The Allamakee SWCD was awarded a special RCPP-EQIP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) project that started in September 2017.  We anticipate having funds for 5 years.  This project is focused on 3 different areas to improve soil health and improve economic resilience.  Please click on the topics below to learn more about the practices.

• Adding small grains to a corn-soybean rotation.
• Converting cropland to pasture and including rotational grazing
• Planting cover crops on fields that have manure applied

Funds are available for a variety of different practices and will provide a special EQIP cost-share rate for most of the practices. Please contact the office if you are interested in any of these practices.  The next EQIP sign-up deadline will be March 16, 2018 and there will be a special EQIP deadline of June 15, 2018 for the RCPP funds only.

This project builds on the education/outreach efforts of the Leopold Center grant, which is currently in its third year.

The most recent project newsletter can be found here.