New York Natural Resources Conservation Service announces November 18, 2016 as the application cutoff date for the
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funds offered through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.
Through the EQIP program, NRCS offers financial and technical assistance to participants to implement practices which address priority resource concerns, including soil erosion, water quality and habitat degradation. Focus areas within the EQIP program include the farmstead, soil management, habitat, forestry and grazing. Examples of practices implemented through EQIP include: stripcropping, grassed waterways, cover crops, nutrient management, forest stand improvement and manure storage facilities.
“Through the planning process, NRCS identifies resource concerns present on the agricultural operation,” said Gregory Kist NRCS State Conservationist. “EQIP funds are beneficial to assist the agricultural producers of New York with implementing the practices necessary to treat the resource concerns.”
If you are interested in applying for an NRCS conservation program please visit our web site for information on applying at:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ny/programs/financial/eq...
You may apply by visiting your local NRCS Field Office which can be located using the website: http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=NY
Cattaraugus County applicants can contact their local office at 8 Martha Street in Ellicottville, phone 699-2326 X 127.
