{"id":3786,"date":"2013-04-12T10:30:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2020-02-25T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T23:19:45","slug":"organic-producers-encouraged-follow-conservation-dreams-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/04\/12\/organic-producers-encouraged-follow-conservation-dreams-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Producers Encouraged to Follow Their Conservation Dreams\u2014Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/organic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3787 size-full\" title=\"organic\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/organic.jpg\" alt=\"Sign reading ORGANIC FARM DO NOT APPLY PESTICIDES\" width=\"336\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/organic.jpg 336w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/organic-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>Many organic farmers have dreams of a conservation project they would love to tackle: a multi-purpose hedgerow; an efficient, water-saving irrigation system; a comprehensive plan to build organic matter; a hoop house to extend the local growing season. But the day-to-day demands of farming can leave those dreams stuck on a back burner.\u00a0 However, help is available to help organic and transitioning farmers get cooking on those projects, utilizing technical and financial assistance from USDA\u2019s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Over 200 Californians are already participating.\u00a0The deadline to apply this year is\u00a0April 19, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI simply didn\u2019t know about EQIP or NRCS,\u201d says Bill Jessup who grows organic citrus in Thermal, CA. NRCS is Natural Resources Conservation Service, the branch of USDA that runs EQIP and helps farmers develop and sometimes fund conservation plans to enhance their farms or ranches.\u00a0 \u201cI was interested in using hedgerows and windbreaks but I wasn\u2019t able to tackle it,\u201d says Jessup. \u201cMy buyer suggested I contact NRCS.\u00a0 The process was painless. Sam, the local conservationist, came to my farm and gave me ideas, but it\u2019s your choice.\u00a0 I ended up including not only the hedgerow in my conservation plan but also nutrient and residue management\u2014and NRCS helped me plan and fund it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently California has $3.5 million available for 2013 for organic and transitioning farmers who apply for EQIP, says Alan Forkey, NRCS Assistant State Conservationist for Farm Bill Programs in California. Organic producers can receive up to $20,000 per year or $80,000 over six years through the special EQIP funding available only for organic producers and those transitioning to organic. The assistance targets over two dozen core conservation practices, including conservation crop rotation, cover crops, nutrient management, pest management, prescribed grazing and more.<\/p>\n<p>Forkey says that there may be some confusion this year because some 2008 Farm Bill provisions, such as the cost share assistance for organic certification, expired at the end of 2012 and are not available this year.\u00a0 The conservation programs, however, remain in effect\u2014but the window for funding is closing quickly. Assistance is available and applications are taken at all 55 NRCS offices throughout California. To find the office nearest you go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov\/contact\/\">http:\/\/www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov\/contact\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many organic farmers have dreams of a conservation project they would love to tackle: a multi-purpose hedgerow; an efficient, water-saving irrigation system; a comprehensive plan to build organic matter; a hoop house to extend the local growing season. 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