Environmental Quality Incentives Program

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program reauthorized in the 2008 Farm Bill that promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible national goals while optimizing environmental benefits.  Through EQIP, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides financial and technical assistance to eligible farmers and ranchers to install and/or implement structural and management conservation practices on eligible agricultural land to address their natural resource concerns.

Application Deadline

EQIP applications are accepted throughout the year at your local USDA Service Center; however the cut-off date for 2010 funding consideration is November 20, 2009.  Applications received after November 20, 2009, will be considered for funding in the next ranking period.

2010 EQIP Program in South Dakota

• How EQIP Works In South Dakota
• Eligibility
• Application Process
• Ranking Worksheets
• Conservation Practice List and Payment Schedule

Program Contact

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