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2006 CSP Enhancements

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Water Quality Eligibility Criteria for Grazing Lands (PDF; 20 KB)   (12/20/2005)

Energy Enhancement Activities (PDF; 190 KB)   (12/20/2005) 

Worksheet E-01 Energy Audits of Agricultural Operations (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005)

Worksheet E-02 Recycle 100 Percent of On-Farm Lubricants (PDF; 35 KB)   (12/29/2005)

Worksheet E-03 Reduced Soil Tillage Intensity and Frequency (PDF; 95 KB)   (12/19/2005)

Worksheet E-04 Use of Manure, Legumes and Other Nutrient Sources (PDF; 75 KB)   (12/19/2005)

Worksheet E-05 Renewable Fuel (PDF; 120 KB)    (12/19/2005)

Worksheet E-06 Renewable Energy Generation (PDF; 45 KB)  (12/19/2005)

Worksheet E-07 Energy Use Reduction 5% 10% and 20% (PDF; 45 KB)    (12/19/2005)


EAM-40 Carbon Sequestration Scenario Examination (PDF; 515 KB)        (02/13/2006)

EAM-1 Trap Strips During Critical Wind Erosion Periods (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/6/2006)  

EAM-2 Enhanced Long Term No-till (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/6/2006) 

EAM Avoid Burning Crop Residue at all Times (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/6/2006) 
 
EAM Utilize Composter to Reduce Odor and Emissions into the Atmosphere (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/6/2006) 

EAM Continuous No-till, Strip-till, or Direct Seeding (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/6/2006) 

NC-EGM Grazing Management 1 - Establish and Maintain a Herd Size Throughout the Year That is Balanced With Forage Resources Such That Supplement Feed is Required for Less Than 30 Days per year in Order to Protect Soil, Water, and Plant Resources and Reduce Energy Consumption (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006)   

EGM Grazing Management 2 - Establish and maintain a herd size throughout the year that is balanced with forage resources such that supplemental feed is required for less than 60 days per year in order to protect soil, water, and plant resources and reduce energy consumption (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006)   

EGM Grazing Management 3 - Establish and maintain 30% of the operation's forage in warm season grasses, of which at least half are native species, in order to optimize plant utilization, improve plant and animal health, and enhance biodiversity.  Applicable in Piedmont counties.  (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 4 - Establish 100% native woram season grasses and maintain through burning, disking, or other appropriate management practices in order to enhance biodiversity (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 5 - Establih and maintain 60% of the operation's forage in warm season grasses, of which at least 15% are native species, in order to optimize plant utilization, improve plant and animal health, and enhance biodiversity.  Applicable in Coastal Plain counties (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 10 - Establish and maintain a 40% legume mixture on at least 80% of the operation's forage in order to reduce inorganic fertilization requirements, improve plant and animal health, and enhance biodiversity (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 11 - Establish and maintain a 40% legume mixture on at least 50% of the operation's forage in order to reduce inorganic fertilization requirements, improve plant and animal helath, and enhance biodiversity (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 13 - Distribut and manage a system of permanent and /or portable livestock watering facilities such that livestock are never required to travel more than 800 feet for water in order to improve forage utilization and protect soil and plant resources (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 14 - Rotate feeding areas, minerals and portable water tanks to minimize vegetation loss. (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 15 - Utilize desirable native species in the grazing management system through burning, disking or other appropriate management practices. (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 16 - Intensive rotational grazing 3 days or less on targeted forages.  Animal moved every days or less and, plants shall not be grazed lower than the recommended height. (PDF; 20 KB)  (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 17 - Intensive rotational grazing 7 days or less on targeted forages.  However, plants shall not be grazed lower than the recommended height.  (PDF; 20 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EGM Grazing Management 18 - the use of silvopasture system shall be used to enhance forestland grzing improve diversity for wildlife and provide additional grazing for livestock. (PDF; 20 KB)  (1/17/2006) 

EHM-BRNWDL Improve Habitat by Applying Prescribed Fire to Woodland or Native Grass Every 1 to 3 Years  (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005)
EHM-05-07 Annually Improve Grasssland Wildlife Reproduction and Survival by Deferring Haying and Grazing Between April 15 and Sept. 15 on at Least 5 Contiguous Acres  (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005) 

EHM-FALLOW Annually Apply a Modified Crop Rotation to Improve Wildlife Habitat by Establishing a Grain or Annual Lespedeza Crop That is Left Unmanipulated for at Least 9 Months (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005)

EHM-HABBUF Control Woody Vegetation in 30 ft. (or wider) Habitat Buffers on at Least 50 % of a Field's Perimeter by Disking, Burning, or Spraying One-Third to One-Half of the Buffer Area Each Year (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005)

EHM-CUTHAY Annually Improve Grassland Wildlife Survival and Reproduction by Mowing a Hayfield Beginning in the Center and Cutting Out to the Edges (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005)

EHM-STUBBLE Annually Improve Winter Cover for Wildlife by not Bush-Hogging or Discing Crop Residue (corn, cotton, tobacco, soybeans) After Harvest Until March 1, or Later (PDF; 40 KB)   (12/20/2005)

EHM-THINWDL Improve Pine Forest Habitat by Thinning to a Basal Area Between 60 and 40 Square Feet per Acre (PDF; 40 KB)    (12/20/2005)

EHM-WNTRFLD Annually Improve Habitat for Migrating and Over-Wintering Waterfowl, Shorebirds and Wading Birds by Flooding Grain Crop Residue to an Average Depth of 3-6" Between Nov. 15 and March 15 (PDF; 40 KB)  (12/20/2005) 

ENM-CES Recommendations, Split Application and Use of Starters  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ENM Cover Crops to Recycle Nitrogen  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ENM Legumes in Rotation  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ENM Liquid Animal Waste Injection  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ENM Precision Agriculture Techniques  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ENM Precision Placement of Nutrients  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ENM Rotate and Move Feeding, Loafing and Sacrifice  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

EPM Control Invasive Exotic Species (PDF; 30 KB)    (02/23/2006) 

EPM Legumes/Forbs To Attract Beneficials (PDF; 30 KB)    (02/23/2006)   

EPM Non-Chemical Alternatives (PDF;30 KB)    (02/23/2006)   

EPM Pest Management IPM (PDF; 25 KB)    (02/23/2006)   

EPM-40 Reducing Pesticide Spray Overlap Through Technology  (PDF; 25 KB)    (02/23/2006)   

EPM Reduced Hazard Potential  (PDF; 25 KB)    (02/23/2006) 

EPM Scouting (PDF; 25 KB)    (02/23/2006) 

EPM Trap Crops (PDF; 30 KB)    (02/23/2006) 

ESM Reduce Compaction  (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

ESM Soil Conditioning Index (PDF; 25 KB)    (1/17/2006) 

Archived 2005 Enhancements

Last Modified: 02/23/2006



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