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New York 2007 State EQIP Sign-Up Information

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. All sign-ups are conducted at USDA Service Centers in New York. The program 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.

2007 EQIP Program Information

The state is divided into thirteen watersheds. Each watershed has unique local ranking criteria, eligible practices, and separate funding pools. There is a statewide pool of funds for Limited Resource Farmers. New this year is statewide funding to provide incentive payments for participants to develop Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMP).

The following document requires Microsoft Word.

2007 EQIP Fact Sheet (DOC; 32K)

2007 EQIP Ranking Criteria

Applications will be selected based on four criteria:  national, state, and local questions, and an efficiency score. The national and state questions are based on national and state resource concerns. The local questions are set by local workgroups representing each of the thirteen watersheds. The efficiency score is based on the lifespan and cost of the conservation practices. If you'd like to know the questions for your watershed, contact your local USDA Service Center.

Links to Other Useful Documents for the 2007 EQIP Program

The following document requires Adobe Acrobat.

NYS Certified Nutrient Management Planner Directory 2006 (PDF; 139 KB)

Contacts

New York EQIP Program Manager

Dianna Power
Syracuse, New York
Telephone: 315-477-6508

Assistant State Conservationist for Programs

Don Pettit
Syracuse, New York
Telephone: 315-477-6503
 

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