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EQIP funds vary by ERS Region
Cynthia
Nickerson
About $2.5 billion
has been obligated under the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) from
its inception in fiscal 1997 through
the end of fiscal 2004. EQIP is the
Nation’s largest program that
pays farmers for conservation efforts
on working lands, in terms of obligated
funds. Payments are distributed among
ERS Farm Resource Regions based on Federal,
State and local priorities for protecting
environmental resources, including water
quality, water conservation, and soil
conservation. ERS Farm Resource Regions
express geographic variation in terms
of the natural resource base, products
produced, and financial performance
of farms.
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