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EQIP is the largest agriculture conservation program for working lands.3 The program encourages farmers and ranchers to participate in conservation efforts by paying a portion of the cost of installing or constructing approved conservation practices. [...] EQIP was amended and reauthorized in both the 2002 and 2008 farm bills.4 The U. S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers EQIP under a final rule.5 NRCS implemented EQIP by establishing national priorities to reflect the most pressing natural resource needs and emphasize offsite benefits to the environment. [...] The FY2010 appropriations act (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010, P. L. 111-80) limited EQIP to $1.18 billion for FY2010-a reduction of $270 million from the authorized level of $1.45 billion in the 2008 farm bill.11 For FY2011, the Administration has proposed a limit of $1.208 billion-a reduction of $380 million from the [...] As shown in Figure 1, the authorized funding level has continued to increase since the 2002 farm bill; however, annual appropriations acts have reduced the actual funding levels by a total of nearly $1.6 billion from FY2005 through FY2010.19 With the 111th Congress facing tighter budget constraints, similar cuts to EQIP could be considered either in the appropriations process or by the authorizing [...] Most of the concern about the child nutrition bill appears to revolve around the proposed reduction of EQIP funding to offset the bill's funding increases.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides farmers with financial and technical assistance to plan and implement soil and water conservation practices. EQIP was enacted in 1996 and amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Section 2301 of P.L. 107-171). It is a mandatory spending program (i.e., not subject to annual appropriations) administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. EQIP is guaranteed a total of $10.0 billion from FY2002 through FY2010 from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), making it the largest conservation financial assistance program. 1 Issues about EQIP that Congress may explore as it starts to consider the next farm bill include (1) reducing the pending backlog of applications, (2) measuring the program's accomplishments, and (3) using EQIP to address specific topics or needs in specified locations. This report will be updated as circumstances warrant.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides farmers with financial and technical assistance to plan and implement soil and water conservation practices. EQIP was enacted in 1996 and amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Section 2301 of P.L. 107-171). It is a mandatory spending program (i.e., not subject to annual appropriations) administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. EQIP is guaranteed a total of $10.0 billion from FY2002 through FY2010 from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), making it the largest conservation financial assistance program.1 Issues about EQIP that Congress may explore as it starts to consider the next farm bill include (1) reducing the pending backlog of applications, (2) measuring the program's accomplishments, and (3) using EQIP to address specific topics or needs in specified locations. This report will be updated as circumstances warrant.
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION: USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program Could Be Improved to Optimize Benefits