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United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

South Dakota

SD-FS-77

Common AgronomicConservation Practicesof theEnvironmental Quality

Incentives Program(EQIP)

Developing aconservation planforhealthier,productivecroplandcan leadto long-termeconomicandenvironmentalsustainability.Conservationpractices

can becombined toaddressspecicresourceconcernson eachoperation. TheEnvironmentalQualityIncentive

srogram!EQI" isaprincipleprogramof the#nited$tatesDepartment of%griculture!#$D%"

&atural'esource

s Conservation $ervice!&'C$" for deliveringnancial assistance toprivate lando(ners.lease contact your local&'C$ o)ce forconservation planning,technical and*or nancialassistance.

ConservationCropR

otation—32

Condi

tions+hereractice%ppliesallcropla

ndlan

d (here annually-planted cropsmae up at leastone-third of thecrop seuence!time basis".

Payment!che"ule#

Activity $escription

!tan"ar" Rotation% &igh 'al

Irrigation to $rylan" Rotatio

rganic Rotation

imitations# ,

high value crop

/. $tandard'otation0add ane( croptype orperennialto e1istingcroprotation.Croptypesinclude1. +arm season

grass-corn,sorghum,millet, (armseasonperennialgrass, etc.

2. Cool seasongrass-(heat,barley, oats,cool seasonperennial



3.

D.Cool seasonbroadleaf-eldpea, 2a1, canola,

etc.3.

4. 5rganicrotation0eligible onlythrough the5rganicInitiative.

6.

7.

ane1istingcroprotati

onand(illbefollo(edbyaco

vercrop,thenbothpracticesareeligibleforpay

ment. aymentforincorporating acover crop (illbe madethrough CoverCrop.

8. ayment isbased on

contracted acresand must adhere tothe conservation

practicestandard forthe lengthof thecontract.Contratually, the annualpayment(ill beinitiated onethe practicehas beenimplemented and (illcontinue fora period of three years.implemented on

the land unit.9. Ineligible forpaym nt if themanagementpractice has beenpreviously

Payment$ocumentation#:or documentationreuirements,refer to the

practice standardand all associateddocumentationreuirementsoutlined in the:ield 5)ce Tech;uide !:5T;".

#$D% is an Eual5pportunity rovider andEmployer < < =anuary 3>/6



South Dakota SD-FS-77

Common Agronomic

Conservation Practicesof theEnvironmental QualityIncentives Program(EQIP)

Developing aconservati

on plan for healthier,productive cropland can

lead to long -termeconomic and

environmental sustainability.Conservation practices can be combined

to address specic resource concerns oneach operation. The Environmental



QualityIncentivesrogram!EQI" is aprincipleprogramof the#nited$tatesDepartme

nt of%griculture !#$D%"&atural'esourcesConservation$ervice!&'C$" fordeliveringnancialassistanceto privatelando(ner

s. leasecontactyour local&'C$o)ce forconservationplanning,technicaland*ornancialassistance.

CoverCrop *3+,Conditions+hereractice%pplies %lllandsreuiringvegetative

cover fornaturalresourceprotectionand orimprovement.

Payment!che"ule#

Cover Crop—-ultiple !pecies

rganic Cover Crop

imi

tations#

1. Cover cr

op planted f

or the purpos

e of improvi

ng

*increasinglivestocforageproductionmust beconsidered asecondarypurpose.

2. If additional

crop type isadded to ane1isting croprotation and(ill befollo(ed bya cover crop,then bothpractices areeligible forpayment.ayment for

theadditionalcrop type inthe croprotation (illbe madethroughConservationCrop'otation!43?".

3. Cover cropscannot behayed orterminatedusing fallfull (idthtillage!strip-till isallo(ed".

4. Cover cropsmust beterminated inless than one

year.5. 5rganic Cover

crop0onlyeligible throughthe 5rganicInitiative.

6. Ineligible forpayment if themanagement practice

has beenpreviously



Payment$ocume

ntation#

:or

documentationreuirements, refer to thepracticestandard andall associateddocumentatio

nreuirementsoutlined inthe :ield5)ce Technical;uide!:5T;".

#$D% is an Eual 5pportunityrovider and Employer < < =anuary

3>/6




Common AgronomicConservation Practicesof theEnvironmental QualityIncentives Program(EQIP)

Developing aconservationplan forhealthier,productivecroplandcan leadto long-term

economic andenvironmentalsustainability.Conservationpractices can becombined toaddressspecic

resourceconcerns

on each operation. The

Environmental QualityIncentives rogram!EQI" is a principleprogram of the #nited$tates Department of%griculture !#$D%"&atural 'esourcesConservation $ervice!&'C$" for deliveringnancial assistance toprivate lando(ners.lease contact your local&'C$ o)ce forconservation planning,

technical and*or nancialassistance.

