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Minnesota 2002 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Summary

2002 Accomplishments

  • Funded 340 applications that allocated $9.26 million to agricultural producers. The 2002 Farm Bill doubled Minnesota's EQIP allotment in Fiscal Year 2002.
  • Allocated $1.6 million to help farmers convert to organic farming.  Approved incentive payments on 32,819 acres of cropland and 2,212 acres converted to livestock production.
  • Trained NRCS and conservation partnership employees on ways to better serve organic producers and producers interested in converting to organic livestock and crop farming.

Most Requested Conservation Practices (340 Funded Applications)

  • 74 Waste Management Systems
  • 57,437 Acres of Nutrient Management
  • 12,324 Acres of Pest Management
  • 13,752 Acres of Residue Management (Mulch Tillage)
  • 100,525 Feet of Terraces
  • 126 Water and Sediment Control Basins
  • 8,423 Acres of Prescribed Grazing With Associated Practices
    • 475,313 Feet of Fence
    • 1,219 Acres of Pasture/Hayland Planting
    • 132,410 Feet of Pipeline
    • 90 Troughs or Tanks

2002 EQIP Summary Data

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Adobe Acrobat Document2002 Data by County and Congressional Districts (57 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2002 Data by County (47 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2002 Data by Conservation Practice (57 KB)



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