Alabama NRCS Programs and Additional Information 2013

Financial Assistance Programs

Eligible producers may receive a payment based on the statewide average cost of the installation of the conservation practice.  Socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and beginning farmers and ranchers are eligible for a higher payment based on the statewide average cost of the installation of the conservation practice.  In addition, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and beginning farmers and ranchers can receive up to 30 percent advanced payment for purchasing materials or contracting.

• Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

• Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

• Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP)

• Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) - Working Lands for Wildlife

Special Emphasis

• Gulf of Mexico Initiative

• Longleaf Pine Initiative

• Organic Initiative

• Precision Agriculture Initiative

• Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)

• Water Quality Initiative 

Easement Programs

• Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP)

• Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP)

• Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

Additional Program Information

• Brochures and Handouts 

• Farm Bill Information (national) (will open in a new window)

• Initiatives and Special Emphasis

• Natural Resources Inventory (NRI)

• Outreach

• Plant Materials

  • Georgia Plant Materials Center
  • USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Program
     

• Alabama NRCS Recovery Act Projects

• Soil Information

  • Alabama Soil Surveys (MO-15 website-you will leave this site)
     

• Success and Feature Stories

• Technical Assistance

Archived Information

• 2012 Program Information

Staff

Last Modified: 02/12/2013