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| Practices Built in 2010 | Actual Cost | State cost share paid | Federal cost share paid | Average % of cost share |
| 1050 feet of terraces | $ 3,730.38 | $ 1,865.19 | $ - 0 - | 49% |
| 8 water & sediment basins | $ 22,314.79 | $ 7,640.70 | $ 5,526.20 | 59% |
| 2.2 ac. of waterways | $ 19,288.30 | $ 6,122.24 | $ 6,931.57 | 67% |
| 1 grade stab. structure | $ 14,568.86 | $ 2,020.00 | $ 8,000.00 | 68% |
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Practices scheduled for FY 2011 |
Estimated Cost | State funds allocated | Federal funds allocated | Average % of cost share |
| 15.7 ac. grassed waterways | $ 84,546.55 | $ 36,065.62 | $ 24,887.40 |
69% |
| STATE COST SHARE FUNDS STILL AVAILABLE FOR 2011 |
$ 12,465.94 |
Resource Enhancement And Protection
........................ REAP
Qualifications: Any Dallas
County landowner who raises an ag commodity. Windbreaks are exempt from this
requirement.
Qualifying conservation
practices: Farmstead Windbreaks, Tree Plantings, Conservation
Cover, Planned Grazing Systems, Timber Stand Improvement, and Rescue
Treatment.
Funds: Funds are made available on an annual
basis through the State of Iowa. We receive each year in July
approximately $1,800 from the REAP-Forestry fund, and approximately $7,000 from
the REAP-Programs fund. Most practices are funded at 75% cost share with
maximum limits.
| Practices Built in 2010 | Actual Cost | Cost Share Paid | Average % of cost share |
| 67 ac. timber stand improvement | $ 11,278.40 | $ 8,040.00 | 71% |
| 5 windbreaks | $ 8,973.79 | $ 3,451.26 | 38% |
| Practices scheduled for FY 2011 | Estimated Cost | Approved Cost Share | % of cost share |
| 14.3 ac. timber stand improvement | $ 2,288.00 | $ 1,716.00 | 75% |
| 1 windbreak | $ 960.00 | $ 720.00 | 75% |
| 3 ac. tree planting | $ 1,800.00 | $ 1,350.00 | 75% |
| REAP FUNDS STILL AVAILABLE FOR 2011 |
$ 16,794.43 |
Environmental Quality Incentive Program ...................... EQIP
Qualifications:
Farmland must lie in Dallas County.
Qualifying conservation practices: State wide
priorities are for livestock practices such as waste storage facilities,
compost facilities and pasture improvements. Dallas County priorities
include the state priorities along with nutrient management, grassed
waterways, terraces, water and sediment control basins, residue
management, and livestock exclusion from streams.
Funds:
These are Federal funds allocated on a
yearly basis. These funds are administered through the NRCS office.
Applications are taken year round and approved as funds become
available.
| TOTAL EQIP INCENTIVE PAID IN 2010 |
$ 108,372.41 |
| Approved Practice |
Incentive Paid |
| 11.0 acres of grassed waterways | $ 23,092.41 |
| 1 waterway outlet structure | $ 8,000.00 |
| 26.4 summer construction incentive acres | $ 5,280.00 |
| 1 animal roof structure | $ 72,000.00 |
| EQIP INCENTIVE ALLOCATED FOR 2011 |
$ 66,593.00 |
| 11.7 acres of grassed waterways | $ 26,918.00 |
| 71.3 summer construction incentive acres | $13,905.00 |
| 1 high tunnel | $4,860.00 |
| 1 waste storage facility | $20,910.00 |
NEW INCENTIVE FOR SUMMER CONSTRUCTION - $195 per acre paid to seed down construction area. Project must be constructed June 15th and Oct. 15th.
Continuous Conservation Reserve Program ................ CCRP
Applications are taking continually.
Qualifying conservation practices: Grass filter
strips (cropland only), Forested filter strips (cropland or pastureland),
Contour grass strips, Grassed waterways, Wetlands, Well Head Protection,
Bottomland Timber, Quail Habitat, Field Windbreaks, Wildlife corridors,
Shallow water areas, Shelterbelts, and Living snow
fences.
Funds: These funds are made available through
the USDA. All payments are made by the Dallas County FSA office.
Eligibility for federal farm programs are required. Annual payment is based on soil type; the more
productive soil receiving a higher rental rate. These high annual payments, incentive bonuses and
around 90% cost share rates for establishment have made this program very lucrative.
Start the signup process at the FSA office.
Conservation Reserve Program ........................................ CRP
GENERAL CRP SIGN
UP GOING ON NOW! AUG. 2 - 27, 2010
Qualifying conservation practices:
Typically
this program is aimed at taking highly erodible ground out of grain
production and seeding it down for 10 to 15 years to a conservation cover
well suited for wildlife habitat. This usually means a native grass cover
or trees and some mid-contract management.
Funds:
These
are federal funds. Typically contracts are approved on a point
system and are competing against contracts nation wide. Contracts are paid
an annual payment on acres approved as well as cost share to install the
practice.
Wetland Reserve
Program.......................................................WRP
Floodplain Easement Program
.............................................. FEP
Qualifications: Landowner acceptance is based on site specifics and
the number of applications.
Funds: Federal funds are very limited with these two programs. All
applications are based on a point system. Higher ranking sites will be
funded first no matter when you put in your application Applications are
accepted continually through the NRCS office.
Grassland Reserve Program
.....................................................GRP
Qualifications: Eligible land includes, grassland, pastureland, and
hayland. Offers must have a minimum of 40 contiguous acres. The program
permits common grazing practices, mowing, haying and harvesting of seed.
Fire rehabilitation and the construction of fire breaks and fences are
also permitted.
Funds: This a Federal Program administered by NRCS. Applications are
accepted continually and ranked once a year in March.
Conservation
Stewardship Program ..........................................CSP
Qualifications: Available to all
producers regardless of operation size. Eligible lands include cropland,
pastureland, and non-industrial private forest land. CSP pays
participants for conservation performance - the higher the performance,
the higher the payment. Producers get credit both for conservation
measures they have already implemented and for new measures they agree
to add.
Funds: This is a Federal Program administered by NRCS. Applications are taken on a continuous basis. Cut-off dates will be
set throughout the year when applications will be scored, ranked and
funded.