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2013 Conservation Accomplishments United States Department of Agriculture MINNESOTA In this issue: 2013 Accomplishments • State Conservationist’s Message • Agricultural Water Enhancement Report: Program • Conservation Security Program • Conservation Stewardship Program • Driftless Area Landscape Janurary 2013 Conservation Initiative • Environmental Quality Incentives Program • Forestry Initiative Pilot Project • Mississippi River Basin Initiative • National Water Quality Initiative • Emergency Watershed Program • Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program • Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative • Grassland Reserve Program • North Central Wetlands Conservation Initiative • Plant Materials Program • Red River Basin Initiative • Soil Sciences • Technical Assistance Helping People Help the Land • Wetlands Reserve Program • Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov Minnesota NRCS State Conservationist’s Message Hello Conservationists and Friends, I am proud to present to you the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2013 Accomplishments Report. I do so with the knowledge that so much of what we accomplished in 2013 was not just NRCS! We have so many great partnerships with a mutual interest in assisting the Minnesota private landowners with their conservation needs. I hesitate to mention any with the fear that I may miss one….so THANK YOU to all for being a great partner! We continue to see a commitment to conservation from our Ag organizations……no better example than the recent roadside billboard campaign by the MN Corn Growers Association highlighting various conservation practices with a “Farmers Do That”….a great message to deliver! 2013 saw an extension of the 2008 Farm Bill with continued funding for the critical conservation programs and the promise of a new farm bill on the horizon. EQIP, CStP, and WRP continue to be key programs for MN….and we hope that continues in the new farm bill. MN Depart. of Ag and NRCS in partnership, are forging ahead with the MN Ag Water Quality Certification Program…..a program that holds great promise for water quality certainty for our agriculture producers. This program could be a “game saver”…. showing that producers are willing to adopt the “best available science and practices” for a promise that they have certainty for 10 years! We should see the first producers certified in 2014 and accelerated use of the targeted dollars from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program within the MAWQCP Pilot watersheds…. I would be remiss to not mention Soil Health……this holds great promise to assist our MN producers with lowering their fertilizer input costs without sacrificing yields or farm profits. 2014 could be the start of a downward trend in commodity prices so we will continue to work with our Ag partners to spread the word and provide detailed training on what a healthy soil can deliver to every farm! Our ag producers need to pay attention to their neighbors….cover crops, reduced tillage or even better never-till practices can make the soil health response profitable much quicker than we thought several years ago…. One (1) percent increase in soil organic matter can hold 25-30,000 gallons of water per acre….something worth noting when mother nature turns off the valve in late May and refuses to turn it back on until early August or later……a trend much of MN has seen in the last few growing seasons…. So….2014 holds more promises and more opportunities….a new Farm Bill on the horizon, continued expansion of the Ag Wetland Banks to address our producers need to improve on farm drainage and maintain yield/profits….MAWQCP adoption within the pilots…..we have work to do and with the continued strong partners in MN….we will forge ahead to the benefit of our private landowners…. With Greatest Respect, \\S\\ Don A. Baloun, Minnesota State Conservationist 2 Agricultural Water Enhancement Program The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land to conserve surface and ground water and improve water quality. As part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), AWEP operates through program contracts with producers to plan and implement conservation practices in project areas established through partnership agreements. Each fiscal year, NRCS may make AWEP financial and technical assistance available to eligible owners and operators of agricultural lands who participate in approved AWEP project areas. After the Chief has announced approved AWEP project areas, eligible agricultural producers may submit a program application. NRCS enters into partnership agreements with eligible entities and organizations that want to promote ground and surface water conservation or improve water quality on agricultural lands. AWEP is not a grant program. Eligible partners enter into multi-year agreements with NRCS to promote ground and surface water conservation, or improve water quality on eligible agricultural lands. AWEP is intended to leverage investment in natural resources conservation along with services and non-Federal resources of other eligible partners. Individual producers are not eligible to submit a partnership proposal. 2013 Accomplishments Minnesota approved 107 contracts covering 33,831 acres for a total financial assistance of $3,291,859. Practices included: • Livestock Pipeline 29,850 ft. • Fence - 70,832 ft. • Cover Crops - 17,314 acres. • Residue Management, no-till and Stripping - 19,549 acres. Helping People Help the Land Help People Helping Boots on the Ground..... 3 Conservation Security Program The Conservation Security Program is a voluntary conservation program that supports ongoing stewardship of private agricultural lands by providing payments for maintaining and enhancing natural resources. CSP identifies and rewards those producers who are meeting the highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their operations, and helps these producers maintain their conservation stewardship level and implement additional conservation practices that provide added environmental enhancement. The conservation benefits gained will help agricultural operations be more environmentally sustainable and will increase the natural resources benefits provided to all Americans. The Conservation Security Program was authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill and yearly sign-ups were held in selected watersheds across the nation and structured on a three tier system. To be eligible, an agricultural operation was required to be located in one of the selected watersheds for the specific year’s sign-up. A producer’s operation also needed to meet the minimum tier eligibility and contract requirements; Tier 1 - required to meet soil and water quality resource concern thresholds on part of operation; Tier 2 - required to meet soil and water quality resource concern thresholds on entire operation; Tier 3 - required to meet all resource concerns on entire operation. There are no longer sign-ups for the Conservation Security Program, as it was replaced by the Conservation Stewardship Program in the 2008 Farm Bill, but MN NRCS still has 294 active contracts that it is managing and providing technical and financial assistance to producers. In Fiscal year 2013, MN NRCS provided $4.1 million in financial assistance as well as immeasurable technical assistance to Conservation Security Program participants. NRCS financial and technical assistance through CSP promotes the conservation and improvements of soils, water, air, energy, plants, and animal life and other conservation purposes by environmental enhancement activities that include improving soil quality, water quality, wildlife habitat management, air quality management, and on- farm energy management. Conservation Stewardship Program The Conservation Stewardship Program was authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill and replaced the Conservation Security program (2002 Farm Bill). It is a voluntary program that encourages agricultural and forestry producers to address resource concerns by undertaking additional conservation activities, and improving and maintaining existing conservation systems. By maintaining their current conservation systems and adopting additional conservation activities, producers are Helping People Help the Land Help People Helping maintaining and enhancing the treatment of soil quality, soil erosion, water quality, water quantity, air quality, plants, animals, and energy natural resources. Eligible lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture land, rangeland, nonindustrial private forestland, and agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe. Boots on the Ground..... 4 Conservation Stewardship Program The Conservation Stewardship Program is available to all producers nationwide, regardless of operation size or crops produced. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis with announced ranking cut-off dates when the ranking and funding of applications on file will occur. Applications need to include the applicant’s entire operation and are evaluated and ranked relative to other applications that address similar resource concerns in Minnesota. In the ranking process, applicants receive credit for conservation measures they have already implemented and for new measures they agree to add. The applications addressing the most resource concerns to the highest degree will receive the highest
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