Environmental Quality Incentives Program

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The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to implement conservation practices that improve soil, water, air, and wildlife habitat on working lands.

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instanceOf United States Department of Agriculture program
conservation program
federal cost-share program
abbreviation EQIP
administeredBy Natural Resources Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
aimsTo enhance water conservation
improve air quality
improve nutrient management
improve soil quality
improve water quality
improve wildlife habitat
reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution
reduce soil erosion
appliesTo cropland
non-industrial private forestland
pastureland
rangeland
working agricultural land
contractLength 1 to 10 years
country United States
createdBy Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
eligibleBeneficiary farmers
non-industrial private forest landowners
ranchers
fundingSource Commodity Credit Corporation
hasPart EQIP Classic
EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts
linked to: EQIP

EQIP High Tunnel Initiative
EQIP Initiatives
linked to: EQIP

EQIP National Water Quality Initiative
EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative
EQIP Organic Initiative
EQIP Wildlife Habitat Incentive Area
implementsThrough conservation practice contracts
inception 1996
includesPracticeType forest management practices
land management practices
structural conservation practices
vegetative practices
wildlife habitat management practices
legalBasis Farm Bill
Food Security Act of 1985 as amended
monitoredBy Office of Inspector General of USDA
offers higher payment rates for historically underserved producers
oversightBy United States Congress
priorityArea air quality nonattainment areas
environmentally sensitive areas
impaired water bodies
provides cost-share payments
incentive payments
practice payments
technical assistance
purpose provide financial assistance to agricultural producers for conservation practices
provide technical assistance to agricultural producers for conservation practices
relatedTo Conservation Reserve Program
Conservation Stewardship Program
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
replaced Agricultural Conservation Program
Agricultural Water Quality Incentives Program
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
Great Plains Conservation Program
Integrated Farm Management Program
Rural Clean Water Program
Water Quality Incentives Program
targetGroup beginning farmers
limited resource farmers
socially disadvantaged farmers
veteran farmers and ranchers
website https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/eqip-environmental-quality-incentives

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Conservation Reserve Program relatedTo Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program replaced Water Quality Incentives Program
linked to: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program hasPart EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative
linked to: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program hasPart EQIP Organic Initiative
linked to: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program relatedTo Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 containsProgram Environmental Quality Incentives Program