EQIP Tiered Nutrient Management System Job Sheet - 2007
Name: ______Contract No.______
The requirements listed on this job sheet are for the EQIP incentive payments for Nutrient Management that exceeds the minimum 590 standard. There is no EQIP incentive payment for nutrient management that only meets the minimum 590 standard (Tier I - DNMC criteria).
Please check appropriate tier:
590 Tier II ______Acres 590 Tier III ______Acres
590 Tier IV ______Acres 590 Tier III & IV ______Acres
Tier II (A&B) = $3/ac +C>$1.50 +D >$1
A. All plans have to meet Tier I and include precision soil sampling and/or “smart sampling, and /or zone sampling.”1, 2
B. If utilizing commercial fertilizer, the producer must select the one/s that apply:
- Split application of nitrogen with no more than 50 lbs. of nitrogen applied per acre at planting (non-irrigated crops).
- Split application of nitrogen with no more than 50 % of the total nitrogen needs of the crop applied at planting (irrigated crops).
C. Mechanical incorporation of side dress fertilizer.
D. Utilize urease inhibitors, nitrification inhibitors, or slow-release nitrogen products.
Tier II (A & E) > $5/ac (A &B&E)>$5/ac + C >$1.50 +D >$1
Organic Fertilizer Track
Organic (manure or compost) Track
If using manure, producer must practice all of the following:
E. 1. Manure Incorporation within 5 days, or when practicing no-tillage leave a 25 foot
no-application zone from ditches and streams.
2. In-season soil (Soil N test or PSNT) or tissue testing before additional nitrogen applications.
Date: ______Participant Signature:______
Signature block for Tier II See reverse for Tier III or Tier IV signature block
Tier III (A&B) = $5/ac Tier III (A&B) = $7/ac Tier III (A&B) = $9/ac
Maximum of 500 acres/entity/life of Farm Bill
A. All plans have to meet Tier II.
B. The producer must purchase and utilize the following precision Agriculture equipment to improve fertilizer efficiency. Choose one or more of the following.
- Light bar
- Yield monitor
- Variable rate planter
Tier IV (A & B) > $6/ac
Tiers III & IV, maximum of 500 acres/entity/life of Farm Bill
A. All plans have to meet Tier I and Tier II.
B. The producer must utilize GPS/record keeping software and yield monitor to collect field specific data. With the data, the producer must analyze the field-specific crop data and adjust within field inputs, including lime and variable rate planting.2,3 In addition software (recordkeeping system) must be used to maintain a historical record of each field(s) input(s).
Tier III & Tier IV >$12/ac
A. All plans have to meet Tier I and Tier II.
B. The producer must purchase and utilize light bar, yield monitor, or variable rate planter, and the producer must utilize GPS/record keeping software and yield monitor to collect field specific data. With the data, the producer must analyze the field-specific crop data and adjust within field inputs, including lime and variable rate planting.2,3 In addition software (recordkeeping system) must be used to maintain a historical record of each field(s) input(s).
1Smart sampling uses the knowledge of field conditions, such as soils and topography. As the knowledge of within-field variability is gained from yield maps and other layers of information that has been collected using precision agricultural technologies, soil sampling sites can be refined. Smart sampling is usually not grid sampling because it takes fewer soil samples. A consultant can use aerial maps and photographs, topographical maps, and yield monitors (if available) to divide the field into natural areas that have similar soil characteristics and yields.
2If a program participant or consultant utilizes GPS and recording keeping for “smart sampling,” this falls under Tier II, not Tiers III and IV.
3GPS/record keeping is done with commercial software. There are numerous software programs on the market that a program participant may use.
Date: ______Participant Signature: ______
Signature block for Tier III or Tier IV
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