Program Objective: Improve water quality, erosioncontrol and wildlife habitat related to agricultural use in specific geographic areas

Type of Assistance Available: Incentive payments

Eligibility/Non-eligibility: private timber farmers in Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Arkansas and Jefferson counties

Amounts Available: 70% incentive payment on top of annual payment equal to $200 per acre in the CREP program; annual payments lmited to $50,000 per person/per year

Matching Requirements: not applicable

Application Period: continuous

Funding Period: continuous

Agency Contact Person: Depends on County

Agency Address:Depends on County

Agency Phone: Depends on County

Agency email: Depends on County

Agency website: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/

Comments: This program is related to the superfund settlement at Vertac

Restrictions: Same as CRP; must have owned land for previous 12 months and planted crops in four of the last six years

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