| NRCS
Incentive Programs - The Basics |
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2008:
A Guide to NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for Vegetable
and Fruit Growers - Maine Department of Agriculture (pdf) or download
in Word |
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2007:
NRCS-Organics Conservation Practices Cross Compliance Chart- Ann
Baier, Rex Dufour - Program Specialists, National Center for Appropriate
Technology |
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2007:
Explore incentive payments for IPM through EQIP in Michigan- Michigan
IPM Program |
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2005:
USDA Programs Provide Financial Incentives for Innovative Producers
- Pfeiffer, Staben, and Halstead |
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2005:Reducing
the Environmental Risks of Pest Management - Joe Bagdon, NRCS Pest
Management Specialist (ppt) |
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2006:
How EQIP Works in Massachusetts - from NRCS (pdf) |
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2006:
Cost
sharing through EQIP for Vegetable Growers in Massachusetts (pdf) |
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Succeed
with EQIP - A guide to help specialty crop growers successfully
apply to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to support their use
of conservation practices - Center for Ag Partnerships (pdf)
- Mike Brewer, Michigan |
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Basic
Facts About EQIP, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
- Center for Agricultural Partnerships
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| Workshops
and Training |
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2008: Summer NRCS-IPM Workshops |
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2007:
How to Organize an NRCS-IPM Farm Tour and Workshop
(pdf) - Kathy Murray |
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2006:
A guide to help specialty crop growers successfully apply to the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program to support their use of conservation practices
- Mike Brewer and Joy Landis, Michigan |
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2003:
Succeed with EQIP - A guide to help specialty crop growers successfully
apply to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to support their use
of conservation practices (pdf) - Michigan - Brewer,
Landis, Elworth |
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2005:
How NRCS works with Growers-Vicky Drew (ppt)
|
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2007:
Advancing Support for IPM: Northeastern IPM Center Vegetable
Working Group’s Collaboration with USDA Natural Resource Conservation
Service (pdf) Kathy Murray, Ruth Hazzard, Carrie
Koplinka-Loehr, Alice Begin |
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2005:
Minutes of the Northeast Vegetable Working Group and NRCS in Harrisburg,
PA - R. Hazzard, K Murray
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| NRCS-IPM
Websites |
|
NRCS-IPM
Working Group - Developed in the North Central Region |
|
IPM
Institute of America |
LINK
|
Center
for Agricultural Partnerships
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| Marketing
Green Practices |
|
2005:
Market Pull for BMPs and NRCS: Synergies to Explore -
Tom Green (ppt)
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| Successes
|
|
Putting
the Farm Bill to Work - Success Stories - Center for Ag Partnerships |
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California:
Specialty crops in California apply for EQIP funds |
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Michigan:Fruit
and vegetable growers in Michigan |
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Michigan:
Asparagus and cherries in Michigan |
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Michigan:
Nursery crops in Michigan |
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Pennsylvania:
NRCS and PA IPM
|
| Pest
Management Methods |
|
See
technical information on specific pest control techniques |
|
Vegetable
IPM Tool - Resource List for IPM Practices for Vegetable Production (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet .xls) Updated 9/3/08 |
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Vegetable
IPM Tool - Resource List for IPM Practices for Vegetable Production (Microsoft Word Document .doc) Updated 9/3/08 |
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Weed Identification and Management Worksheet (Microsoft Word Document .doc) Updated 9/17/08 |
|
Weed Identification and Management Worksheet (Adobe .pdf) Updated 9/17/08 |
