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What You Should Know!

What You Should Know!. The 2014 Farm Bill streamlines and consolidates conservation programs. Current contracts enrolled in Farm Bill programs are not affected.

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What You Should Know!

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  1. What YouShould Know!

  2. The 2014 Farm Bill streamlines and consolidates conservation programs. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  3. Current contracts enrolled in Farm Bill programs are not affected. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  4. Key program changes include:Financial assistance programs: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, will absorb the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program and make similar practices available. The Conservation Stewardship Program will continue. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  5. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI):$900,000 for both conservation and commodity program payments and benefits. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  6. Application FormNRCS-CPA 1200 USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  7. Early Start WaiversNational Bulletin 440-14-7 USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  8. EQIP Contract ChangesPayment Limitation applied to the period of FY 2014 to 2018. (Eliminates the 6 year rolling limit)Single EQIP Payment Limitation is $450,000 and with no waiver provisionsAdvanced Payment increased to 50% and added return of funds provision. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  9. General AdditionsVeterans, along with other historically underserved producers, are eligible for increased payment rate.Wildlife Habitat-Incorporating WHIP purposes-Minimum 5% Funding Targeted for Wildlife Habitat USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  10. CStP EnrollmentAnnual Enrollment Cap is 10 million acresNIPF Acreage Cap was lifted USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  11. CStP Eligibility Criteria2 Priority resource concerns met at the time of application plus an additional priority resource concern met by the end of contractRenewal Criteria: Be in compliance with current contract and by the end of renewal period be able to meet 2 additional priority resource concerns or exceed 2 existing priority resource concerns. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  12. CStP RankingChanges to ranking factors and how they are weighedAt least 5 applicable Priority Resource Concerns identified for each fund pool USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  13. Impacts to the current CStP 2014-1 Sign-upThe 2014-1 Application will be evaluated based on the requirements in the Agricultural Act of 2014 USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  14. Easement programs (ACEP):The agency’s key easement programs will be merged into a new program called the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, or ACEP. ACEP includes the former Wetlands Reserve Program, Grasslands Reserve Program, and Farm and Ranchlands Protection Program. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  15. Easement programs (ACEP):Funding for wetland and grassland protection expired Sept. 30, 2013, and the 2014 Farm Bill reinstates funding for these critical efforts under ACEP. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  16. Partnership programs (RCPP):The agency’s regional conservation efforts have a home in a new program – the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, or RCPP. Critical conservation areas for this new program will be designated by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. NRCS will also select project areas at the state and national level. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  17. Conservation Compliance“Recoupling” federal crop insurance premium support benefits to HEL and wetland conservation compliance requirements. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  18. GRAPHIC COMPARING ’08 and ’14 BILLS USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  19. For additional information visit:www.nrcs.usda.gov/farmbill USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

  20. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic information, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).“To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at (866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

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