United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service		 Minnesota Go to Accessibility Information
Skip to Page Content





Minnesota 2003 State Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Signup and Application Information

Environmental Quality Inventives Program: Photo of NRCS District Conservationist and farmer

EQIP provides technical assistance, cost share payments, and incentive payments to assist crop, livestock, and other agricultural producers with environmental and conservation improvements to their operations.  All sign-ups are conducted at USDA Service Centers in Minnesota.

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. It supports production agriculture and environmental quality as compatible goals. Through EQIP, landusers may receive financial and technical help with structural and management conservation practices on agricultural land.

EQIP was reauthorized in the 2002 Farm Bill and is administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

EQIP may pay up to 75 percent of the costs of eligible conservation practices. Incentive payments may be made to encourage a farmer to adopt land management practices, such as nutrient management, manure management, integrated pest management, and wildlife habitat management.

2002 Program Accomplishments

These Documents Require Adobe Acrobat.

Guidelines 2003

Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Program Overview (66 KB) 
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMinnesota Application Scoring Worksheet (96 KB)
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentInstructions for Minnesota Application Scoring Worksheet (93 KB)

 Minnesota 2003 Eligible Conservation Practice List

Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Practice Payment Document (1171 KB)

Minnesota 2003 Program Units
Soil and Water Conservation Districts Map

Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Guidelines
2003 EQIP

For the 2003 year, EQIP cost-sharing will be offered on a SWCD  basis. Each district will have it's own rules and factors it uses in determining accepted contracts and cost-sharing for approved conservation practices.

Locate your county or Conservation District in the table below to find the worksheet  that NRCS offices use to evaluate EQIP applications.

 

 

 

 

 

Conservation District Conservation District Program Description Ranking Worksheet

These Documents Require Adobe Acrobat.
Aitkin

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Anoka

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Becker

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Beltrami

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Benton

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Big Stone

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Blue Earth

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Brown

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Carlton

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Carver

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Cass

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Chippewa

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Chisago

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Clay

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Clearwater

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Cook

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Cottonwood

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Crow Wing

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Dakota

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Dodge

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Douglas

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Faribault

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Fillmore

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Freeborn

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Goodhue

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Grant

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Hennepin

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Houston (see Root River)
Hubbard

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Isanti

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Itasca

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Jackson

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Kanabec

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Kandiyohi

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Kittson

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Koochiching

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Lac qui Parle

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Lake

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Lake of the Woods

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Le Sueur

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Lincoln

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Lyon

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
McLeod

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Mahnomen

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Marshall

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Marshall-Beltrami

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Martin

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Meeker

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Mille Lacs

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Morrison

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Mower

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Murray

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Nicollet

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Nobles

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Norman

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Olmsted

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
East Otter Tail

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
West Otter Tail

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Pennington

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Pine

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Pipestone

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
East Polk

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
West Polk

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Pope

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Ramsey

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Red Lake

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Redwood

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Renville

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Rice

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Rock

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Root River (Houston County)

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Roseau

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
North St Louis

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
South St Louis

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Scott

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Sherburne

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Sibley

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Stearns

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Steele

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Stevens

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Swift

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Todd

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Traverse

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Wabasha

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Wadena

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Waseca

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Washington

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Watonwan

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Wilkin

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Winona

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Wright

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
Yellow Medicine

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document

 
Area Area Program Description Ranking Worksheet

These Documents Require Adobe Acrobat.
1

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
2

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
3

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
4

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
5

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
6

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document
7

Adobe Acrobat Document

Adobe Acrobat Document

Other Links