A CLOSER LOOK AT EQIP —
One of NRCS’s Most Popular Conservation Programs
By Sara Wyant
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s EQIP program has put billions of dollars into the hands of producers to address acute conservation needs. The producers must share in the costs of the program.
From coast to coast, farmers and ranchers have found the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to be a great place to find cost share funds to implement practices that can protect the soil and improve water quality. And one of the most popular programs has been the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). But as the program has grown in popularity over the years, demand is far outstripping the number of contracts approved.
SOURCE: Ag Week
