Government Programs can be Confusing!

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Helping People Help the Land.

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Applications are accepted on a continuous basis!

• NOT General CRP

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Advertized cutoff dates apply to the ranking & funding

period.

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To be considered for the next round of funding an

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Eligibility has to be determined and

LOTS OF FORMS TO FILL OUT!!!

 NRCS-CPS-1200 Conservation Program Application

 NRCS-CPA-1202-CPC Appendix to the 1200

 CCC-926 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)

 AD-1026 Highly Erodible Land Conservation & Wetland Conservation

 CCC-901A or CCC-902 Member’s Information (entity and joint operations)

 Proof of Ownership Deed OR EZ-156

 SF-1199 Direct Deposit

 FSA-211 Power of Attorney

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_{MAY HAVE TO HAVE A CONSERVATION PLAN IN}

PLACE

BEFORE

CAN APPLY FOR CONSERVATION

PROGRAM!!!

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_{PLANS ARE FREE WITH NO OBLIGATION}

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Get a plan ahead of time, just in case you might

want to apply sometime.

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FSA Conservation Programs

• CRP

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Conservation Reserve Program

• BCAP

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Biomass Crop Assistance Program

• ECP

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Emergency Conservation Program

• EFRP

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Emergency Forest Restoration Program

• TAP

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Tree Assistance Program

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 Removes marginal

croplands from

production and

encourages

environmental

enhancement on those

lands

 Acre limit is

32,000,000

acres beginning 2010

 237,892 acres of Active

Contracts in Arkansas.

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 Administered by FSA

 Annual Soil Rental Payments

 Life of the Contract • 10 to 15 years

 Cost Share Payments

 Best Deal if Qualify!

• Cost share for the Practice • AND Annual payments

 Must have cropping history

• Planted four of the six crop years from 2002 to 2007 • except Riparian Buffers

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 General CRP practices

• Enroll during designated sign-up period • Must compete for funds

• Higher rankings get funded

 Continuous CRP practices

• Enroll anytime

• Always funded if qualify

• Non-competitive

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 FSA will have a

General

Signup

• March 14 to April 6

 Continuous Signup

practices are available at

any time.

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• Riparian Buffer (Marginal Pasture or Crop Land)

o 90% cost share, annual soil rental payment, and incentive payment o 30 ft to 180 ft wide

o Wider if have over flow with erosion o Hardwood

o Pine if wider than 180 ft.

• Bottomland Hardwood Program (Crop Land)

o 100 year flood plain o Whole field

• Wetland Restoration Program (Crop Land)

o Hydric soil o Whole field

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• Permanent introduced grasses and legumes • Permanent native grasses and legumes

• Tree planting (general) • Hardwood tree planting

• Permanent wildlife habitat

• Rare and declining habitat restoration • Pollinator Habitat

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• FSA’s newest emergency conservation program

• Restore forest land damaged by natural disaster

• Sign-up periods are set by county FSA

committees

• 75 percent of the cost to implement approved

emergency forest restoration practices

FSA

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• Biggest Conservation Program for Forest

Landowners

• Reauthorized until 2012

• Increases funding above the current law by

$3.4

billion

in budget authority over the next 10 years

• Validates NRCS forestry activities by specifically

referencing forest management

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• $5.8 Million in Arkansas 2007 to 2011 to Forest

landowners

• About $1 million a year

• 531 contracts

• Over 100 each year

• Get active in local county work groups

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• 338 – Prescribed Burning

• 342 – Critical Area Planting

• 380 – Windbreak Establishment

• 382 – Fence

• 391 – Riparian Forest Buffer

• 394 – Fire Break

• 410 – Grade Stabilization

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• 484 –

Mulching

• 490 – Tree & Shrub Site Prep

• 560 -- Access Road

• 578 –

Stream Crossing

• 612 – Tree and Shrub Establishment

• 655 –

Forest Trails and Landings

• 660 –

Tree/Shrub Pruning

• 666 –

Forest Stand Improvement

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• Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

will have the exact same components

and payments

• No more cost share.

• Payments to landowner for completion

of the practice.

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• $29.65

per acre for Vendor

• $18.75

per acre for AFC

Prescribed Burning

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15 ft Non Vegetated

Includes water bars

• < 5% Slope $0.345 per ln ft

• > 5% and < 15% Slope $0.85 per ln ft

• > 15% Slope $1.52 per ln ft

30 ft Vegetated

Includes water bars and seeding

• 30' Wide < 5% Slope $0.68 per ln ft

• 30' wide > 5% < 15% Slope $1.18 per ln ft

• 30' Wide>15% Slope $1.85 per ln ft

Fire Break

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• 24" Diameter Culvert $31.1 per ln ft

• Tank Car 5' Diameter Culvert $71.75 per ln ft

• Tank Car 6' Diameter Culvert $84.35 per ln ft

• Tank Car 7-8' Diameter Culvert $96.45 per ln ft

• Tank Car 9-10' Diameter Culvert $109.78 per ln ft

• Rock Crossing $27.22 per cu ft

• Concrete Crossing $72.08 per cu ft

Stream Crossing

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• Roadside Diversion $82.6 ea

• Broad-based or Rolling Dip $40.8 ea

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• Hardwood seedlings $0.24 ea

• Pine seedlings $0.1 ea

• Shrub seedlings $0.6 ea

• Cottonwood Cuttings $0.33 ea

• Potted Seedlings 2.5 Gal. $10.65 ea

• Hdwd Seedlings w shelters $1.44 ea

Tree and Shrub Establishment

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• Chemical ground applied Band $30 per ac.

• Chemical ground applied Broadcast $79.24 per ac.

• Chemical Aerial applied Broadcast $69 per ac.

• Light Mechanical $21.01 per ac.

• Medium Mechanical $94.5 per ac.

• Heavy Mechanical $252 per ac.

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• Heavy Chemical Aerial $57.61 per acre

• Heavy Chemical Ground $80.47 per acre

• Light Chemical Ground $76.89 per acre

• Heavy Mechanical $308.93 per acre

• Medium Mechanical $83.75 per acre

• Light Mechanical $18.68 per acre

• QVM in Pine Stands $47.71 per acre

Forest Stand Improvement

Regionalized with La and Miss

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Provides cost-share assistance to participants seeking to improve and protect wildlife habitat – $85 Million nationwide each year of the Farm Bill

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– Reward for doing good

sustainable management

 Proper management with

the use of Best

Management Practices

 Give away Program

 $4 to $12 per acre per

year for 5 years

Conservation Stewardship

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 Must do one additional

activity the 1st year!

 Not enough forestry

applications for the funds

Conservation Stewardship

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TAKE HOME MESSAGE

•Forest land needs periodic disturbance

•Private landowners need Professional Assistance

•ONLY 4% of Arkansas forest landowners have a

Management Plan

•66% have harvested timber

•Takes a LONG time to heal mistakes

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BEST DEAL FOR

LANDOWNERS

• Get free “Boots on the Ground” professional advice for the asking • AFC County Foresters,

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