Integrate"Pest

-anagement* ./.

Conditions +hereractice %pplies5n all lands (herepests (ill bemanaged.Payment!che"ule#

Act

0asCon

A"vCon

RisCon

!mRes

con

imitations#

1. @asic :ield, 5ne



2.

3.

techniues to manage pests. &o pesticides allo(ed.

4. $mall:arm,Aore Th

an 5ne'esourceConcern0pestmonitoringtechniuesand pestthresholdsapplied onsmall

farm*diversied systems toaddressmultipleresourceconcerns,limited tofarms less than6> acres.

5. ayment isbased oncontracted

acres and mustadhere to theconservation

practicestandard for thelength of thecontract.Contractually,the annualpayment (ill be

initiateduptonce the practicehas beenimplementedand (illcontinue for a

period threeyears.6. Ineligible for

payment if themanagement practicehas beenpreviouslyimplemented on theland unit.

Payment$ocumentation#

:ordocumentationreuirements, refer tothe practicestandardand allassociateddocumentationreuirements outlined in



:5T;.#$D% is an Eual 5pportunity rovider and Employer < < =anuary 3>/6




Common AgronomicConservation Practicesof the

Environmental QualityIncentives Program(EQIP)

Developing aconservation plan forhealthier,productivecroplandcan leadto long-term

economic andenvironmentalsustainability. Conservationpractices can be combinedto address specicresource concerns on each

operation. TheEnvironmental QualityIncentives rogram !EQI"is a principle program ofthe #nited $tatesDepartment of %griculture

!#$D%" &atural 'esources Conservation$ervice !&'C$" for delivering nancialassistance to private lando(ners. leasecontact your local &'C$ o)ce forconservation planning, technical and*ornancial assistance.

4utrient-anagement* ./,

Bariable 'ate%pplicationAap

(Comme

rcial

Fertilizer

or

Manure)

Conditions+here ractice%pplies %lllands (hereplant nutrientsand soilamendments

are applied.Payment!che"ule#


0asic

0asic 5ith -anure

Enhance"

A"vance" Precision

0asic rganic

imitations#

1. @asic0includescomposite soiltesting,completed

nutrient budget, andrecord eeping. 'ecordsdemonstrate theimplementation of thefour 's of the &utrientAanagement !7>".

2. @asic (ith Aanure0basic

system that utiliesmanure or compostapplication (ithcommercial fertilierapplications. Includescomposite soil testing,manure or compostanalysis, completednutrient budget, andrecord eeping.

3. Enhanced0includes soiltesting, completednutrient budget, use of

slo( release material ornitrication inhibitors,and record eeping.

4. %dvanced recision&utrient Aanagement -nutrient mngt. techniuesabove the basic level thatutilie specialiedprecision techniues*tools!variable rateapplication".

5. @asic 5rganic0only

eligiblethroughthe

5rganicInitiative.

Ineligi

ble f or paym

ent if themanagementpracticehas beenpreviouslyimplemented onthe landunit.

7. &utrientmanagement planreuired (ithnutrients appliedin accordance(ith&'C$ standards.8.ayment

yearsonceis

thebased

practiceonontracted

hasbeenacres

implementedandmust

. adhere

aymentto

canthe

beconservation

madeupto 4 pr cticestandard for thelength of thecontract.

Payment$ocumentation#

:or documentationreuirements,refer to thepractice standardand all associateddocumentationreuirementsoutlined in the:5T;.

#$D%is an Eual 5pportunity rovider and Empl oyer < < =anuary 3>/6






Common AgronomicConservation Practicesof theEnvironmental Quality

Incentives Program(EQIP)

Developing aconservation planforhealthier,productivecroplandcan leadto long-termeconomicandenvironmentalsustainability.Conservationpractices

can becombinedtoaddressspecicresourceconcernson eachoperation. TheEnvironmentalQualityIncentives

rogram!EQI" is aprincipleprogramof the#nited$tatesDepartment of%griculture !#$D%"&atural'esourcesConservat

ion$ervice

!&'C$" for deliveringnancial assistance toprivate lando(ners.lease contact your local&'C$ o)ce forconservation planning,technical and*or nancialassistance.

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anagement%

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ill6!trip6$irect!ee"*

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Con"itions7here PracticeApplies#

This practiceapplies to all

cropland andother land (herecrops are planted.

This practiceincludes plantingmethodscommonlyreferred to as no-till, strip till, directseed, ero till, slottill or one till.%pproved

implements are no-till and strip-till plantersFcertain lo( soildisturbancedrills and airseedersF strip-type fertilierand manureinGectors andapplicatorsF in-ro( chiselsF and

similarimplementsthat onlydisturb stripsand slots.

Payment!che"ule#




imitations#

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#$D% is an Eual 5pportunity rovider and Employer < < =anuary 3>/6

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