other Federal agencies in planning and implementing conservation systems.
The purpose of the conservation systems are to reduce erosion, improve
soil and water quality, improve and conserve wetlands, enhance fish and
wildlife habitat, improve air quality, improve pasture and range condition,
reduce upstream flooding and improve woodlands.
Objectives
of the program are to:
*Assist
individual landusers, communities, conservation districts and other units
of State and local government and Federal agencies to meet their goals
for resource stewardship and assist individuals to comply with State and
local requirements. NRCS assistance to individuals is provided through
conservation districts in accordance with memorandum or understanding
signed by the Secretary of Agriculture, the governor of the state and
the conservation district. Assistance is provided to land users voluntarily
applying conservation and to those who must comply with local or State
laws and regulations.
*Assist
agricultural producers to comply with the highly erodible land (HEL) and
wetland (Swampbuster) provisions of the 1985 Food Security Act as amended
by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
3801 et. seq.) and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 and wetlands requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
NRCS makes HEL and wetland determinations and helps land users develop
and implement conservation plans to comply with the law.
*Provide
technical assistance to participants in USDA cost-share and conservation
incentive programs. (Assistance is funded on a reimbursable basis from
the CCC.)
*Collect,
analyze, interpret, display and disseminate information about the condition
and trends of the Nation's soil and other natural resources so that people
can make good decisions about resource use and about public policies for
resource conservation.
*Develop
effective science-based technologies for natural resource assessment,
management and conservation.
Contact
the Riley County USDA Farm Service Center-NRCS Office (785) 776-8595.
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Federal Easement Programs
Several federal easement programs are available to protect and enhance grassland and prime farmlands. The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) and the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP) are designed to curb development on agricultural lands with 30-year or permanent easements.
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