Programs

Mississippi FY 2008 State EQIP Sign-Up and Application Information

Environmental Quality Incentives Program Sign-ups Underway

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 Mississippi. All applications on hand as of October 26, 2007, will be evaluated and ranked to determine priority applications.

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 provides participants with a unit of compensation for 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.

Mississippi FY 2008 EQIP Overview

2008 Statewide EQIP Program Practice, Rates and Ranking Information

For Archival Purposes Only

FY 2007 EQIP Summary, Practice/Rates and Ranking Information

Other EQIP Information

Contact

Al Garner, Asst. State Conservation (Programs)
Phone: (601) 965-5196 ext. 111
Email: al.garner@ms.usda.gov

Clarence Finley, Resource Conservationist
Phone: (601) 965-4339 ext. 139
Email: clarence.finley@ms.usda.gov

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