 |
|
|
|
|
|
VA AGRICULTURE BMP PROGRAM |
|
|
|
|
The Three Rivers SWCD administers the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost Share Program. Through this program monetary assistance and tax credit incentives are offered to landowners/operators in Essex, King William and King and Queen counties who agree to establish and maintain good conservation practices that will reduce the amount of sediments, nutrients and pesticides that run off agricultural lands into local waterways. The Cost Share Program is funded with state and federal monies received from the General Assembly and disbursed through the VA Department of Conservation & Recreation/Division of Soil and Water Conservation.
All Best Management Practices receiving funds are ranked according to the District Cost Share Program Considerations to determine funding priorities. Priority is given to applicants in the watersheds with the greatest non-point source pollution loads, fields with a water quality index of 5 or greater, or leaching index of 8 or greater, or 1/3 HEL and has an existing conservation plan. Monetary or tax credit incentives are rewarded according to these District considerations.
|
|
SOME AVAILABLE BMP COST SHARE |
|
| Practice Name |
Practice Code |
Web Link |
| Permanent Vegetative Cover |
SL-1 |
|
| Grazing Land Protection |
SL-6 |
|
| Small Grain Cover Crop – Non-Harvestable |
SL-8B ** |
|
| Continuous No-till System |
SL-15A ** |
|
| Nutrient Management Plan Writing – 3 Year Contract |
NM-1 |
|
| Nutrient Management Record Keeping – 3 Year Contract |
NM-2 |
|
** |
Requires Record Keeping |
|
|
| Some Available BMP Cost Share |
CROP COVER |
Early Plant Date |
Late Plant Date |
Kill Dates |
October 25 |
November 15 |
March 15 - May 15 |
| |
|
|
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN WRITING |
Due Date: |
End of April |
|
| |
|
|
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RECORD KEEPING |
Due Date: |
End of May |
|
|
| Cost Share Payments |
|
• |
Farmers need to report plant dates and kill dates to SWCD personnel for Cover Crops. Farmers must also report planting dates to SWCD staff for No-till practices.
|
|
• |
Nutrient Management Plans and Record Keeping should be turned in to the staff by the end of May.
|
|
• |
Receipts for Permanent Vegetative Cover and Grazing Land Protection should be turned in to SWCD staff for reimbursement.
|
|
• |
All practices will have to be certified by SWCD personnel before payment can be made.
|
|
| Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program |
 The Commonwealth of Virginia and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to implement a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Virginia CREP utilizes financial incentives from state and federal sources to encourage farmers to enter into a contract with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production.
Practice Specifications
|
