FY 2012 Practice Payment Rates

The following documents provide a listing of all eligible FY 2012 EQIP practices and their payment rates.  For both the State and national initiatives being offered in Rhode Island, there is a limited suite of practices that will be eligible for FY 2012.  For information about the practices eligible for a specific initiative, please select the appropriate link in Special Initiatives for FY 2012 below.

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National EQIP High Tunnel Initiative - NRCS has established a national high tunnel initiative. Agricultural producers can apply to receive financial and technical assistance to help NRCS test the conservation benefits and effects of high tunnels (also known as hoop houses) in practical, real-world situations.

National EQIP Organic Initiative - NRCS is now offering technical and financial assistance for conservation practices related to organic production through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) organic initiative. The assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the EQIP program helps producers plan and implement conservation practices to allow their organic operations to be environmentally sustainable.

National EQIP Energy Initiative  (PDF, 166 KB) This document requires Acrobat Reader. - The Farm Bill provides authority to use the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for payment of practices and conservation activities involving the development of an agricultural energy management plan (AgEMP). The energy initiative is designed to help producers improve energy efficiency on their agriculture operations. This initiative provides funding for individual on-farm energy audits intended to save both money and energy when fully implemented.

    FY 2012 Energy Practice Payment Rates:
       
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          Standard Practice Payment Rates (PDF, 161 KB)

New England - New York Forestry Initiative - The goal of the New England / New York forestry initiative is to expand stewardship opportunities for private forest lands (lands with existing tree cover or that is suitable for growing trees) through forest land planning. Conservation practices that improve wildlife habitat, forest health and productivity, and water quality are offered through this initiative.

Rhode Island Air Quality Initiative - This initiative will provide funding for conservation practices that have an impact on reducing ozone that is created as a result of agricultural activities.