Wisconsin Ag Connection - Special EQIP Available for 2018 Storm Relief

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Special EQIP Available for 2018 Storm Relief
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 09/24/2018

The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that funding is available to producers in select Wisconsin counties who experienced forest and agricultural land damage due to recent severe weather within the last two months. State Conservationist Angela Biggs says farmers interested in the special Environmental Quality Incentives Program sign-up need to apply by November 16 for funding consideration.

Storm Relief funds will help producers repair damage to existing EQIP practices and allow producers to apply for new EQIP practices to address damage as a result of extreme rain, floods, and wind in select counties including Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Monroe, Oconto, Ozaukee, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Washington, Waushara, and Winnebago Counties.

"NRCS can help farmers and woodland owners recover from these storms," said Biggs. "We have EQIP practices to address storm damage, for example, soil erosion caused by flooded crop fields and wind damaged forests caused by recent tornados."

Landowners interested in applying for EQIP funding should contact their local NRCS office at the USDA Service Center in their county. All applications will be evaluated, prioritized and ranked for funding.

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