Apply for Environmental Quality Incentives Program

MADISON, Wis. – Farmers interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program need to apply by Sept. 2 for funding in 2017. Applications are being taken at all Natural Resources Conservation Service offices in Wisconsin, said Jimmy Bramblett, Natural Resources Conservation Service conservationist in Wisconsin.

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is the primary program available to farmers for farm and woodland conservation work, offering payments for more than 110 basic conservation practices. In 2015 Wisconsin received about $21 million in funds.

“By getting applications in early, we have time for staff to visit individual farms to help plan all practices needed and offer advice,” Bramblett said. “It’s easier to do an accurate plan before the snow flies, when you can better see the landscape.”