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South Carolina 2008 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 2008.

Environmental Quality Inventives Program: Photo of NRCS District Conservationist and farmer

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 nincentive only contracts.

2008 EQIP General Program Description Documents

How EQIP Works in South Carolina

 

2008 EQIP Conservation Practice Sign-Up and Ranking Documents

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word.

Adobe Acrobat Document 2008 EQIP Guidance Document  (100 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document 2008 Small Scale Farmer Guidance  (62 KB)
 Adobe Acrobat Document Cultural Resources - South Carolina Undertakings (64 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document 2008 General EQIP Cost List (18 KB) 
Adobe Acrobat Document Small Scale Farmer Cost List  (19 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Limited Resource/New Beginning Farmer Cost List  (21 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document NRCS-CPA-SC-52 (53 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document CPA-13 Status Review (52 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document NRCS-CPA-09 Power of Attorney (69 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Direct Deposit Form (108 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document 2008 EQIP Application and Appendix (28 KB)
Wavier Request per CPM Policy (40 KB)

2008 EQIP Ranking Documents by County  NEW!

Online Limited Resource Farmer Self-Determination Tool  NEW!

 
Links to Other Useful Documents for the 2008 EQIP Program

EQIP Archives 

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FY 2006
FY 2005
FY 2004
FY 2003

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