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EQIP, WHIP application deadline extended to Nov. 20South Dakota State Conservationist Janet Oertly has announced the extension of the deadline for submitting applications for fiscal year 2010 participation in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program. The deadline in South Dakota is now Nov. 20. "This time of year is very busy for all of us--producers are busy with harvest, and staff with other demands on their time, but this extension allows additional opportunities to speak with those producers interested in these conservation programs," said Denise Gauer, Acting Assistant State Conservation for Programs. The EQIP was reauthorized in the Food, Energy and Conservation Act of 2008. The EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible national goals. Through EQIP, eligible farmers and ranchers may receive financial and technical assistance to install or implement structural and management conservation practices on eligible agricultural land that provide environmental benefits to help sustain their agricultural operation. The WHIP provides funding and technical assistance through NRCS to private landowners to develop and improve habitat that supports wildlife populations. Land eligible for WHIP includes private agricultural land, nonindustrial private forestland, and tribal land. Participants agree to implement a wildlife habitat development plan and NRCS agrees to provide cost-share assistance for the initial implementation of wildlife habitat development practices. Applications are continuously accepted; however, applications for EQIP and WHIP must be made by Nov. 20, to be considered for funding in FY 2010. Applications submitted after the application deadline will be considered in the next funding cycle. Additional information about EQIP and WHIP is available from your local USDA Service Center or at www.sd.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.
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