Richmond County Soil and Water Conservation District has received allocation from the Ag Cost Share Program from the NC Department of Agricultural for 2014-15.
The North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program is a state funded program administered to help reduce the input of non-point source pollution into our streams, lakes, and rivers. This reduction is achieved by providing cost share assistance to agricultural landowners and operators who use Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce pollutants (sediment, animal waste, pesticides, nutrients, etc.) leaving the land and entering the waters. Cost Share amounts are up to 75 percent of average cost to install BMPs.
Current cost share funds available to agricultural land:
* $45,913 for Agricultural Cost Share Program
* $10,376 for Impaired Impacted Stream Incentive
Current Cost Share Funds available to Urban, Suburban, and Rural land:
$3,477 for Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)
If CCAP funds are not utilized by area farmers, they will be returned to the state.
Some practices include: Animal Exclusion (fencing for cattle from streams). Animal Waste Management such as: waste storage structure, spreaders, and composters, Crop land conversion, no till, cover crops and many more. We have available to rent a No-Till Drill for the amount of $8/acre for drills 12-foot and also a 6-foot (mainly for grasses). There is a $10 processing fee.
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Who Is Eligible?
If you are a land owner or renter of an existing agricultural operation that has been operating for more than three years, you are eligible to participate in the North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program.
How?
To apply for cos tshare, please come to the Richmond County Soil and Water Conservation District office located at 123 Caroline Street Suite 300 in downtown Rockingham or call 910-997-8244 ext.3.
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