This
project is intended to fund incentive payments for three years for the hauling
of poultry litter from areas in the state of high concentrations of poultry
production to areas of the state with low poultry production. The intent is to encourage a market for
poultry litter to use as a source of organic matter and nutrients on cropland
and pasture. It should be emphasized to
applicants that this project is to cover the costs of hauling the litter only,
not the cost of purchasing or loading the litter. Payments are based on the tons of litter
hauled and the mileage between the litter source and the receiving farm. Payment will be made only for hauling litter
for the purpose of land application at agronomic rates on land which has not received
litter in the previous three years. Land
application according to a phosphorus index and a nutrient budget is considered
an agronomic rate for the purpose of this project.
The mileage on the County
Mileage Limits map is the maximum mileage rate for each county. Each county will qualify for a mileage range
from the maximum rate given to the minimum range of 10-25 miles in 25 mile
ranges. The cost share rates for the
ranges will be: 0-25 miles not eligible for mileage; $6.00/ton for 26-50 miles;
$9.00/ton for 51-75 miles; $12.00/ton for 76-100 miles; $15.00/ton for 101-125
miles; and $18.00/ton for 126-150 miles.
The recipient of the litter may be
paid the cost list rate per ton at the application mileage range rate not to
exceed the maximum mileage rate shown for the county of the receiving farm
location. Litter may be hauled from a
farther distance, but payment will be limited to the maximum mileage range indicated
by the maximum mileage rate on the map.
Applications will not be taken in counties with high rate of poultry production.
The following guidelines
should be followed in determining applicant qualifications:
1. Litter must be properly stored
until spreading to be eligible for cost share assistance.
2. Litter must be spread
according to a nutrient management plan.
3. Payment will be made to the
receiving party at a rate per ton from the cost list for the mileage range based
on the applicant’s certification.
4. Tonnage may be determined
from only one set (gross and tare) of weight tickets if the type and volume of
the hauling equipment remains the same for all loads. Otherwise a set of weight tickets will be
required for each different type of hauling equipment used.
5. The mileage range will be
based on the actual one-way mileage from the source of the litter to the point
of unloading at the receiving farm not to exceed the mileage given for the
receiving county as shown on the attached County Mileage Limits map.
6. Litter must originate within
the state of
7. Minimum haul distance to be
eligible for cost share is 26 miles.
8. Payment will be limited to
500 tons of litter per year per receiving landowner/farmer/farm, whichever is
more restrictive, to allow as many farmers as possible to participate.
9. For planning purposes for
the first year of the contract, NRCS “book values” may be used for planning
litter application rates. However, litter
samples should be taken and nutrient analyses done when the first year’s litter
is received and the results used to determine more accurate application rates
for subsequent years.
10. The hauler, the spreader and
the receiver of the litter are liable for their portion of the proper handling
and spreading of the litter.
11. Multiple applications with
multiple sources of litter for the same field will not be accepted. There must be a definite source of litter
with a definite mileage range to that source of litter so that the contract
cost can be established as accurately as possible. If a vendor is hauling litter from several
sources, use one mileage representative of all sources.
12.
13. The receiving landowner is
responsible for certifying that his fields have not had litter applied in the
past three years.