South Carolina 2007 State EQIP Sign-Up and Application Information

General Program Description

Field offices are currently processing EQIP applications that were received by the Oct 1st deadline.  Funding selections for EQIP applications will be announced in the first quarter of 2007.

EQIP provides cost sharing to help farmers with manure storage and conservation practices. All sign-ups are conducted at USDA Service Centers in South Carolina.

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).

In South Carolina, EQIP will pay 50 percent of the costs of eligible conservation practices under the general sign-up. Small scale farmers are eligible for 75 percent cost share. Limited Resource and Beginning Farmers are eligible for 90 percent cost share.  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.  Incentive payments are capped at $40,000 per operation.  There can be no incentive only contracts.

2007 EQIP General Program Description Documents

• How EQIP Works in South Carolina

2007 EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-Up and Ranking Documents

• The following documents require Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word.
  
  2007 EQIP Ranking Documents by County  NEW!
  2007 EQIP Guidance Document  (100 KB)
  Cultural Resources - South Carolina Undertakings (64 KB)
  2007 EQIP Cost List (170 KB)  Updated October 2006
  NRCS-CPA-SC-52 (53 KB)
  CPA-13 Status Review (52 KB)
  NRCS-CPA-09 Power of Attorney (69 KB)
  Direct Deposit Form (108 KB)
  2007 EQIP Application and Appendix (28 KB)
  Wavier Request per CPM Policy (40 KB)
  
  

Links to Other Useful Documents for the 2007 EQIP Program

• Assistance Available to SC's Small Scale Farmers  NEW!
• EQIP National Program information
• South Carolina Conservation Practices (Click on "Section IV", then click on "A. Conservation Practices")
   

EQIP Archives 

FY 2006

• 2006 General Program Information & Links
• How EQIP Works in 2006
• 2006 Countywide EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-ups
• 2006 Statewide EQIP Practice Cost List

FY 2005

• 2005 General Program Information & Links
• How EQIP Works in 2005
• 2005 Countrywide EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-ups
• 2005 Statewide EQIP Practice Cost List

FY 2004

• 2004 General Program Information & Links
• How EQIP Works in 2004
• 2004 Countywide EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-Ups
• 2004 Statewide EQIP Practice Cost List

FY 2003

• 2003 General Program Information & Links
• How EQIP Works in 2003
• 2003 Countywide EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-Ups
• 2003 Statewide EQIP Practice Cost List

Contact

Bethel DuRant
Soil Conservationist
Phone: 803-253-3512
Email: bethel.durant@sc.usda.gov

Craig Ellis
Assistant State Conservationist (P)
Phone: (803) 253-3930
Email: craig.ellis@sc.usda.gov

Last Modified: 03/13/2008