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Standards and Policy
Pest Management
Minnesota NRCS

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Adobe Acrobat Document USDA-NRCS National Practice Standard 595 (Pest Management) (14 KB)
Describes items that must be considered when designing a pest management system. Describes components that must be put into a pest management plan.

Adobe Acrobat Document USDA-NRCS-Minnesota Practice Standard 595 (Pest Management) (36 KB)
Similar to the National 595 standard but specific to Minnesota.

Adobe Acrobat Document USDA-NRCS Pest Management Policy (48 KB)
(USDA-NRCS General Manual; Title 190 Ecological Sciences, Part 404 Pest Management)

Adobe Acrobat Document USDA-NRCS Pest Management Conservation Planning Policy (65 KB)
(USDA-NRCS General Manual; Title 180 Conservation Planning and Application, Part 409.11) Minimum Standards for providers of Conservation Technical Assistance Associated with Conservation Planning that includes Pest Management.

Adobe Acrobat Document USDA-NRCS Minnesota Pest Management Planning Policy (66 KB) 03/08
Minnesota Amendment 25 to National Planning Procedures Handbook.

Adobe Acrobat Document USDA-NRCS Minnesota Pest Management Requirements for EQIP Contracts (111 KB) 03/08
Describes practices and procedures that must be implemented to receive incentive payments for pest management. Incentive payments are offered through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

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